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The Lincoln Park Inn

Bobby Bare

RockMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
C×
BDiagram coming soon
Am×
D××
A7×
A×
F#Diagram coming soon
Bm×
E

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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                 G                                                  C     C/B   Am 
My name's in the paper where I took the boy scouts to hike 
   D                                                  G 
My hands're all dirty from working on my little boy's bike 
    G                                               C    C/B  Am 
The preacher came by and I talked for a minute with him 
   D                                                      G 
My wife's in the kitchen and Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn  
 
                     C                       G 
And I know why she's there I've been there before 
    A7                                            D  
But I made her a promise that I wouldn't cheat anymore 
  G                                               C      C/B  Am 
I tried to ignore it but I know she's in there my friend 
   D                                                   G 
My mind's on a number and Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn 
 
 
Next Sunday it's my turn to speak to the young people's class 
They expect answers to all of the questions they ask 
What would they say if I spoke of the modern day sins 
And all of the Margie?s at all of the Lincoln Park Inns 
 
Key change to A: 
     A                                           D      D/F#   Bm 
The bike is all fixed and my little boy's in bed asleep 
    E                                          A 
His little old puppy is curled in a ball at my feet 
   A                                                D      D/F#   Bm 
My wife's baking cookies to feed to the Bridge Club again 
    E                                                         A 
I'm almost out of cigarettes and Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn 
 
And I know why she's there 
          
 

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Chord set

G · C · B · Am · D · A7 · A · F# · Bm · E

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.