The River Chords
The River by Sarah McLachlan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, G, F, Dm and Dm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Am G
F C F C
It's coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees
F C
They're putting up reindeer
F C
And singing songs of joy and peace
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F C F C
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
F C
I'm going to make a lot of money
F C
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F G
I wish I had a river so long
C Am Dm Dm7
I would teach my feet to fl………y
C G Am
Ohhh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F C Am G
I made my baby cry
F C F C
He tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease
F C
And he loved me so naughty
F C
Made me weak in the knees
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F C F C
I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad
F C
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
F C
That I ever had
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F barre G
I wish I had a river so long
C Am Dm Dm7
I would teach my feet to fly wooh . .
C G Am
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F C Am G
Ya I made my baby say goodby
F C F C
It's coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees
F C F C
They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate aw………ay on