Piano intro
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Verse1
It'[F] s coming o[C] n Christmas
They're [F] cutting down [C] trees
They're [F] putting up [C] reindeer
And singing songs of [F] joy and [C] peace
Oh, I [Am] wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on
But [F] it don't [C] snow here
It [F] stays pretty [C] green
I'm going to [F] make a lot of [C] money
Then I'm going to quit this [F] crazy [C] scene
Oh, I [Am] wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on
[Chorus]
I [F] wish I had a river so [G] long
I would [C] teach my feet to [F] fl[Am] y [Dm] [Dm7] wooh . .
I [C] wish I had a [F] river I could [G] skate away [C] on
[C] I made my [G] baby [C] cry
Pianobreak
Verse2
He [F] tried hard to [C] help me
You know, he [F] put me at [C] ease
And he [F] loved me so [C] naughty
Made me [F] weak in the [C] knees
Oh, I [Am] wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on
I'm [F] so hard to [C] handle
I'm [F] selfish and I'm [C] sad
Now I've [F] gone and lost the [C] best baby
That [F] I ever [C] had
Oh, I [Am] wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on
Chorus
I [F] wish I had a river so [G] long
I would [C] teach my feet to [F] fl[Am] y [Dm] [Dm7] wooh . .
I [C] wish I had a [F] river I could [G] skate away [C] on
[C] I made my [G] baby say good[C] bye
It's [F] coming on [C] Christmas
They're [F] cutting down [C] trees
They're [F] putting up [C] reindeer
And singing songs of [F] joy and [C] peace
Oh, I [Am] wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on
Outro
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