RIVER - Herbie Hancock featuring Joni Mitchell Chords
Tempo:
89.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Dm
Gm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[E] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] It's [Fm] coming on [Bb] Christmas, they're cutting down trees
Putting up reindeer and singing songs [D] of [Gm] joy and of peace
I wish I had a river, [F]
I could scale the way on
But [Bb]
it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
[Cm]
I'm gonna make [Bb] a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this [Cm] crazy [Ab] sin
[Dm] Wish I had a river, [G] [F]
I could scale the way on
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river, so long
[Bb]
I would teach my feet to [F]
[Gm] climb the hill
I [Bb] wish I had a river, [F]
I could [Eb] scale the way on
[F]
[Gm] I may [Dm] take [Gm] it, [Fm] but I [Bb] am
Oh, [Dm] I didn't know that making [Gm] fun
[Dm] [F]
[Ebm] [Ab] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] He tried hard to help [Eb] me, he put [Dm] me at [Bb] ease
Oh, he loved me so much, he made me weak [A] in the [D] [Dm] knees
Oh, [Gm] I wish I had a river, I could scale the way on
[Bb]
Cause I'm so hard to [Gm] handle, oh I get selfish [F] and I'm sad [Bb] sometimes
Now I've lost the best baby that I [Dm] had
[Gm] I [C] wish I had a river, [Bb]
I could scale [F] the way on
Oh,
[Bb] I [Eb] wish I had [Bb] a river, so [Cm] long
[Bb] I [F] would teach my [Gm] feet [Eb] to
[Gm] climb [Eb] the hill
[Cm]
[Fm] Oh, I wish I [Bb] had a river,
[F] I could scale [Eb] the way on
I may [Dm] not maybe [Cm] say goodbye
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [F] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Dm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] I'm so sorry
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[F] It's [Dm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] coming [F] on [Eb] Christmas, they're cutting [Bb] down trees
[Eb] They're [Fm] putting our reindeer in, singing [Bb] songs [F] of joy and [C] peace
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river, I could [F] scale the way [Cm] on
The [F]
[Bb] way [F] on
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [F]
[Dm]
[N]
[E] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] It's [Fm] coming on [Bb] Christmas, they're cutting down trees
Putting up reindeer and singing songs [D] of [Gm] joy and of peace
I wish I had a river, [F]
I could scale the way on
But [Bb]
it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
[Cm]
I'm gonna make [Bb] a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this [Cm] crazy [Ab] sin
[Dm] Wish I had a river, [G] [F]
I could scale the way on
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river, so long
[Bb]
I would teach my feet to [F]
[Gm] climb the hill
I [Bb] wish I had a river, [F]
I could [Eb] scale the way on
[F]
[Gm] I may [Dm] take [Gm] it, [Fm] but I [Bb] am
Oh, [Dm] I didn't know that making [Gm] fun
[Dm] [F]
[Ebm] [Ab] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] He tried hard to help [Eb] me, he put [Dm] me at [Bb] ease
Oh, he loved me so much, he made me weak [A] in the [D] [Dm] knees
Oh, [Gm] I wish I had a river, I could scale the way on
[Bb]
Cause I'm so hard to [Gm] handle, oh I get selfish [F] and I'm sad [Bb] sometimes
Now I've lost the best baby that I [Dm] had
[Gm] I [C] wish I had a river, [Bb]
I could scale [F] the way on
Oh,
[Bb] I [Eb] wish I had [Bb] a river, so [Cm] long
[Bb] I [F] would teach my [Gm] feet [Eb] to
[Gm] climb [Eb] the hill
[Cm]
[Fm] Oh, I wish I [Bb] had a river,
[F] I could scale [Eb] the way on
I may [Dm] not maybe [Cm] say goodbye
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [F] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Dm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] I'm so sorry
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[F] It's [Dm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] coming [F] on [Eb] Christmas, they're cutting [Bb] down trees
[Eb] They're [Fm] putting our reindeer in, singing [Bb] songs [F] of joy and [C] peace
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river, I could [F] scale the way [Cm] on
The [F]
[Bb] way [F] on
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [F]
[Dm]
[N]
Key:
Bb
F
Dm
Gm
Eb
Bb
F
