Duncan chords by
Paul Simon
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Key: E minor

Intro 1

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
Couple in the next room
D D 
 
Bound to win a prize
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
They've been going at it all night long
C C 
 
G G 
 
Well, I'm tryin' to get some sleep
C C 
 
G G 
 
But these motel walls are cheap
C C 
 
G G 
 
Lincoln Duncan is my name
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
And here's my song, here's my  song
Em Em 
 

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
My father was a fisherman
D D 
 
My mama was a fisherman's friend
G G 
 
A A 
 
And I  was born in the boredom
D D 
 
and the chowder
C C 
 
G G 
 
So when I reached my prime
C C 
 
G G 
 
I left my home in the Maritimes
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Headed down the turnpike for New England
Em Em 
 
Sweet New England

Interlude 1

C

G

C

G

C

G

Em

D

Em

Em

Verse 3
Em Em 
 
Holes in my confidence
D D 
 
Holes in the knees of my jeans
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
I was left without a penny in my pocket
C C 
 
G G 
 
Ooh- wee
C C 
 
G G 
 
I was about as destituted as a kid could be
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
And I wished I wore a ring so I could hock it
Em Em 
 
I'd like to hock it
Em Em 
 

Verse 4
Em Em 
 
A young girl in a parkin' lot
D D 
 
Was preaching to a crowd
G G 
 
Singing sacred songs and
A A 
 
D D 
 
Reading from the Bible
C C 
 
G G 
 
Well, I told her I was lost
C C 
 
G G 
 
And she told me all about the Pentecost
C C 
 
And I seen that girl
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
as the road to my survival

Interlude 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
Em Em

Verse 5
Em Em 
 
Just later on the very same night
D D 
 
When I crept to her tent with a flashlight
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
And my long years of innocence ended
C C 
 
G G 
 
Well, she took me to the woods
C C 
 
Sayin' "Here comes something,
G G 
 
and it feels so good!"
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
And just like a dog I was befriended
Em Em 
 
I was befriended
Em Em 
 

Verse 6
Em Em 
 
Oh, oh, what a night
D D 
 
Oh, what a garden of delight
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Even now that sweet memory lingers
C C 
 
G G 
 
I was playing my guitar
C C 
 
G G 
 
Lyin' underneath the stars
C C 
 
G G 
 
Just thankin' the Lord
D D 
 
For my fingers
Em Em 
 
For my fingers

Outro 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
(I know, I know...)
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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