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Chords in this song11
Chords
G 3 x 0 0 0 x
G/F# 2 x 0 0 0 x
A x 0 2 2 2 x
A7/G 3 0 2 0 x x (no 3)
G* 3 2 0 0 3 x
C* x 3 2 0 1 3
Gsus2 3 0 0 0 3 5
G/B x x 9 7 8 7
Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 0
Gadd9 3 x 0 2 0 x
Intro
Verse 1
Couple in the next room Bound to win a prize they've been
G G/F# A A7/G D C G*
goin' at it all night long Well I'm tryin to get some sleep but these
C G C G*
motel walls are cheap Lincoln Duncan is my name and here's my
song here's my song
Verse 2
My father was a fisherman my mama was a fisherman's friend And
I was born in the boredom and the chowder
C G* C G
So when I reached my prime I left my home in the Maritimes
C G* D
headed down the turnpike for New England
Sweet New England
Instrumental
C C* Gsus2 G/B C Cadd9 C G Gadd9 G
C C* Gsus2 G/B D Em D Em
Verse 3
Holes in my confidence holes in the knees of my jeans I was
G G/F# A A7/G D C G*
left without a penny in my pocket Oo hoo hoo wee I was about
C G C G*
destituted as a kid could be And I wished I wore a ring so I could
hock it I'd like to hock it
Verse 4
A young girl in a parking lot was preaching to a crowd singing
sacred songs and reading from the Bible Well I
C G* C G
told her I was lost and she told me all about the Pentecost And I
C G* D Em
seen that girl as the road to my surviv--al
Instrumental
C C* Gsus2 G/B C Cadd9 C G Gadd9 G
C C* Gsus2 G/B D Em D Em
Verse 5
Just later on the very same night I
crept to her tent with a flashlight and my long years of innocence
D C G*
ended Well she took me to the woods sayin'
C G C G*
"Here comes somethin' and it feels so good!" And just like a dog I was
befriended I was befriended
Verse 6
Oh oh what a night Oh what a garden of delight
Even now that sweet me-mory lingers I was
C G* C G
playin' my guitar lying underneath the stars Just
C G* D Em
thankin' the lord for my fingers for my fingers
Outro
C C* Gsus2 G/B C Cadd9 C G Gadd9 G
C C* Gsus2 G/B D Em D Em
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