Island Garden Song chords by The Mountain Goats

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Verse 1
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I  (C major) will sail to  (C major) the far shore  (E major) 
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And  (C major) I will  (D major) chop a hole in  (C major) the hull
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An (F major) d  I will  (C major) turn the  (C major) soil
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with my  (E minor) hand (F minor) s    (F major) 
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And I  (F minor) will make  (D major) my home  (G major) there  (F minor) 
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My  (F major) garden  (C major) will  (F major) grow so  (C major) high  (F major) 
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 (F minor) My   (F major) garden  (C major) will  (F major) grow
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so  (C major) high  (F major)  (F minor) 
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That  (C major) I will be completely hid (G major) den  (F major) 
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 (F minor) I  (F major) will  (C major) go, where I will go
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 (F minor) And I will  (D major) jettison all  (E flat major)  (D major) dead  (C major)  (F major) weight
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And I will  (C major) use these words  (F minor) for kindling
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 (E major) An  (F major) d   (F minor) I will  (C major) sleep  (D major) by the garden  (C major) gate
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 (F major) My  (C major) garden will  (F major) grow so high,
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My  (C major) garden will  (F major) grow so  (C major) high,  (F major) 
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That  (C major) I will be completely hid (G major) den.
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 (C major) You