River
Joni Mitchell
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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
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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
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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
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