Piano intro
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Verse1
It'[F]s coming o[C]n Christmas
They're [F]cutting down [C]trees
They're [F]putting up [C]reindeer
And singing songs of [F]joy and [C]peace
Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on
But [F]it don't [C]snow here
It [F]stays pretty [C]green
I'm going to [F]make a lot of [C]money
Then I'm going to quit this [F]crazy [C]scene
Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on
[Chorus]
I [F]wish I had a river so [G]long
I would [C]teach my feet to [F]fl[Am]y [Dm] [Dm7]wooh . .
I [C]wish I had a [F]river I could [G]skate away [C]on
[C]I made my [G]baby [C]cry
Pianobreak
Verse2
He [F]tried hard to [C]help me
You know, he [F]put me at [C]ease
And he [F]loved me so [C]naughty
Made me [F]weak in the [C]knees
Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on
I'm [F]so hard to [C]handle
I'm [F]selfish and I'm [C]sad
Now I've [F]gone and lost the [C]best baby
That [F]I ever [C]had
Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on
Chorus
I [F]wish I had a river so [G]long
I would [C]teach my feet to [F]fl[Am]y [Dm] [Dm7]wooh . .
I [C]wish I had a [F]river I could [G]skate away [C]on
[C]I made my [G]baby say good[C]bye
It's [F]coming on [C]Christmas
They're [F]cutting down [C]trees
They're [F]putting up [C]reindeer
And singing songs of [F]joy and [C]peace
Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on
Outro
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