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
Em             Bm      C
Anchored in my curving spine
C            G       Am        Bm
Bend to the whims of wind's design
Am        D#°          Em
And I lay down at your side


Am                          F#°   D#°
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#°    Em
A saltwater tear resides


        Am            F#°    Em        D
But the sand and the earthen parapet
Am      F#°     Em      Bm
Silts into this rivulet
    G              Bm         Am       Bm
The bluffs and the banks will soon forget
  Am     D#°      Em
A single tear was cried


    Am                         F#°     D#°
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#°       Em
From the river that has died


    Am      F#°   Em       D
The crimson of ranunculus
   Am     F#°   Em      Bm
Gardenia and dianthus
    G         Bm    Am    Bm
The bloodless ivory water-lotus
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
     G        Bm      Am   Bm
With peaceful eyes unsuffering
  Am     D#°           Em
A pigeon floats in the tide