Chords for Sarah McLachlan - River (Clear Channel Stripped Raw and Real)
Tempo:
97.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] It's
[F] [F]
coming [Bb] on Christmas, cutting down trees, and putting up reindeer, singing songs of
joy and [Gm] peace.
I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on, [Bb] but it don't snow here, it
stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy [Gm] scene,
I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on.
[Eb] I wish I had a river so [F] long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to fly.
[Cm]
[G] [Bb] I wish I had a river [F] I could skate [Eb]
away on.
I made my [Bb] baby cry, he [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
told
me to stop, he tried [Bb] hard to help me, you know you put me at ease.
And he loved me so
naughty, [Cm] made me weak in the knees.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on.
But
I'm so hard [Bb] to handle, [C] I'm selfish [Bb] and I'm sad, now I've lost the best baby that I know.
[Gm] I wish I had a river I could skate [F] away on.
Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river so [F]
long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to [D] fly.
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
I [Bb] wish I had a river [F]
I could skate [Bb] away on.
[Eb]
My [Bb] baby's saying goodbye, [Gm]
[C]
[Gm] [Bb] it's
coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer, singing
songs of joy and peace.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on.
[Eb]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] It's
[F] [F]
coming [Bb] on Christmas, cutting down trees, and putting up reindeer, singing songs of
joy and [Gm] peace.
I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on, [Bb] but it don't snow here, it
stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy [Gm] scene,
I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on.
[Eb] I wish I had a river so [F] long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to fly.
[Cm]
[G] [Bb] I wish I had a river [F] I could skate [Eb]
away on.
I made my [Bb] baby cry, he [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
told
me to stop, he tried [Bb] hard to help me, you know you put me at ease.
And he loved me so
naughty, [Cm] made me weak in the knees.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on.
But
I'm so hard [Bb] to handle, [C] I'm selfish [Bb] and I'm sad, now I've lost the best baby that I know.
[Gm] I wish I had a river I could skate [F] away on.
Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river so [F]
long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to [D] fly.
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
I [Bb] wish I had a river [F]
I could skate [Bb] away on.
[Eb]
My [Bb] baby's saying goodbye, [Gm]
[C]
[Gm] [Bb] it's
coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer, singing
songs of joy and peace.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on.
[Eb]
[Dm]
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Cm
Bb
F
Gm
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] It's _ _
[F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
coming [Bb] on Christmas, cutting down trees, and putting up reindeer, singing songs of
joy and [Gm] peace.
I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on, _ _ _ [Bb] but it don't snow here, it
stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy [Gm] scene,
I wish I had a river _ I could [F] skate away on.
_ _ _ [Eb] I wish I had a river so [F] _ long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to fly.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] I wish I had a river [F] _ I could skate [Eb]
away on. _ _ _ _
I made my [Bb] baby cry, _ he _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ told
me to stop, he tried [Bb] hard to help me, you know you put me at ease.
And he loved me so
naughty, [Cm] made me weak in the knees.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river _ I could [F] skate away on. _ _
_ _ But
I'm so hard [Bb] to handle, [C] I'm selfish [Bb] and I'm sad, now I've lost the best baby that I _ know.
[Gm] I wish I had a river _ I could skate [F] away on. _
_ Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river so [F] _
long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to [D] fly.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ I [Bb] wish I had a river [F]
I could skate [Bb] away on.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ My [Bb] baby's saying goodbye, _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ it's
coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer, singing
songs of joy and peace.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] It's _ _
[F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
coming [Bb] on Christmas, cutting down trees, and putting up reindeer, singing songs of
joy and [Gm] peace.
I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on, _ _ _ [Bb] but it don't snow here, it
stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy [Gm] scene,
I wish I had a river _ I could [F] skate away on.
_ _ _ [Eb] I wish I had a river so [F] _ long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to fly.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] I wish I had a river [F] _ I could skate [Eb]
away on. _ _ _ _
I made my [Bb] baby cry, _ he _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ told
me to stop, he tried [Bb] hard to help me, you know you put me at ease.
And he loved me so
naughty, [Cm] made me weak in the knees.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river _ I could [F] skate away on. _ _
_ _ But
I'm so hard [Bb] to handle, [C] I'm selfish [Bb] and I'm sad, now I've lost the best baby that I _ know.
[Gm] I wish I had a river _ I could skate [F] away on. _
_ Oh, [Eb] I wish I had a river so [F] _
long I [Bb] would teach
my feet [Eb] to [D] fly.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ I [Bb] wish I had a river [F]
I could skate [Bb] away on.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ My [Bb] baby's saying goodbye, _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ it's
coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer, singing
songs of joy and peace.
[Gm] Oh, I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _