G  Em  Dsus4 D D9  
(pick out melody notes of Jingle Bells) 
 

      G/C         G                G/C           G 
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees 
         G/C         G            G/C                     G 
They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace 
Em                                     D     Dsus4 D 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
    G/C       G            G/C           G 
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green 
              G/C          G             G/C                       G 
I'm going to make alot of money then I'm going to quit this crazy scene 
     Em                                 D     Dsus4 D 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on 
 

      C                     D 
Oh I wish I had a river so long 
         G            G/F# Em 
I would teach my feet to fly 
      G                D                C 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on 
                G  Em  Dsus4 D D9 
I made my baby cry 
 
He tried hard to help me, he put me at ease 
Lord he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees 
I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad 
Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had 
I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
 
Oh I wish I had a river so long 
I would teach my feet to fly 
Oh I wish I had a river 
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 
I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: The lyrics are from the Joni Mitchell version, and the guitar  
chords are from the Indigo Girls version.  Sorry if that's screwy.