Intro :///////  / /     /// /        ///////  / /// // // It's coming on christmas   They're cutting down trees           They're putting up reindeer      And singing songs of joy and peace And I wish I had a river             I could skate away on            But it don't snow here    It stays pretty green       I'm going to make a lot of money          Then I'm going to split that crazy scene Oh  I wish I had a river        I could skate away    on I wish I had a river so wide       I would teach my feet to fly      away And 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 think I have lost the best baby That I ever had Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on She tried hard to help me She tried to put me at ease And she loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away        on           I wish I had a river so wide           I would teach my feet to fly and    away Oh I wish I had a river    I could skate away          on I made my baby cry              And I made my baby  say  good -- by    good -  by Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away    on     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Accords : F#m7(b5) : 2X221X F#maj9   : 2X2100 E7/4     : 020200 E7/4     : 022232 (refrain) Amaj9    : 002100 G#m11    : 4X442X D/4/A    : X04035 Ebm7(b5) : X6X675 G9       : 3X3200