Chords for Sarah McLachlan -- River (with lyrics)

Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Gm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sarah McLachlan -- River (with lyrics) chords
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[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
It's [Bb] coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer, [Eb] singing songs of [Bb] joy [Gm] and peace
Oh I [G] wish I had a river I could skate [F] away on
But
[Bb] it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money, and then [Eb] I'm gonna quit [Gm] this crazy [Bb] scene
[Gm] Oh I wish I had a river I could skate [F] away on
I
[Eb] wish I had a river so [F] long I [Bb] would teach my feet [Eb] to [Bb] fly
[Cm] Oh [Bb] I wish I had a [F] river I could skate [Eb] away on
I made my baby [Bb] cry
[Dm] [Gm]
[F]
[Eb] He [F] [Bb] tried hard to help me, now he put me at
ease [Eb] And he loved me so [Bb] not, he made [Eb] me [Bb] weak in
the knees Oh [Gm] I wish I had a river [Cm] I [Gm] could skate [F] away
on Well [Bb] I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and
I'm sad Now [C] I've gone and [Bb] lost the best baby that
[C] I [Bb] ever had Oh [Gm] I wish I had a river I could skate [F] away
on Oh [Eb] I wish I had a river [F] so long I [Bb] would teach
my feet to [Eb] [Gm] fly [Cm]
Oh [Bb] I [C] wish I had a [Bb] river [F] that I could skate
[Eb] away on I made my [Bb] baby say goodbye
It's
[Gm]
[F] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer, singing [C] [Bb] songs of [F] joy [Gm] and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could [F] skate away on
[Eb]
[Dm]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Sarah Mclachlan - River chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, Eb, F, Bb, Gm, F, Bb, Eb and Bb in sequence. Start with a comfortable 48 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 98. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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

Facts about this song

Within the album Wintersong, written by Joni Mitchell, you'll find this song.

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