Duncan chords by Paul Simon
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Intro 1
(E minor) (E minor)
(E minor) (E minor) (E minor) (E minor)
Verse 1
(E minor) Couple in the next room
(D major) Bound to win a prize
They've been (G major) going at it all (A major) night long (D major)
Well, I'm (C major) tryin' to get some (G major) sleep
But these (C major) motel walls are (G major) cheap
Lincoln Duncan (C major) is my (G major) name
And here's my (D major) song, here's my (E minor) song
(E minor)
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Verse 2
(E minor) My father was a fisherman
My (D major) mama was a fisherman's friend
And (G major) I was born in the (A major) boredom
and the chowder (D major)
So (C major) when I reached my (G major) prime
I left (C major) my home in the (G major) Maritimes
(C major) Headed down the turnpike (G major) for New England (D major)
Sweet New England (E minor)
Interlude 1
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor) (E minor)
Verse 3
(E minor) Holes in my confidence
Holes (D major) in the knees of my jeans
I was (G major) left without a penny (A major) in my (D major) pocket
(C major) Ooh- (G major) wee
I was about as (C major) destituted as a (G major) kid could be
And I (C major) wished I wore a (G major) ring so I could hock (D major) it
I'd like to hock (E minor) it
(E minor)
Verse 4
A (E minor) young girl in a parkin' lot
Was (D major) preaching to a crowd
Singing (G major) sacred songs and
(A major) Reading from the Bible (D major)
Well, I (C major) told her I was lost (G major)
And she (C major) told me all about the (G major) Pentecost
And I (C major) seen that girl
as the (G major) road to my survival (D major) (E minor)
Interlude 2
(C major) (G major)
(C major) I know, I know, I know, (G major) I know,
I know, I know
(C major) (G major) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor) (E minor)
Verse 5
(E minor) Just later on the very same night
When I (D major) crept to her tent with a flashlight
And my (G major) long years of innocence (A major) ended (D major)
Well, she (C major) took me to the woods (G major)
Sayin' "Here (C major) comes something,
and it (G major) feels so good!"
And (C major) just like a dog (G major) I was befriended (D major)
I was befriended (E minor)
(E minor)
Verse 6
(E minor) Oh, oh, what a night
Oh, (D major) what a garden of delight
Even (G major) now that sweet (A major) memory lingers (D major)
I was (C major) playing my guitar (G major)
Lyin' underneath (C major) the stars (G major)
Just (C major) thankin' the Lord (G major)
For my fingers (D major)
For my fingers (E minor)
Outro 1
(C major) (G major) (C major) (I know, I know...) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor)
[Repeat and fade]
Duncan
Paul Simon
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