{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1108786,"song":"River","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1108786-river-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1108786?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":913,"content":"River chords (for the acoustic guitar) *\r\nJoni Mitchell  1971\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(Joni_Mitchell_song)\r\n\r\n[Intro (with piano)]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's coming on Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey're cutting down trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey're putting up reindeer[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd singing songs of joy and peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut it don't snow here[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt stays pretty green[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm going to make a lot of money[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen I'm going to quit this crazy scene[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish I had a river so long[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\nI would teach my feet to fly----       wooh . .[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI made my baby cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe tried hard to help me[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know, he put me at ease[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he loved me so naughty[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade me weak in the knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm so hard to handle[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm selfish and I'm sad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow I've gone and lost the best baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat I ever had[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish I had a river so long[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\nI would teach my feet to fly----       whoa[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI made my baby say goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1, repeated]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's coming on Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey're cutting down trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey're putting up reindeer[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd singing songs of joy and peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n* Alternate:\r\n\r\nCapo III\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]   = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  = [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm7[/ch] = [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"River chords (for the acoustic guitar) *\nJoni Mitchell  1971\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(Joni_Mitchell_song)\n\n[Intro (with piano)]\n\nC Am F G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nC Am G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nC Am G\n\n[Verse 1, repeated]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nG F Dm\n\n* Alternate:\n\nCapo III\n\nC   = A\nAm  = F#m\nF   = D\nG   = E\nDm  = Bm\nDm7 = Bm7\n\nSet8","chords":["C","Am","F","G","Dm","Dm7","A","F#m","D","E","Bm","Bm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}