The River

Intro: C |C G/C C |Em7 |Em7 : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C/F |C/F |Gsus4 G |Gsus4 G : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Verse 1: Csus2 C Csus2 C Coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees Csus2 They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace Am Asus2 Am G Oh, I wish I had a ri ver I could skate away on Csus2 C Csus2 C But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green Csus2 I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene Am Asus2 Am G I wish I had a ri ver I could skate away on F G I wish I had a river so long C F C/E Dmadd9 I would teach my feet to fl -y -y -y -y -y -y -y C G Fmaj7 Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate a way on I made my baby

C |C |Am |Dm6/A Am : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * cry Gsus4 G |Gsus4 G : * * * * * * * * He Verse 2: Csus2 C Csus2 C tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease Csus2 And he loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees Am G Oh, I wish I had a ri-i-i-iver I could skate a way on Csus2 But I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad Csus2 Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had Am Asus2 Am G Oh, I wish I had a ri ver I could skate away on F G I wish I had a river so long Csus2 I would teach my feet to F C/E |Dmadd9 G/D |Dmadd9 G/D |Dmadd9 G/D : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * fly-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-yy-y-y Dm C C/G G C/F F Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate a way on C I made my baby say good Csus2 |Csus2 |Am |Am Em/A Am| : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * bye Gsus4 G |Gsus4 G : * * * * * * * * Finale: Csus2 C Csus2 C Coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees Csus2 They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace Am Asus2 Am G Oh, I wish I had a ri ver I could ska-a-a-te awa-a-a-ay |G |G |G |G | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ska-a-a-a-a-a-ate a wa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y on |G |G |G7 |G7 | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |F |F C/F F |F |F | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |Am |Am Em/A Am |Am |Am | Am * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *