Chords with lyrics
Verse:
E MajorE
Oh, the cuckoo is a pretty bird
G+G A augmentedA
That wobbles as she flies
E MajorE
But she never says coo-coo
G+G E MajorE
Till the fourth day of July
Verse:
A augmentedA E MajorE
I've gambled in England
A augmentedA E MajorE
I've gambled in Spain
E MajorE
An' I bet you ten dollars
G+G E MajorE
That I'll beat you next game
Verse:
E MajorE
I build me a cabin
G+G E MajorE
On a mountain so high
E MajorE
So I can see Nelly
G+G E MajorE
As she goes ridin' by
Verse:
E MajorE
I wish I was a poet
G+G E MajorE
An' could write a fine hand
E MajorE
I'd write my love a letter
G+G
Lord, she would understand.