River — Sarah McLachlan
Chords and lyrics for River by Sarah McLachlan (key of C).
Intro
[C] [Am] [G]
Verse 1
[F]It's coming on Christmas, [C]they're cutting down trees
[F]They're putting up reindeer [C]and singing songs of joy and peace
[Am]Oh, I wish I had a river [G]I could skate away on
Verse 2
[F]But it don't snow here, [C]it stays pretty green
[F]I'm going to make a lot of money [C]then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
[Am]Oh, I wish I had a river [G]I could skate away on
Chorus
[F]I wish I had a river so long [G]I would teach my feet to fly
[C]Oh, I wish I had a river [Am]I could skate away on
[F]I made my baby cry
Verse 3
[F]He tried hard to help me, [C]you know, he put me at ease
[F]And he loved me so naughty [C]made me weak in the knees
[Am]Oh, I wish I had a river [G]I could skate away on
Verse 4
[F]I'm so hard to handle, [C]I'm selfish and I'm sad
[F]Now I've gone and lost the best baby [C]that I ever had
[Am]Oh, I wish I had a river [G]I could skate away on
Chorus
[F]I wish I had a river so long [G]I would teach my feet to fly
[C]I wish I had a river [Am]I could skate away on
[F]I made my baby say goodbye
Verse 5
[F]It's coming on Christmas, [C]they're cutting down trees
[F]They're putting up reindeer [C]and singing songs of joy and peace
[Am]Oh, I wish I had a river [G]I could skate away on
Outro
[F]I wish I had a river [G]I could skate away on