Rory Gallagher - The cuckoo
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THE CUCKOO
As recorded by Rory Gallagher
(From the 2003 Album WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS)
[Intro]
Am
[1st Verse]
AmOh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
And she Emwarbles as she Amflies
AmAnd she never holler cuckoo
'Til the 4thEm day of JulAmy
[Verse 2]
AmJack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
You're the Emmeanest card I kAmnow.
AmWell you've robbed my poor pockets
Of the silEmver and the Amgold
[Verse 3]
AmI'm goin up up on a mountain
I' m gonna builEmd me a whiskey Amstill
AmAnd I'll sell you one bottle
For a twenEmty dollar-Ambill
[Verse 4]
AmI'm going up upon a hillside
And I'm gonna staEmnd lookin' Amdown
AmSo I can see my little baby
Whenever Emshe comes walkin' rounAmd
[Verse 5]
AmOh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
And she Emwarbles as she Amflies
AmAnd she never holler cuckoo
'Til the 4thEm day of JulAmy
[Guitar Solo]
C G Am C G Am
C G C G C G
Am Dadd11/A A5 Dadd11/A
Am7 Dadd11/A A5 Dadd11/A
Am7 G Am G/A Am G/A
Am G/A Am C G Am
C G Am C G C G
C G Am G Am
[Verse 6]
AmWell, I'll eat, when I'm hungry
And I'll drinkEm, when I'm drAmy
AmAnd if some woman don't shoot me
Then I'll livEme a long Amtime
[Verse 7]
AmJack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
Well, I've knowEmn you of Amold.
AmWell you rob my poor pockets
and you neaEmrly stole my Amsoul.
[Verse 8]
AmOh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
And she Emwarbles as she Amflies.
AmWell, she brings us glad tidings
And she nevEmer tells no Amlies.
[Outro]
AmOoh, ooh, ooh, Yay, ay ay wooh,
EmOoh, yay, ay ay Amay
Ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, Emooh
Ooh, Amooh, yeah.
C G Am C G Am
C G C G C G A