The Cuckoo chords by Rory Gallagher

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Am


1st Verse:
Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
        Em             Am
And she warbles as she flies
Am
And she never holler cuckoo
            Em         Am
'Til the 4th day of July

Verse 2:
Am
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
           Em              Am
You're the meanest card I know.
Am
Well you've robbed my poor pockets
          Em          Am
Of the silver and the gold

Verse 3:
Am
I'm goin up up on a mountain
               Em             Am
I' m gonna build me a whiskey still
Am
And I'll sell you one bottle
          Em        Am
For a twenty dollar-bill

Verse 4:
Am
I'm going up upon a hillside
                 Em         Am
And I'm gonna stand lookin' down
Am
So I can see my little baby
         Em                    Am
Whenever she comes walkin' round

Verse 5:
Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
        Em             Am
And she warbles as she flies
Am
And she never holler cuckoo
            Em         Am
'Til the 4th day of July

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:
Am
Well, I'll eat, when I'm hungry
              Em             Am
And I'll drink,   when I'm dry
Am
And if some woman don't shoot me
             Em        Am
Then I'll live  a long time

Verse 7:
Am
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
               Em       Am
Well, I've known you of old.
Am
Well you rob my poor pockets
           Em           Am
and you nearly stole my soul.

Verse 8:
Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
        Em             Am
And she warbles as she flies.
Am
Well, she brings us glad tidings
           Em          Am
And she never tells no lies.

Outro:
Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh, Yay, ay ay  wooh,
Em              Am
Ooh, yay, ay ay ay
                        Em
Ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     Am
Ooh, ooh, yeah.

C  G  Am  C  G  Am
C  G  C  G  C  G  A