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River Tab

by Joni Mitchell


Notes:  For the bass notes, its best to play triads of "root-5th-octave" (for C chords,
//, for  chords //, etc.) like in the recording.  

Also, I don't know the chords for the bridge, so you'll just have to make something up.

Intro:

          	           

(Play "Jingles Bells" melody using the C chord)

	               
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 a lot of money
	               
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
	
I wish I had a river
	
I could skate away on
			      
I wish I had a river so long
				    	     
I would teach my feet to fly
	
Oh I wish I had a river
			
I could skate away on
			
I made my baby cry

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

Outro:

Play "Jingle Bells" Melody using the G chord