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