Prayer For Ruby Elm Chords
Prayer For Ruby Elm by John K. Samson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, G, Asus4, A, Bm, E, A/D and A/C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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
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
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
Bm D E
May it all seem plausible
A A/D A/C#
Wherever we land
D
May we grow