River - Joni Mitchell
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
River chords (for the acoustic guitar)
Joni Mitchell 1971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(Joni_Mitchell_song)
[Intro (with piano)]
[Verse 1]
It's coming on
Christmas
They're cuttin
g down trees
They're puttin
g up reindeer
And singing so
ngs of joy and
peace
Oh, I wish I h
ad a river I c
ould skate awa
y on
[Verse 2]
But it don't s
now here
It stays prett
y green
I'm going to m
ake a lot of m
oney
Then I'm going
to quit this
crazy scene
Oh, I wish I h
ad a river I c
ould skate awa
y on
[Chorus 1]
I wish I had a
river so long
I would teach
my feet to fly
---- woo
h . .
I wish I had a
river I could
skate away on
I made my baby
cry
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
He tried hard
to help me
You know, he p
ut me at ease
And he loved m
e so naughty
Made me weak i
n the knees
Oh, I wish I h
ad a river I c
ould skate awa
y on
[Verse 4]
I'm so hard to
handle
I'm selfish an
d I'm sad
Now I've gone
and lost the b
est baby
That I ever ha
d
Oh, I wish I h
ad a river I c
ould skate awa
y on
[Chorus 2]
I wish I had a
river so long
I would teach
my feet to fly
---- who
a
I wish I had a
river I could
skate away on
I made my baby
say goodbye
[Interlude]
[Verse 1, repeated]
It's coming on
Christmas
They're cuttin
g down trees
They're puttin
g up reindeer
And singing so
ngs of joy and
peace
Oh, I wish I h
ad a river I c
ould skate awa
y on
[Outro]
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