Dm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] It's _ _ [Fm] coming on [Bb] Christmas, they're cutting down trees
Putting up reindeer and singing songs [D] of [Gm] joy and of peace
I wish I had a river, _ _ [F]
I could scale the way on
But _ [Bb]
it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
[Cm]
I'm gonna make [Bb] a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this [Cm] crazy [Ab] sin
_ [Dm] Wish I had a river, [G] _ _ [F]
I could scale the way on
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river, so long
[Bb] _
I would teach my feet to [F] _ _
[Gm] _ climb the hill _
I [Bb] _ wish I had a river, [F] _
I could [Eb] scale the way on
_ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] I may [Dm] take [Gm] it, [Fm] but I [Bb] am
_ Oh, [Dm] I didn't know that making [Gm] fun _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] He tried hard to help [Eb] me, he put [Dm] me at [Bb] ease
Oh, he loved me so much, he made me weak [A] in the [D] [Dm] knees
Oh, [Gm] I wish I had a river, _ _ _ I could scale the way on
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I'm so hard to [Gm] handle, oh I get selfish [F] and I'm sad [Bb] sometimes
Now I've lost the best baby that I [Dm] had
[Gm] I [C] wish I had a river, _ [Bb]
I could scale [F] the way on
_ _ Oh, _
[Bb] I [Eb] wish I had [Bb] a river, so [Cm] long
[Bb] I [F] would teach my [Gm] feet [Eb] to _
[Gm] climb [Eb] _ _ the hill
[Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, I wish I [Bb] had a river, _ _
[F] _ I could scale [Eb] the way on _ _
I _ _ may [Dm] not maybe [Cm] say goodbye
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] I'm so sorry
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] It's _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] coming [F] on [Eb] Christmas, they're cutting [Bb] down trees
[Eb] They're [Fm] putting our reindeer in, singing [Bb] songs [F] of joy and [C] peace
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river, I could [F] scale the way _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] on
The [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ way [F] on
[Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] It's _ _ [Fm] coming on [Bb] Christmas, they're cutting down trees
Putting up reindeer and singing songs [D] of [Gm] joy and of peace
I wish I had a river, _ _ [F]
I could scale the way on
But _ [Bb]
it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
[Cm]
I'm gonna make [Bb] a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this [Cm] crazy [Ab] sin
_ [Dm] Wish I had a river, [G] _ _ [F]
I could scale the way on
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river, so long
[Bb] _
I would teach my feet to [F] _ _
[Gm] _ climb the hill _
I [Bb] _ wish I had a river, [F] _
I could [Eb] scale the way on
_ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] I may [Dm] take [Gm] it, [Fm] but I [Bb] am
_ Oh, [Dm] I didn't know that making [Gm] fun _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] He tried hard to help [Eb] me, he put [Dm] me at [Bb] ease
Oh, he loved me so much, he made me weak [A] in the [D] [Dm] knees
Oh, [Gm] I wish I had a river, _ _ _ I could scale the way on
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I'm so hard to [Gm] handle, oh I get selfish [F] and I'm sad [Bb] sometimes
Now I've lost the best baby that I [Dm] had
[Gm] I [C] wish I had a river, _ [Bb]
I could scale [F] the way on
_ _ Oh, _
[Bb] I [Eb] wish I had [Bb] a river, so [Cm] long
[Bb] I [F] would teach my [Gm] feet [Eb] to _
[Gm] climb [Eb] _ _ the hill
[Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, I wish I [Bb] had a river, _ _
[F] _ I could scale [Eb] the way on _ _
I _ _ may [Dm] not maybe [Cm] say goodbye
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] I'm so sorry
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] It's _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] coming [F] on [Eb] Christmas, they're cutting [Bb] down trees
[Eb] They're [Fm] putting our reindeer in, singing [Bb] songs [F] of joy and [C] peace
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river, I could [F] scale the way _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] on
The [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ way [F] on
[Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _