verse 1 
Em   C G    B         Em     C      F 
Mother as I write the sun dissolves 
           Em   C   G         B 
Blood life streaming cross my hand 
Em        C      F 
And these words, these words 
Em   C     G         B 
Hope dashed immortal hope 
Em   C        F 
Hope streaking the canvas sky 



[Refrão]

G    Em    D          C        Am   G      C    D 
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write (x2) 


verse 2 
Em C     G         B 
We joined the long caravan 
Em     C       F 
Hungry dreaming going west 
Em       C   G        B 
Just for work just to get a job 
Em           C 
And we never got lucky 
F 
We just forged on 
Em      C   G            B 
And the dust the endless dust 
       Em        C      F 
Like a plague it covered everything 
Em  C   G         B 
Hal fell with the fever 
    Em       C  F 
And mother I did what I could 


[Refrão]

G    Em    D          C        Am   G      C    D 
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write (x2) 

verse 3 
Em C     G              B 
We prayed we prayed for rain 
  Em    C     F                     G Em D C Am G C D 
I never wanted to see the sun again 
Em     C      G            B 
All my dresses you made by hand 
   Em     C   F 
We left behind on the road 
Em  C   G      B 
Hal died in my arms 
   Em     C  F 
We buried him by the river 


[Refrão]

G    Em    D          C        Am   G      C    D 
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I writex2 
D  G 
I write