Prayer For Ruby Elm

Verse         Chorus
E|---------| ------------ 

D  xx023x     Bm    x2443x
G  3200xx     D     xx023x
A  x0222x     E     0221xx
              A     x022xx
              A/D   x002xx
              A/C#  x422xx


Capo 3rd fret


[Intro]
E|--2-----------|--2-----------|--2-----------| 2-----------|   
B|-----3-----3--|-----3-----3--|-----3-----3--|---3--------|    
G|--------4-----|--------4-----|--------4-----|------4--2--|    
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------| x4 
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|    
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|    

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