Im A Cuckoo Chords & Tabs
I find playing it this way easier than playing
lots of sharp and flat chords but it means tuning down one semi-tone:
D# G# C# F# A# D#
This is the tab for the long version of this
song which you can hear here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr6ieHPOllo
The shorter version (the one with the video) doesnt include the 3
verses/chorus after the first verse so basically jump from the end of the
first verse to:
Im happy for you, Now I know this hurt is poison.
Anyway you can listen to that version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKuw71YBbI&ob=av3e
Intro: G C G C G D C G (x2 on long version)
G
I'm glad to see you
C
I had a funny dream
Bm Am
You were wearing funny shoes
Bm Am
You were going to a dance
Bm C Bm D
You were dressed like a punk but you were too young to remember
G
Glad to see you
C
I'm outside the house
Bm Am
I'm not thinking right today
Bm Am
I've got no energy
Bm C Bm
I'm glad that you were waiting with me
D
Tell me all about your day
Em D
Breaking off is misery
C G
I see a wilderness for you and me
C Bm
Punctuated by philosophy
D C
I’m wondering how things could've been
G
I'm happy for you
C
You've made it hard for me
Bm Am
I counted on your company
Bm Am
You were staying with your friends tonight
Bm C
I'm feeling sorry for myself
Bm D
I keep taking everything to be to be a sign
G
I'm happy for you
C
Now I know this hurt is poison
Bm Am
Too sharp to be bled
Bm Am
I'm sitting on my empty bed
Bm
On my empty bed
C Bm D
At night the fever grows it's pounding pounding
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Em D
I'd rather be in Tokyo
C G
Id rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
C Bm
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
D C G
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
G C G C G D C G x 2
G C
Scary moment, lovin' every moment
Bm Am
I was high from playing shows
Bm Am
We lost a singer to her clothes
Bm Am
My trouble raised its ugly head
Bm
I was revealed
C
And I was home in bed
Bm D
I was a kid again
G C
Jesus told me, go after every coin
Bm Am
Like it was the last in the world
Bm Am
And protect the wayward child
Bm
But I'm a little lost sheep
C
I need my Bo peep
Bm D
I know I need my Shepherd here tonight
Em D
Breaking off is misery
C G
I see a wilderness for you and me
C Bm
Punctuated by philosophy
D C G
Im wondering how things could've been
Middle 8: C A D B Em__ A D
C
I’d like to see you
C
But really I should stay away
Bm Am
And let you settle down
Bm Am
I've got no claims to your crown
Bm
I was the boss of you
C
And I loved you
Bm
You know I loved you
D
It's all over now
G C
I was there for you
When you were lonely
Bm Am
I was there when you were bad
Bm Am
I was there when you were sad
Bm
Now it's my time of need
C Bm D
I’m thinking, do I have to plead to get you by my side?
Em D
I'd rather be in Tokyo
C G
Id rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
C Bm
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
D C
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
G C G C G D C G x 2
End on G
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