Am G
It's coming on Christmas
Am G
They're cutting down trees
Am G
They're putting up reindeer
Am G
And singing songs of joy and peace
Em D
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Am G
But it don't snow here
Am G
It stays pretty green
Am G
I'm going to make a lot of money
Am G
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
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 C D Am
I would teach my feet to fly
G D Em
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C D G
I made my baby cry
Am G
He tried hard to help me
Am G
You know, he put me at ease
Am G
And he loved me so naughty
Am G
Made me weak in the knees
Em D
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Am G
I'm so hard to handle
Am G
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Am G
Now I've lost the best baby
Am G
That I ever had
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 C D Am
I would teach my feet to fly
G D Em
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C D G
I made my baby say goodbye
Instrumental solo
Am G
It's coming on Christmas
Am G
They're cutting down trees
Am G
They're putting up reindeer
Am G
And singing songs of joy and peace
Em D
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
(End on G if you want)