Prayer For Ruby Elm (CHORDS) by John K. Samson

[Intro]~
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


[Chorus 1]~
     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


[Chorus 2]~
        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


[Chorus 3]~
       Bm  D       E
May it all seem plausible

            A   A/D  A/C#
Wherever we land

      D
May we grow