Chords for James Taylor sings "River" at the Joni Mitchell 75th Birthday Celebration 11-7-18
Tempo:
167 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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It's coming [Ab] on Christmas,
[Db] coming down the [Bb] trees, putting [Db] up the rain gear, singing songs
of [C] joy and peace.
I had my love, [Eb] [Bbm]
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[B]
It's coming [Ab] on Christmas,
[Db] coming down the [Bb] trees, putting [Db] up the rain gear, singing songs
of [C] joy and peace.
I had my love, [Eb] [Bbm]
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It's coming [Ab] on Christmas, _ _ _
[Db] coming down the _ [Bb] trees, putting [Db] up the rain gear, singing songs
of [C] joy and peace.
[Bb] Oh, I wish I had my love, [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] and I could [Ab] skate it with you. _
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_ _ _ [Db] Yeah, but it don't snow here.
_ [Ab] _ Today [Eb] is pretty _ green, and the grass is greener.
I picked my [Db] best someone, [Eb] made me drink this [G] crazy scene.
[Bbm] I wish I had a river, [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] and I could skate it [Ebm] with _ _ you.
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Yeah, [Ebm] I wish I had a river so I _ _ _ _ _ [Db] could teach my feet. _
_ _ [Gb] Oh, _ _ _ [B] _
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I [Bbm] wish I [Fm] had a river, _ _ _ and I could skate it with you.
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_ Oh, [Db] _ _ _ _ _
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she [F] tried hard to [Db] help me, [Ab] tried to put me at ease. _ _
[Ebm] _ Helped [Bb] me so not to make [Ebm] me [Ab] weak and [Bb] mad with fear.
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[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Oh, _ _ _ _
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wish [Bbm] _ I [Fm] had a river, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] and I could [Db] skate it with [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] you.
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[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] Yeah, I wish I had a river, _ _
_ _ [Eb] and I could skate [Ebm] it with
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you.
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It's coming [Ab] on Christmas, _ _ _
[Db] coming down the _ [Bb] trees, putting [Db] up the rain gear, singing songs
of [C] joy and peace.
[Bb] Oh, I wish I had my love, [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] and I could [Ab] skate it with you. _
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_ _ _ [Db] Yeah, but it don't snow here.
_ [Ab] _ Today [Eb] is pretty _ green, and the grass is greener.
I picked my [Db] best someone, [Eb] made me drink this [G] crazy scene.
[Bbm] I wish I had a river, [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] and I could skate it [Ebm] with _ _ you.
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Yeah, [Ebm] I wish I had a river so I _ _ _ _ _ [Db] could teach my feet. _
_ _ [Gb] Oh, _ _ _ [B] _
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I [Bbm] wish I [Fm] had a river, _ _ _ and I could skate it with you.
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_ Oh, [Db] _ _ _ _ _
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she [F] tried hard to [Db] help me, [Ab] tried to put me at ease. _ _
[Ebm] _ Helped [Bb] me so not to make [Ebm] me [Ab] weak and [Bb] mad with fear.
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[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Oh, _ _ _ _
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wish [Bbm] _ I [Fm] had a river, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] and I could [Db] skate it with [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] you.
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[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] Yeah, I wish I had a river, _ _
_ _ [Eb] and I could skate [Ebm] it with
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you.
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