Chords for Joni Mitchell - River (Official Audio)

Tempo:
113.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joni Mitchell - River (Official Audio) chords
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[Am] [Em]
[C]
[G] [G]
[C] It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer and [Dm] singing
songs of [C] joy and [Am] peace.
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate [G]
away on.
But [C] it don't snow here, stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit
this crazy scene.
[Am] I wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on.
[F] I wish I had a river so [G] long
I [C] would teach my feet [F] to [Em] fly.
[D]
[Dm] [A] Oh [C] I wish I had a river [G] I could skate [C] away on.
My
[F] [C] baby cried.
[Em] [Am] [B]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] He tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease and he loved me so not.
He made [F] me weak [C] in the knees.
Oh [Am] I wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on.
[C]
I'm so hard to handle.
I'm selfish and I'm sad.
Now I'm gonna lost the best baby that [F] [C] I ever [Am] had.
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate [D] away [G] on.
[F] I wish I had a river [G] so long I [C] would teach my feet to [F]
[Em] fly.
[G]
[Dm]
[Dm] Oh I [C] wish I had a river [G] I could skate [C] away on.
[G] [F]
My baby [C] say goodbye.
[A]
[E] [G] [G]
[C] It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer,
singing songs of joy and [Am] peace.
I wish I had a river I could [G] skate [D]
away.
[G] [F]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming Joni Mitchell - (2021 Remaster) River chords, practice the chord sequence C, Am, G, C, F, C, Em, G and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 52 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 105 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer and [Dm] singing
songs of [C] joy and [Am] peace.
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate [G] _
away on.
_ _ But [C] it don't snow here, stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit
this crazy scene.
[Am] I wish I had a river _ I could [G] skate away on. _ _
_ [F] I wish I had a river so [G] long _
I [C] would teach my feet [F] to _ [Em] fly.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] Oh [C] I wish I had a river [G] I could skate [C] away on.
My _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] baby cried. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] He tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease and he loved me so not.
He made [F] me weak [C] in the knees.
Oh [Am] I wish I had a river _ I could [G] skate away on.
_ _ _ _ [C]
I'm so hard to handle.
I'm selfish and I'm sad.
Now I'm gonna lost the best baby that [F] [C] I ever [Am] had.
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate [D] away _ [G] on. _ _
_ [F] I wish I had a river [G] so long I [C] would teach my feet to [F] _
[Em] fly.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Oh I [C] wish I had a river [G] _ I could skate [C] away on.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
My baby [C] say goodbye. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer,
singing songs of joy and [Am] peace.
I wish I had a river _ I could [G] skate [D]
away.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Joni Mitchell.

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