Duncan

Em D 
Couple in the next room Bound to win a prize they‘ve been 
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goin‘ at it all night long Well I‘m tryin to get some sleep but these 
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motel walls are cheep Lincoln Duncan is my name and here‘s my 
D Em 
song here‘s my song 
 
 
Em D 
My father was a fisherman my mama was a fisherman‘s friend And 
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I was born in the boredom and the chowder So 
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when I reached my prime I left my home in the maritimes 
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headed down the turnpike for New England 
 
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Em D 
Holes in my confidence holes in the knees of my jeans I‘s 
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left without a penny in my pocket Oo hoo hoo wee I‘s a - bout 
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destituted as a kid could be And I wish I wore a ring so I could 
D Em 
hock it I‘d like to hock it 
 
 
Em D 
A young girl in a parking lot was preachin to a crowd singin. 
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sacred songs and reading from the bible Well I 
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told her I was lost and she told me all about the Pentecost And I 
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seen that girl as the road to my surviv - - - - - - al 
 
 
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Em 
Just latter on the very same night when I 
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crept to her tent with a flashlight and my long years of innocence 
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ended Well she took me to the woods sayin‘ 
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"Here comes somethin‘ and it feels so good!" And just like a dog I was 
D Em 
befriended I was befriended 
 
 
Em D 
Oh oh what a night Oh what a garden of delight 
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Even now that sweet memory lingers 
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playin‘ my guitar lying underneath the stars Just 
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thankin‘ the lord for my fingers for my fingers 
 
 
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