Duncan chords by
Paul Simon 
Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
Em
Em
Em
Em
Em
Verse 1
Em
Couple in the next room
D
Bound to win a prize
G
A
D
They've been going at it all night long
C
G
Well, I'm tryin' to get some sleep
C
G
But these motel walls are cheap
C
G
Lincoln Duncan is my name
D
Em
And here's my song, here's my song
Em
Verse 2
Em
My father was a fisherman
D
My mama was a fisherman's friend
G
A
And I was born in the boredom
D
and the chowder
C
G
So when I reached my prime
C
G
I left my home in the Maritimes
C
G
D
Headed down the turnpike for New England
Em
Sweet New England
Interlude 1
C
G
C
G
C
G
Em
D
Em
Em
Verse 3
Em
Holes in my confidence
D
Holes in the knees of my jeans
G
A
D
I was left without a penny in my pocket
C
G
Ooh- wee
C
G
I was about as destituted as a kid could be
C
G
D
And I wished I wore a ring so I could hock it
Em
I'd like to hock it
Em
Verse 4
Em
A young girl in a parkin' lot
D
Was preaching to a crowd
G
Singing sacred songs and
A
D
Reading from the Bible
C
G
Well, I told her I was lost
C
G
And she told me all about the Pentecost
C
And I seen that girl
G
D
Em
as the road to my sur vival
Interlude 2
C
G
C
G
I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know
C
G
Em
D
Em
Em
Verse 5
Em
Just later on the very same night
D
When I crept to her tent with a flashlight
G
A
D
And my long years of innocence ended
C
G
Well, she took me to the woods
C
Sayin' "Here comes something,
G
and it feels so good!"
C
G
D
And just like a dog I was be friended
Em
I was be friended
Em
Verse 6
Em
Oh, oh, what a night
D
Oh, what a garden of delight
G
A
D
Even now that sweet memory lingers
C
G
I was playing my gui tar
C
G
Lyin' underneath the stars
C
G
Just thankin' the Lord
D
For my fingers
Em
For my fingers
Outro 1
C
G
C
G
(I know, I know...)
C
G
Em
D
Em
[Repeat and fade]
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm D G A C
Em
D
G
A
C
Capo: No capo
Transpose: 0
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