Duncan Cifras

[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]
Em
 
[Verse 1]
Em                         D
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
D                  Em
song    here's my  song
 
[Verse 2]
Em                           D
My father was a fisherman  my mama was a fisherman's friend  And
G     G/F#        A    A7/G       D
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
          Em
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]
Em                      D
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
D                     Em
hock it   I'd like to hock it
 
[Verse 4]
Em                                 D
A young girl in a parking lot was preaching to a crowd  singing
G      G/F#      A       A7/G       D
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]
Em
Just later on the very same night I
D                                          G    G/F#     A    A7/G
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
D                       Em
befriended   I was befriended
 
[Verse 6]
Em                   D
Oh  oh  what a night Oh what a garden of delight
     G   G/F#       A  A7/G  D
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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