Duncan chords by Paul Simon

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

E minorEm             D MajorD
Couple in the next room  Bound to win a prize they've been
G+G      A augmentedA     D MajorD        C majorC         G+G
goin' at it all night long Well I'm tryin to get some sleep but these
C majorC         G+G        C majorC      G+G
motel walls are cheap Lincoln Duncan is my name and here's my
D MajorD         E minorEm
song  here's my song


E minorEm               D MajorD
My father was a fisherman my mama was a fisherman's friend And
  G+G        A augmentedA       D MajorD
I was born in the boredom and the chowder.
  C majorC           G+G      C majorC        G+G
So when I reached my prime I left my home in the maritimes
C majorC        G+G         D MajorD          E minorEm
headed down the turnpike for New England, Sweet New England.

solo:
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm

E minorEm            D MajorD
Holes in my confidence holes in the knees of my jeans I's
 G+G       A augmentedA      D MajorD     C majorC      G+G
left without a penny in my pocket  Oo hoo hoo wee I's a - bout
  C majorC        G+G           C majorC     G+G
destituted as a kid could be And I wish I wore a ring so I could
D MajorD            E minorEm
hock it  I'd like to hock it

E minorEm                 D MajorD
A augmentedA young girl in a parking lot was preachin to a crowd singin.
G+G           A augmentedA       D MajorD
sacred songs and reading from the bible  Well I
C majorC       G+G       C majorC             G+G
told her I was lost  and she told me all about the Pentecost And I
C majorC           G+G        D MajorD       E minorEm
seen that girl as the road to my surviv - - - - - - al


solo :
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm

 E minorEm
Just latter on the very same night when I
D MajorD                     G+G        A augmentedA
crept to her tent with a flashlight and my long years of innocence
D MajorD         C majorC       G+G
ended  Well she took me to the woods sayin'
C majorC               G+G          C majorC     G+G
"Here comes somethin' and it feels so good!" And just like a dog I was
  D MajorD         E minorEm
befriended  I was befriended


E minorEm        D MajorD
Oh oh what a night Oh what a garden of delight
   G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Even now that sweet memory lingers. I was
C majorC         G+G      C majorC        G+G
playin' my guitar  lying underneath the stars Just
C majorC      G+G      D MajorD         E minorEm
thankin' the lord for my fingers  for my fingers


fade out :

C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm    C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm

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