River Chords by Sam Smith

River chords by Sam Smith

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G  Em  C  D


Verse 1:
     G
It's coming on Christmas
        G
They're cutting down trees
        G
They're putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace
Em                                Dsus4             D
  Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
    G
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
            G
I'm going to make a lot of money

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Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Em                              Dsus4           D
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on


Chorus:
  C                     D
I wish I had a river so long
       G                C  G      Am
I would teach my feet to   fly
      G                         D          C
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
  C            G
I made my baby cry


Interlude:
Emm  D


Verse 2:
   G
He tried hard to help me

You know, he put me at ease
      G
And he loved me so naughty
        G
Made me weak in the knees
      Em                         Dsus4           D
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
       G
I'm so hard to handle
    G
I'm selfish and I'm sad
        G
Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had
  Em                         Dsus4             D
I wish I had a river I could skate away on


Chorus:
  C                     G
I wish I had a river so long
       G                C  G     Am
I would teach my feet to   fly
  G                         Dsus4  D          Cmaj7
I wish I had a river I could       skate away on
  C               G           D
I made my baby say goodbye


Tag:
     G
It's coming on Christmas
        G
They're cutting down trees
        G
They're putting up reindeer
           G
And singing songs of joy and peace
Em                               Dsus4          D
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on


Outro:
C  C  C  C
Am  Am  Am  Am
G

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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