Island In The Sun Chords by The Paragons

[Eb] _ This is [Ab] my island in the [Bb] sun, _ where my people [Eb] have stood since I begun.
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I [Fm] may sail up in the [Eb] sea, but the shore will [Ab] [Bb] always be [Eb] home to me. _
Oh, I [Ab] have been a dipper of the sun, [Gm]
bathed [Bb] in ye by [Eb] my father's hand.
[Cm]
From my [Eb] grave, I [Ab] will sing in praise [Bb] of my father's waters [Eb] and shining sun.
[Cm]
When [Eb] morning [Ab] breaks, the heaven on high, [Bb] _
my heavy [Eb] load to the sky.
[Cm] _
[Eb] Sun come [Ab] down with a burning glow, [Bb]
makes my sweat [Eb] with the earth alone. _
Oh, I have [Ab] been a dipper of the sun, [Bb]
bathed [Eb] in ye by my father's hand.
From my grave, I [Ab] will sing in praise [Bb] of my father's [Db] waters [Eb] and shining sun.
[Cm] I [Eb] saw women [Ab] on bended _ [Bb] knees, cutting cane [Eb] for their families.
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I saw men [Ab] in the water's tide, [Bb]
passing gait [Eb] at the surfing tide.
Oh, I have [Ab] been a dipper of the sun, [Bb]
bathed in ye by [Eb] my father's hand.
From my grave, I will [Ab] sing in praise [Eb] of [Bb] my father's [Fm] waters [Eb] and shining sun.
I pray the [G] day [Ab] might never [Bb] come when I can't hold faith [Eb] to the sound of [Cm] drums.
Ever leave me [Ab] in this carnival, _ [Bb]
sing my lonesome song [Eb] of triumph.
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[Eb] Oh, I have [Ab] been a dipper of the sun, [Eb]
bathed in ye by my father's hand.
From my grave, I [Ab] will sing in praise [Bb] of my father's waters [Eb] and shining sun. _
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I have [Ab] no _ _ [Bb] hope.
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