[Intro] G  Em  C  D

     C         G
It's coming on Christmas
        C             G
They're cutting down trees
        C           G
They're putting up reindeer
    G
And singing songs of joy and peace
     Em
Oh I wish I had a river
              D
I could skate away on

     C       G
But it don't snow here
    C           G
It stays pretty green
             C             G
I'm going to make a lot of money
                   G
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
     Em
Oh I wish I had a river
              D
I could skate away on

     C                      D
Oh I wish I had a river so long
      G                  C  Em  Am
I would teach my feet to fly
     G              D
Oh I wish I had a river
              C
I could skate away on

  G                Em  D
I made my baby cry

   C             G
He tried hard to help me
             C         G
You know, he put me at ease
        C          G
And he loved me so naughty
        G
Made me weak in the knees
     Em
Oh I wish I had a river
              D
I could skate away on

    C          G
I'm so hard to handle
     C              G
I'm selfish and I'm sad
                  C             G
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
       G
That I ever had
     Em
Oh I wish I had a river
              D
I could skate away on

     C                      D
Oh I wish I had a river so long
      G                  C  Em  Am
I would teach my feet to fly
     G                 D
Oh I wish I had a river
              G      D  C
I could skate away on
  G                       Em  D  Am  D
I made my baby say goodbye

     C          G
It's coming on Christmas
         C           G
They're cutting down trees
        C          G
They're putting up reindeer
             G
And singing songs of joy and peace
  Em
I wish I had a river
              D      C  Am
I could skate away on