Tom: Em
Am F#dim D#dim
The brackish roots of river pine
Em Bm C
Anchored in my curving spine
C G Am Bm
Bend to the whims of wind's design
Am D#dim Em
And I lay down at your side
Am F#dim D#dim
Above the brine of reds in clay
Em Bm C
A swollen angel oaks bouquet
C G Am Bm
In the red-winged blackbird's eyes of grey
Am D#dim Em
A saltwater tear resides
Am F#dim Em D
But the sand and the earthen parapet
Am F#dim Em Bm
Silts into this rivulet
G Bm Am Bm
The bluffs and the banks will soon forget
Am D#dim Em
A single tear was cried
Am F#dim D#dim
And in this spawning ground it blooms
Em Bm C
The nectar and the petal plumes
C G Am Bm
A purple swallow now exhumed
Am D#dm Em
From the river that has died
Am F#dim Em D
The crimson of ranunculus
Am F#dm Em Bm
Gardenia and dianthus
G Bm Am Bm
The bloodless ivory water-lotus
Am D#dim Em
Sweetly opens wide
[interlude]
Am F#dim Em D
Without a voice left to sing
Am F#dim Em Bm
With waterlogged and heavy wing
G Bm Am Bm
With peaceful eyes unsuffering
Am D#dim Em
A pigeon floats in the tide
