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Island Garden Song

edited by Rosa. like a lot of this stuff it was recorded on a guitar tuned about 1/4 step down from standard tuning

D riff:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-2-3-2-0---------2-3-2-0--------
B|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----
G|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------
D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

           D           F#m
i will sail to the far shore,
           Em                 G
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,
           Em           G
and i will make my home there.
   D riff              G
my garden will grow so high.
   D riff              G
my garden will grow so high.
     D                    A
that i will be completely hidden.

Dsus2-D riff G (x2)

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.

Dsus2-D riff G (x4) DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD