G5  E5  D5 D5 D5  
(pick out melody notes of Jingle Bells) 
 

      G5         G5                G5           G5 
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees 
         G5         G5            G5                     G5 
They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace 
E5                                     D5     D5 D5 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
    G5       G5            G5           G5 
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green 
              G5          G5             G5                       G5 
I'm going to make alot of money then I'm going to quit this crazy scene 
     E5                                 D5     D5 D5 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on 
 

      C5                     D5 
Oh I wish I had a river so long 
         G5            G5 E5 
I would teach my feet to fly 
      G5                D5                C5 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on 
                G5  E5  D5 D5 D5 
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.