Madeleine Peyroux and k.d.lang - River Chords

Tempo:
80 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Gm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Madeleine Peyroux and k.d.lang - River chords
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[Dm] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb] He's coming on Christmas, [Eb] they're cutting [Bb] down [Eb] trees
[Bb] They're putting up [Cm] reindeer [Bb] and singing songs [G] of joy and peace
I wish I had a river [F] I could skate away [Eb] [F] on
But it don't [Bb] snow here, [Eb] it stays [Bb] pretty green
[Eb] I'm gonna [Bb] make a lot of money [Gm] then I'm gonna quit this [Bb] crazy [Dm] scene
I wish I had a river [G] I [F] could skate away [C] on
[Bb] I
[Eb] wish I had a river so [F]
long
[C] [F] Teach my [Eb] feet [D] to [Eb] fly
[C] [Bb]
I wish I had a [F] river [Bb] I could skate [Eb] away [Cm] on
[Bb]
Baby cried,
[Bb] [Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] he tried [F] hard to help [Eb] me
[Bb] You know he put me at [Gm] ease
And [Bb] loved me [Eb] so not it made me [Bb] weak in the [Dm] knees
[Gm] I wish I had a river [F] I could skate away [C] on
[Eb] I'm so hard to [Bb] handle, I'm selfish, so sad
Now I've gone and lost the best [Eb] baby I [D] know
I wish I had a river [Gm] I [C] could skate away on
[F]
I wish [Eb] I had a river so [F]
long
I would [Bb] teach my feet [Eb] to [Cm] fly
[D]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Bb] I wish [F] I had a river [Eb] I could skate [C] away on
[Eb] I made my [Bb] baby say goodbye
It's
[A] [Gm]
[D] [F]
[Bb] coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
And putting up reindeer
Singing [Dm] songs of joy [Gm] and peace
I wish I had a river [F] I could skate away [G] [F] on
[F]
[Dm]
[F] [Eb]
[Eb]
[Dm] [F]
[Eb] [Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[C]
[G] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[C]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Madeleine Peyroux - River chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gm, F, Bb, Gm, F, Eb, Bb and F. For best results, commence at 40 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 80. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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

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This song was authored by Joni Mitchell.

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