| G/C | G | G/C | G | |
| It's c | oming on Chr | istmas, they're c | utting down tr | ees |
| G/C | G | G/C | G | |
| They're p | utting up re | indeer and si | nging songs of joy and p | eace |
| Em | D | Dsus4 | D | |
| Oh I wish I had a river I could skate a | way on |
| G/C | G | G/C | G | |
| But | it don't s | now here, it | stays pretty g | reen |
| G/C | G | G/C | G | |
| I'm going to m | ake alot of m | oney then I'm | going to quit this crazy s | cene |
| Em | D | Dsus4 | D | |
| Oh I | wish I had a river I could skake aw | ay on |
| C | D | |
| Oh I w | ish I had a river so l | ong |
| G | G/F# | Em | |
| I would t | each my feet | to fl | y |
| G | D | C | |
| Oh I w | ish I had a river | I could skake aw | ay on |
| G | Em | Dsus4 | D | Dsus2 | |
| I made my baby c | ry |
| He tried hard to help me, he put me at ease |
| Lord he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees |
| I wish I had a river I could skate away on |
| I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad |
| Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had |
| I wish I had a river I could skate away on |
| Oh I wish I had a river so long |
| I would teach my feet to fly |
| Oh I wish I had a river |
| I made my baby say goodbye |
| It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees |
| They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace |
| I wish I had a river I could skate away on |
| NOTE: The lyrics are from the Joni Mitchell version, and the guitar |
| chords are from the Indigo Girls version. Sorry if that's screwy. |