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- Copyright © 1971 Paul Simon
- From Paul's 1984 12-City Solo Acoustic Tour.
- Transcribed by John McGann.
- Although this tab is specifically from the Columbia, MD show (8/2/1984),
- it should match any of the 1984 shows fairly closely since they were very
- similar shows.
- % indicates a repeat of the previous measure.
- No capo (see tuning info on main page)
- Em
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
- G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
- A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|--0-----0--------|--0-----0--------|--0-----0--------|--0-----0--------|
- $ Em D
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|--0h2-------2----|
- B:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------3---------|--------3--------|
- G:|-------0---------|--0----0---------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2--|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|--0------0-------|--0-------0------|
- A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
- Couple in the next room bound to win a prize They've .
- G A D
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|--0h2-------2----|
- B:|----0-------0----|----2-------2----|-------3---------|--------3--------|
- G:|--------0--------|--------2--------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2--|
- D:|------0-------0--|------2-------2--|--0------0-------|--0-------0------|
- A:|-----------------|--0-------0------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|--3-------2------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- going at it all night long I'm
- C G C G
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|----1-------1----|----0-------0----|----1-------1----|----0-------0----|
- G:|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|
- D:|------2-------2--|------0-------0--|------2-------2--|------0-------0--|
- A:|--3-------3------|-----------------|--3-------3------|-----------------|
- E:|-----------------|--3-------3------|-----------------|--3-------3------|
- tryin' to get . sleep but these motel walls are cheap Lincoln
- C G * D
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|--0h2-------0----|
- B:|----1-------1----|----0-------0----|--3----3---------|--------3--------|
- G:|--------0--------|--------0--------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2--|
- D:|------2-------2--|------0-------0--|--0------0-------|--0-------0------|
- A:|--3-------3------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|-----------------|--3-------3------|-----------------|-----------------|
- Duncan is my name and here's my song Here's my
- Em
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|
- G:|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
- A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|--0------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
- song
- For the second verse, return to $ and repeat. At * jump to:
- *:
- Dadd4 Em
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---3-------3-----|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|
- D:|-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
- A:|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
- .. England sweet New England Mmmm ...
- C G %
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---1-------1-----|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
- A:|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|---------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
- Dadd4 Em
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---3-------3-----|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----0-------0---|
- G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|---------0-------|
- D:|-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-------2-------2-|
- A:|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|--0--------0-----|
- Em
- e:|-----------------|-----------------------|
- B:|---0-------0-----|-----0-------0---------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|---------0-------------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-------2-------2-------|
- A:|-----------------|-----------------------|
- E:|-0-------0-------|--0--------0-------5s0-|
- For the third verse ("Holes in my confidence ..."), return to $ and repeat,
- taking the first * jump and staying on Em to begin the fourth verse.
- For the fourth verse ("A young girl ..."), return to $ and repeat. At *
- jump to:
- *(2):
- Dadd4 Em
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---3-------3-----|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|
- D:|-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
- A:|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
- ... sur - vi - - - - - - val ... Mmmm ...
- C G
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---1-------1-----|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
- A:|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|---------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
- C/G G
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---1-------1-----|-----------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|
- A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- E:|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3--------3--2---|
- For the fifth verse ("Just later on ..."), return to $ and repeat, taking
- the first * jump and staying on Em to begin the final verse.
- For the final verse, return to $ and repeat, taking the first * jump, and
- then jump from % to the ending:
- % Ending:
- C C D G
- e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
- B:|---1-------1-----|----1------3-----|--0--------------|
- G:|-------0-------0-|-------------2---|--0--------------|
- D:|-----2-------2---|------2--0-------|--0--------------|
- A:|-3-------3-------|--3--------------|-----------------|
- E:|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
- Lyrics:
- Couple in the next room,
- Bound to win a prize.
- They've been goin' at it all night long.
- Well, I'm trying to get some sleep,
- But these motel walls are cheap.
- Lincoln Duncan is my name and here's my song.
- Here's my song.
- My father was a fisherman.
- My mama was a fisherman's friend.
- And I was born in the boredom and the chowder.
- So when I reached my prime,
- I left my home in the Maritimes,
- Headed down the turnpike for New England,
- Sweet New England.
- Holes in my confidence,
- Holes in the knees of my jeans,
- I was left without a penny in my pocket.
- Ooo-oo-wee, I was about as destituted as a kid could be,
- And I wish I wore a ring so I could hock it.
- I'd like to hock it.
- A young girl in a parking lot was preaching to a crowd,
- Singing sacred songs and reading from the bible.
- Well, I told her I was lost,
- And she told me all about the Pentecost,
- And I seen that girl as the road to my survival.
- Just later on the very same night,
- She crept into my tent with a flashlight,
- And my long years of innocence were ended.
- Well, she took me to the woods,
- Saying, "Here comes somethin' and it feels so good,"
- And just like a dog I was befriended.
- I was befriended.
- Oh, oh, what a night!
- Oh, what a garden of delight!
- Even now that sweet memory lingers.
- I was playing my guitar,
- Lying underneath the stars,
- Just thanking the Lord for my fingers,
- For my fingers.
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