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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 3 half steps down [ -3 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 3 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: Bb Gm  Eb F
 
Verse 1:
     Bb
It's coming on Christmas
        Bb
They're cutting down trees
        Bb
They're putting up reindeer
 
And singing songs of joy and peace
Gm                                Fsus4             F
  Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
    Bb
But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
            Bb
I'm going to make a lot of money
 
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Gm                              Fsus4           F
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
 
Chorus:
  Eb                    F
I wish I had a river so long
       Bb               Eb Bb     Cm
I would teach my feet to   fly
      Bb                        F          Eb
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
  Eb           Bb
I made my baby cry
 
Interlude: Gm F
 
Verse 2:
   Bb
He tried hard to help me
 
You know, he put me at ease
      Bb
And he loved me so naughty
        Bb
Made me weak in the knees
      Gm                         Fsus4           F
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
       Bb
I'm so hard to handle
    Bb
I'm selfish and I'm sad
        Bb
Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had
  Gm                         Fsus4             F
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
 
Chorus:
  Eb                    Bb
I wish I had a river so long
       Bb               Eb Bb    Cm
I would teach my feet to   fly
  Bb                        Fsus4  F          Ebmaj7
I wish I had a river I could       skate away on
  Eb              Bb          F
I made my baby say goodbye
 
Bridge:
     Bb
It's coming on Christmas
        Bb
They're cutting down trees
        Bb
They're putting up reindeer
           Bb
And singing songs of joy and peace
Gm                               Fsus4          F
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
 
Outro:
Eb Eb Eb Eb
Cm  Cm  Cm  Cm
Bb
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Biography

Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. They rose to prominence in October 2012 after being featured on Disclosure’s breakthrough single “Latch”, which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. Smith was subsequently featured on Naughty Boy’s “La La La”, which became a number one single in May 2013. In December 2013, they were nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics’ Choice Award and the BBC’s Sound of 2014 poll, winning both.

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