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Craig Cardiff - River (Joni Mitchell Cover)
Capo 1
Intro: G , Em , C , D , G (each note is quite long under solo bit)
GIt's coming on Christmas
GThey're cutting down trees
GThey're putting up reindeer
GAnd singing songs of joy and peace
G/F#Oh I Emwish I had a river I cDould skate away on
GBut it don't snow here
GIt stays pretty green
GI'm going to make a lot of money
GThen I'm going to quit this crazy scene
G/F#Oh I Emwish I had a river I coulDd skate away on
I Cwish I had a river so lonDg
I would Gteach my feG/F#et to flyEm  
I Cwish I had a rivDer I could skate away GonG  
I Cmade my Dbaby cryG  
Interlude:   G,  Em,  C,  D, G  
GYou tried hard to help me
Gand put me at ease
GAnd he loved me so naughty
GMade me weak in the knees
G/F#Oh, I Emwish I had a river DI could skate away on
GI'm so hard to handle
GSelfish and I'm sad
GI've gone and lost the best baby
GI've ever had
G/F#Oh, I Emwish I had a river Dto skate away on
I Cwish I had a river so lonDg
I would Gteach my feG/F#et to flyEm  Em  
I Cwish I had a rivDer I coulGd skate away on
I Cmade my Dbaby saGy goodbye
GIt's coming on Christmas
GThey're cutting down trees
GThey're putting up reindeer
GAnd singing songs of joy and peace
G/F#Oh I Emwish I had a riveDr I could skate away on
COh I wish I had a rivDer I could skate away oGn

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River

by Craig Cardiff

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Craig Cardiff - River (Joni Mitchell Cover)

Capo 1

Intro: G , Em , C , D , G (each note is quite long under solo bit)

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace

G/F# Em D

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

G/F# Em D

Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on

C D

I wish I had a river so long

G G/F# Em

I would teach my feet to fly

C D G G

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

C D G

I made my baby cry

G Em C D G

Interlude: , , , ,

You tried hard to help me

and put me at ease

And he loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees

G/F# Em D

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I'm so hard to handle

Selfish and I'm sad

I've gone and lost the best baby

I've ever had

G/F# Em D

Oh, I wish I had a river to skate away on

C D

I wish I had a river so long

G G/F# Em Em

I would teach my feet to fly

C D G

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

C D G

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

G/F# Em D

Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on

C D G

Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on

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