Cuckoo 1440 Chords & Tabs
This version is from Stokie + Jum Bumfest.
If you can manage to play this during the intro with the Am- and C-chords it will sound a bit better:
Am C
e|-----0-------0---0----------0-------0--0-------------------|
B|-----1---------3---3---1----1---------3--3---1-------------|
G|-----2----------------------0------------------------------|
D|-----2----------------------2------------------------------|
A|-----0----------------------3------------------------------|
E|-----x----------------------x------------------------------|
or;
Am C
e|-----0-------0---0-----0------0-------0--0----0--------------|
B|-----1---------3---3----------1---------3--3-----------------|
G|-----2------------------------0------------------------------|
D|-----2------------------------2------------------------------|
A|-----0------------------------3------------------------------|
E|-----x------------------------x------------------------------|
Am C
We've got forever
D Em
But you know that's not much time
Am
For you to bring me the songs
C D
And I'll pretend they're mine
Em Am
I will make them mine
Am C
You said you'd never
D Em
Let no one in on that lie
Am
And I discovered the truth
C D
Oh I could just die
Em Am
Lay right down and die
(Reggae part) G-Am = slide from G to Am
G-Am G-Am
Ooh oh oh oh, ooh oh oh oh
C Am
Ooooh oh oh oh
Dm G - Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh yeah
G-Am G-Am
Girl you come around sometimes
C Am
And give me your love
Dm G - Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh yeah
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/babyshambles/cuckoo_1440_tab_ver_2.html ]
G-Am G-Am
On tides, in ties, with lies, with pride
C Am
And help from above
Dm G - Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh yeah
G-Am G-Am
Ooh oh oh oh, ooh oh oh oh
C Am
Ooooh oh oh oh
Dm G - Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh yeah
G-Am G-Am
Said girl you come around sometimes
C Am
And give me your love
Dm G - Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh yeah
G-Am G-Am
All days long lost in song
C Am
All nights fall from above
Dm G - Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh yeah
Sing Cuckoo (x 8)
Sing Cuckoo (x 11)
Am C
We've got forever
D Em
But you know that's not much time
Am
For you to bring me the songs
C D
And I'll pretend they're mine
Em Am
I will make them mine
Am C
You said you'd never
D Em
Let no one in on that lie
Am
And I discovered the truth
C D
Oh I could just die
Em Am
Lay right down and die
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I'm not 100% sure how to play it, but sometimes it sound better to play it like this;
Am C
We've got forever
D Em
But you know that's not much time
Am
For you to bring me the songs
C D
And I'll pretend they're mine
C D Em
I will make them mine
Am C
You said you'd never
D Em
Let no one in on that lie
Am
And I discovered the truth
C D
Oh I could just die
C D Em
Lay right down and die
Loads of Love!
