River

G G Em Em C C D D C/G G It's coming on Christmas C/G G They're cutting down trees C/G G They're putting up reindeer C/G G And singing songs of joy and peace Em D Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on C/G G But it don't snow here C/G G It stays pretty green C/G G I'm gonna make a lot of money C/G G Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene Em D Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on C D Oh, I wish I had a river so long G C C/B Am I would teach my feet to fly G D G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on C G Em D I made my baby cry C/G G He tried hard to help me C/G G You know, he put me at ease C/G G And he loved me so naughty C/G G Made me weak in the knees Em D Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on C/G G I'm so hard to handle C/G G I'm selfish and I'm sad C/G G Now I've gone and lost the best baby C/G G That I ever had Em D Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on C D Oh, I wish I had a river so long G C C/B Am I would teach my feet to fly G D G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on C G Em D I made my baby say goodbye C/G G It's coming on Christmas C/G G They're cutting down trees C/G G They're putting up reindeer C/G G And singing songs of joy and peace Em D Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on D D D D D D C C C C Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G