River - Joni Mitchell [Mark Russell 2023 cover] plus easy chords & lyrics

This cover is closest to Robert Downey Jr.'s version (yes, Ironman!), which I really like. Of course no one can really 'cover' Joni Mitchell.

This is the only Christmas song I know ... Merry Christmas!


River - Joni Mitchell

Capo5 (Capo7 for same key as Robert Downey Jr.)

GUITAR INTRO: C Am F,G*G (jingle bells riff on C and Am)

It’s [F]coming on [C]Christmas, they’re [F]cutting down [C]trees
They’re [F]putting up [C]reindeer ‘nd singing [F]songs of joy and [C]peace
Oh I [Am]wish I had a river I could ska-a-[G]ate away-on[G*G]
But [F]it don’t [C]snow here, it [F]stays pretty [C]green
I’m going to [F]make a lot of [C]money then I’ll [F]quit this crazy [C]scene
Oh I [Am]wish I had a river I could ska-a-[G]ate away on[G*G]

I [F]wish I had a river so [G]long
I would, [C]teach my feet to, [F]fly-[Am]y-y-[Dm]y [Dm7]
I [C]wish I had a ri[G]ver, [G]I could [F]skate away on[F F]
I [C]made my [G]baby [C]cry [C Am G*G]

She [F]tried hard to [C]help me, you know she [F]put me at [C]ease
‘nd she [F]loved me so [C]naughty made me [F]weak in the [C]knees
Oh I [Am]wish I had a river I could ska-a-[G]ate away-on[G*G]
I’m [F]so hard to [C]handle, I’m [F]selfish and I’m [C]sad
Now I’ve [F]gone ‘nd lost the [C]best baby that [F]I ever [C]had
Oh I [Am]wish I had a river I could ska-a-[G]ate away on[G*]

I [F]wish I had a river so [G]long
I would, [C]teach my feet to, [F]fly-[Am]y-y-[Dm]y [Dm7]
I [C]wish I had a ri[G]ver, [G]I could [F]skate away on[F F]
I [C]made my [G]baby say good[C]bye [C Am G*G]

It’s [F]coming on [C]Christmas, they’re [F]cutting down [C]trees
They’re [F]putting up [C]reindeer ‘nd singing [F]songs of joy and [C]peace
Oh I [Am]wish I had a river I could ska-a-[G]ate away-on[G*G]

GUITAR OUTRO: [C Am (jingle bells riff on C and Am) C]

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