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[Verse]Em DCouple in the next room Bound to win a prize they've beenG A D C Ggoin' at it all night long Well I'm tryin to get some sleep but theseC G C Gmotel walls are cheap Lincoln Duncan is my name and here's myD Emsong here's my song[Verse]Em DMy father was a fisherman my mama was a fisherman's friend AndG A DI was born in the boredom and the chowder SoC G C Gwhen I reached my prime I left my home in the maritimesC G Dheaded down the turnpike for New EnglandEmSweet New England[Solo]C G C G C G Em D Em[Verse]Em DHoles in my confidence holes in the knees of my jeans I'sG A D C Gleft without a penny in my pocket Oo hoo hoo wee I's a - boutC G C Gdestituted as a kid could be And I wish I wore a ring so I couldD Emhock it I'd like to hock it[Verse]Em DA young girl in a parking lot was preachin to a crowd singin.G A Dsacred songs and reading from the bible Well IC G C Gtold her I was lost and she told me all about the Pentecost And IC G D Emseen that girl as the road to my surviv - - - - - - al[Solo]C G C G C G Em D Em[Verse]EmJust latter on the very same night when ID G Acrept to her tent with a flashlight and my long years of innocenceD C Gended 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 wasD Embefriended I was befriended[Verse]Em DOh oh what a night Oh what a garden of delightG A DEven now that sweet memory lingersC G C Gplayin' my guitar lying underneath the stars JustC G D Emthankin' the lord for my fingers for my fingers[Outro]C G C G C G Em D Em