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JLC liked to use a lot of extended chords in their songs that just aren't practical to use on the uke. This arrangement is a little different from what you will hear if you listen to the record, but I think I've chosen appropriate substitutions for the really big chords. If you want to play the "interlude" section, just use the chords from the first stanza there. Am F#° D#° The brackish roots of river pine
EmAnchored in my Bmcurving Cspine CBend to the wGhims of Amwind's desBmign Am D#° Em And I lay down at your side
Am F#° D#° Above the brine of reds in clay
A Emswollen angel Bmoaks bouqCuet CIn the red-winged Gblackbird's Ameyes of gBmrey Am D#° Em A saltwater tear resides
Am F#° Em D But the sand and the earthen parapet Am F#° Em Bm Silts into this rivulet
The Gbluffs and the Bmbanks will Amsoon forgBmet Am D#° Em A single tear was cried
Am F#° D#° And in this spawning ground it blooms
The Emnectar and the Bmpetal pClumes A pCurple sGwallow Amnow exBmhumed Am D#° Em From the river that has died
Am F#° Em D The crimson of ranunculus Am F#° Em Bm Gardenia and dianthus
The Gbloodless Bmivory Amwater-Bmlotus Am D#° Em Sweetly opens wide
[interlude] Am F#° Em D Without a voice left to sing Am F#° Em Bm With waterlogged and heavy wing
With Gpeaceful Bmeyes unsAmufferBming Am D#° Em A pigeon floats in the tide