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 w^Ghims of ^Amwind's des^Bmign Am D#° Em And I lay down at your side

Am F#° D#° Above the brine of reds in clay

A ^Emswollen angel ^Bmoaks bouq^Cuet ^CIn the red-winged ^Gblackbird's ^Ameyes of g^Bmrey 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 forg^Bmet Am D#° Em A single tear was cried

Am F#° D#° And in this spawning ground it blooms

The ^Emnectar and the ^Bmpetal p^Clumes A p^Curple s^Gwallow ^Amnow ex^Bmhumed 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 uns^Amuffer^Bming Am D#° Em A pigeon floats in the tide

Jump, Little Children - Pigeon