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River Tab

by Indigo Girls



RIVER- Joni Mitchell/ The Indigo Girls

G  Em  Dsus4 D Dsus2  (pick out melody notes of Jingle Bells)

                                          
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
                                                   
They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace
                                           
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
                                  
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
                                                            
I'm going to make alot of money then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
                                            
Oh I wish I had a river I could skake 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 could skake away on
                      
I made my baby cry

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.