Tom: D
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
