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River

Joni Mitchell

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X River Chords by Joni Mitchell Chords C Am F G Dm Dm7 A F#m D E Bm Bm7 River chords (for the acoustic guitar) * Joni Mitchell 1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(Joni_Mitchell_song) Intro (with piano) C Am F G Verse 1 F C It's coming on Christmas F C They're cutting down trees F C They're putting up reindeer F C And singing songs of joy and peace Am G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Verse 2 F C But it don't snow here F C It stays pretty green F C I'm going to make a lot of money F C Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene Am G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Chorus 1 Page 1/3 F G I wish I had a river so long C F Am Dm Dm7 I would teach my feet to fly---- wooh . . C G F I wish I had a river I could skate away on C G C I made my baby cry Interlude C Am G Verse 3 F C He tried hard to help me F C You know, he put me at ease F C And he loved me so naughty F C Made me weak in the knees Am G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Verse 4 F C I'm so hard to handle F C I'm selfish and I'm sad F C Now I've gone and lost the best baby F C That I ever had Am G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Chorus 2 F G I wish I had a river so long C F Am Dm Dm7 I would teach my feet to fly---- whoa C G F I wish I had a river I could skate away on C G C I made my baby say goodbye Interlude C Am G Verse 1, repeated Page 2/3 F C It's coming on Christmas F C They're cutting down trees F C They're putting up reindeer F C And singing songs of joy and peace Am G Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Outro G F Dm * Alternate: Capo III C = A Am = F#m F = D G = E Dm = Bm Dm7 = Bm7 Set8 Page 3/3