Paul Simon

^Em Couple in the next room ^D Bound to win a prize they've been
^G goin' at it ^A all night ^D long Well ^C I'm tryin to g ^G et some sleep but these
^C motel walls are ^G cheep Lincoln D ^C uncan is my n ^G ame and here's my
^D song here's my ^Em song
^Em My father was a fisherman my ^D mama was a fisherman's friend And
^G I was born in the b ^A oredom and the ^D chowder So
^C when I reached my p ^G rime I left m ^C y home in the ^G maritimes
^C headed down the t ^G urnpike for New E ^D ngland
solo:
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Em} Holes in my confidence ^D holes in the knees of my jeans I's
^G left without a ^A penny in my ^D pocket ^C Oo hoo hoo ^G wee I's a - bout
^C destituted as a ^G kid could be And I ^C wish I wore a ri ^G ng so I could
^D hock it I'd like to ^Em hock it
^Em A young girl in a parking lot was p ^D reachin to a crowd singin.
^G sacred songs and ^A reading from the ^D bible Well I
^C told her I was ^G lost and she ^C told me all about the P ^G entecost And I
^{C G D Em}
solo :
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Em} Just latter on the very same night when I
^D crept to her tent with a flashlight and my ^G long years o ^A f innocence
^D ended Well she ^C took me to the ^G woods sayin'
^C "Here comes somethin' and it ^G feels so good!" And j ^C ust like a ^G dog I was
^D befriended I was befri ^Em ended
^Em Oh oh what a night ^D Oh what a garden of delight
Even n ^G ow that sweet ^A memory ^D lingers
^C playin' my gui ^G tar lying u ^C nderneath the st ^G ars Just
^C thankin' the ^G lord for my ^D fingers for my ^Em fingers
fade out :
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