Prayer For Ruby Elm

Capo 3 


 

D 


verse 1 

           D                                    G 
Oh may the roots reach beneath the sleeping street 
                     D                            Asus4  A 
Station in the riverbed, register what we won’t hear 

            D                     G 
May the leaves puzzle out the canopy 
                      D                           Asus4  A 
Shake and photosynthesize everything we’re sorry for  


      Bm  D         E        
Into one long breath of air 
A  A/D  A/C# 


verse 2 

         D                            G 
May the ring of Tanglefoot and fibreglass  
                            D                              Asus4  A 
Guard against the thunderstorm, cankerworms and climate change 

          D                      G 
May the bark rub away the powerline 
                         D                         Asus4  A 
Bandage over knots and burls, commemorate our injuries 
 

         Bm  D          E             
May the hy--dro worker’s blade  
                 A   A/D  A/C# 
Be swift and precise 


verse 3 

         D                                 G 
May the rope remember all the rhymes for knots  
                           D                                 Asus4  A 
To lift me up and lay me down, bear the swinging weight of love 

          D                         G 
May the birds answer carabiner clicks 
                       D                         Asus4  A 
Carry off the tiny seeds of better ways to be alive 


        Bm  D       E       
May it all seem plausible 
             A   A/D  A/C# 
Wherever we land 
       D 
May we grow