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Date: 	Sat, 4 Nov 1995 21:50:47 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson 
Subject: river- joni mitchell  river- indigo girls

RIVER- Joni Mitchell/ The Indigo Girls

G  Em  Dsus4 D Dsus2  (pick out melody notes of Jingle Bells)

      G/C (2431xx@7)       G (320003@1)              G/C (2431xx@7)         GIt's (320003@1)coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
         G/C (2431xx@7)       G (320003@1)          G/C (2431xx@7)                   GThey're (320003@1)putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace
Em (022000@1)                                   D (xx0232@1)   Dsus4D
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
    G/C (2431xx@7)     G (320003@1)          G/C (2431xx@7)         GBut (320003@1)it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
              G/C (2431xx@7)        G (320003@1)           G/C (2431xx@7)                     GI'm (320003@1)going to make alot of money then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
     Em (022000@1)                               D (xx0232@1)   Dsus4D
Oh I wish I had a river I could skake away on

      C (x32010@1)                   DOh (xx0232@1)I wish I had a river so long
         G (320003@1)          G/F#Em
I would teach my feet to fly
      G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)              COh (x32010@1)I wish I had a river I could skake away on
                G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)Dsus4D Dsus2I (xx0230@1)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.