ARTIST: Joni Mitchell
TITLE: River
Lyrics and Chords


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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

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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
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 could skate away on
   I made my baby cry

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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
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 could skate away on
   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

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