River Chords by Joni Mitchell

Tempo:
104.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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River by Joni Mitchell chords
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[Am] [Em]
[C]
[G]
It's [C] coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer and singing [C] songs of joy and [Am] peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate [G] away on
[C] But it don't snow here, stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy [Am] scene
I wish I had a river I could skate [G] away on
[F] I wish I had a river so [G] long [C] I would teach my feet [F] to [Em] fly
[Dm] I
[G] [C] wish I had a river [G] I could skate [C] away on
My
[F] baby [C]
cried
[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 I [Am] wish I had a river I could [G] skate away on
I'm [G] [C]
so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby that [F] I [C] ever had
[Am] Oh I wish I had a river I could [D] skate away [G] on
[F] I wish I had a river [G] so long I [C] would teach my feet [F] to [Em] fly
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] Oh [C] I wish I had a river [G] I could [F] skate away on
[G] My [F]
baby [C] say goodbye
It's [A]
[Am] [G] [G]
[C] 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 [D] skate away on
[G]
[F]
[D]
[Dm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn Joni Mitchell - (2021 Remaster) River chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, Am, G, C, G, F, G, F and C. Set your pace at 52 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 105. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's [C] coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer and singing [C] songs of joy and [Am] peace
Oh I wish I had a river _ I could skate [G] _ away on _
_ [C] But it don't snow here, stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy [Am] scene
I wish I had a river I could skate [G] away on _ _
_ [F] I wish I had a river so [G] long [C] I would teach my feet [F] to [Em] fly
_ [Dm] I _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] wish I had a river [G] I could skate [C] away on
My _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ baby [C]
cried
_ _ _ _ _ [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 I [Am] wish I had a river _ I could [G] skate away _ on
I'm [G] _ _ _ [C]
so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby that [F] I [C] ever had
[Am] Oh I wish I had a river I could [D] skate away [G] on
_ _ [F] I wish I had a river [G] so long I [C] would teach my feet [F] to [Em] fly
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Oh [C] I wish I had a river [G] _ I could [F] skate away on
[G] My _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ baby [C] say goodbye
_ It's _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] 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 [D] skate _ away _ _ _ on _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
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This song was authored by Joni Mitchell.

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