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Island Garden Song

The other tab is making it a lot harder than it has to be.

Dsus2-D riff:

E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|-------------
A|-------------
E|-------------

           D                F#m
i will sail to the far shore,
               G               D
and i will chop a hole in the hull too big to repair,
             D                        F#m
and i will turn the soil with my hands,
            G                 D
and i will make my home there.
               Dsus2-D riff  G
my garden will grow so high.
               Dsus2-D riff  G
my garden will grow so high.
                                 G
that i will be completely hidden.

Dsus2-D riff (x4)

i will go where i will go,
and i will jettison all dead weight,
and i will use these words for kindling,
and i will sleep by the garden gate.
my garden will grow so high.
my garden will grow so high.
that i will be completely hidden.

Island Garden Song
by The Mountain Goats
tabbed by Jonathan Bliss
      and Andy Moskowitz

 Intro
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 -6-7-6-4----------------------
 -6-6-6-6-(2x)---F#5-----------
 -6-6-6-6----------------------
 -4-4-4-4----------------------
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 C#5 F5
 i will sail to the far shore,
 D#5 F#5
 and i will chop a hole in the hull too big to repair,
 C#5 F5
 and i will turn the soil with my hands,
 D#5 F#5
 and i will make my home there.
 C#5 G#5 C#5 F#5
 my garden will grow so high.
 C#5 G#5 C#5 F#5
 my garden will grow so high.
 C#5 G#5
 that i will be completely hidden.

 i will go where i will go,
 and i will jettison all dead weight,
 and i will use these words for kindling,
 and i will sleep by the garden gate.
 my garden will grow so high.
 my garden will grow so high.
 that i will be completely hidden.