C
It's coming on Christmas
C
They're cutting down trees
C
They're putting up reindeer
G
And singing songs of joy and peace
Am                              G
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C
But it don't snow here
C
It stays pretty green
C
I'm gonna make a lot of money
G
And quit this crazy scene
A                            G
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

F                       G
I wish I had a river so long
C                   F     G
I would teach myself to fly

C                    G             A
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F         G    C
I made my baby cry

C
He tried hard to help me
C
You know, he put me at ease
C
And he loved me so naughty
G
Make me weak at the knees
A                    G
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C
I'm so hard to handle
C
I'm selfish and I'm sad
C
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
G
That I ever had
A                    G
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

F                       G
I wish I had a river so long
C                    F   G
I would teach myself to fly
C                    G
I wish I had a river
A
I could skate away on
F         G        C
I made my baby say goodbye