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