Joni Mitchell – River (Guitar)

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River chords (for the acoustic guitar) * Joni Mitchell 1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(Joni_Mitchell_song) [Intro (with piano)] C Am F G [Verse 1]
     F         C
It's coming on Christmas

        F            C
They're cutting down trees

        F          C
They're putting up reindeer

            F       C
And singing songs of joy and peace

      Am                                G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Verse 2]
    F        C
But it don't snow here

   F            C
It stays pretty green

             F             C
I'm going to make a lot of money

                  F         C
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene

      Am                                G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Chorus 1]
  F                     G
I wish I had a river so long

        C                F   Am   Dm   Dm7
I would teach my feet to fly----       wooh . .

  C                 G                   F
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

C         G    C
I made my baby cry
[Interlude] C Am G [Verse 3]
   F             C
He tried hard to help me

             F         C
You know, he put me at ease

       F           C
And he loved me so naughty

        F           C
Made me weak in the knees

      Am                                G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Verse 4]
    F          C
I'm so hard to handle

    F               C
I'm selfish and I'm sad

                  F             C
Now I've gone and lost the best baby

     F      C
That I ever had

      Am                                G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Chorus 2]
  F                     G
I wish I had a river so long

        C                F   Am   Dm   Dm7
I would teach my feet to fly----       whoa

  C                 G                   F
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

  C       G    C
I made my baby say goodbye
[Interlude] C Am G [Verse 1, repeated]
     F         C
It's coming on Christmas

        F            C
They're cutting down trees

        F          C
They're putting up reindeer

            F       C
And singing songs of joy and peace

      Am                                G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Outro] G F Dm * Alternate: Capo III C = A Am = F#m F = D G = E Dm = Bm Dm7 = Bm7 Set8