River

(originally by Joni Mitchell) Intro Bb Gm Gm7 Eb Fsus4 F Fsus2 F [Verse 1] Bbsus4 Bb It's coming on Christmas Bbsus4 Bb They're cutting down trees Bbsus4 Bb They're putting up reindeer Bbsus4 Bb Singing songs of joy and peace Gm Gm/D Fadd9 Fsus2 F Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [Verse 2] Bbsus4 Bb But it don't snow here Bbsus4 Bb It stays pretty green Bbsus4 Bb I'm going to make a lot of money Bbsus4 Bb And then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene Gm (Gm/D) Fadd9 Fsus2 Fsus2 F Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Chorus Eb Fadd9 I wish I had a river so long Bb Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/D Cm/B I would teach my feet to fly Bb Fadd9 Oh, I wish I had a river Fadd9 Eb I could skate away on Eb Bb Gm F Fsus2 Fadd9 I made my baby cry ahhhhh ahhhh uuu [Verse 3] Bbsus4 Bb He tried hard to help me Bbsus4 Bb You know, he put me at ease Bbsus4 Bb And he loved me so naughty Bbsus4 Bb Made me weak in the knees Gm Gm/D Fadd9 Fsus2 F Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on [Verse 4] Bbsus4 Bb Well, I'm so hard to handle Bbsus4 Bb I'm selfish and I'm sad Bbsus4 Bb Now I've gone and lost Bbsus4 Bb The best baby that I ever had Gm Gm/D Fadd9 Fsus2 F Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Chorus Eb Fadd9 I wish I had a river so long Bb Eb Bb Cm Cm7 F Eb/D Cm I would teach my feet to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Bb Fadd9 Oh, I wish I had a river Fadd9 Eb I could skate away on Eb Bb Gm F Fsus2 Fadd9 I made my baby say goodbye ahhhhh ahhhh uuu Outro Bbsus4 Bb It's coming on Christmas Bbsus4 Bb They're cutting down trees Bbsus4 Bb They're putting up reindeer Bbsus4 Bb Singing songs of joy and peace Gm Gm/D Fadd9 Fsus2 F Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Yeeees Eb Cm Far away on... Uhhhh Ahhhhh mhmmmmmmm uuhhh yes