Im A Cuckoo Chords & Tabs
Capo 7
Intro: C F C F C G F C (x2 on long version)
C
I'm glad to see you
F
I had a funny dream
Em Dm
You were wearing funny shoes
Em Dm
You were going to a dance
Em F Em G
You were dressed like a punk but you were too young to remember
C
Glad to see you
F
I'm outside the house
Em Dm
I'm not thinking right today
Em Dm
I've got no energy
Em F Em
I'm glad that you were waiting with me
G
Tell me all about your day
Am G
Breaking off is misery
F C
I see a wilderness for you and me
F Em
Punctuated by philosophy
G F
I’m wondering how things could've been
C
I'm happy for you
F
You've made it hard for me
Em Dm
I counted on your company
Em Dm
You were staying with your friends tonight
Em F
I'm feeling sorry for myself
Em G
I keep taking everything to be to be a sign
C
I'm happy for you
F
Now I know this hurt is poison
Em Dm
Too sharp to be bled
Em Dm
I'm sitting on my empty bed
Em
On my empty bed
F Em G
At night the fever grows it's pounding pounding
Am G
I'd rather be in Tokyo
F C
Id rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
F Em
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
G F C
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
C F C F C G F C x 2
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C F
Scary moment, lovin' every moment
Em Dm
I was high from playing shows
Em Dm
We lost a singer to her clothes
Em Dm
My trouble raised its ugly head
Em
I was revealed
F
And I was home in bed
Em G
I was a kid again
C F
Jesus told me, go after every coin
Em Dm
Like it was the last in the world
Em Dm
And protect the wayward child
Em
But I'm a little lost sheep
F
I need my Bo peep
Em G
I know I need my Shepherd here tonight
Am G
Breaking off is misery
F C
I see a wilderness for you and me
F Em
Punctuated by philosophy
G F C
Im wondering how things could've been
Middle 8: F D G E Am__ D G
F
I’d like to see you
F
But really I should stay away
Em Dm
And let you settle down
Em Dm
I've got no claims to your crown
Em
I was the boss of you
F
And I loved you
Em
You know I loved you
G
It's all over now
C F
I was there for you
When you were lonely
Em Dm
I was there when you were bad
Em Dm
I was there when you were sad
Em
Now it's my time of need
F Em G
I’m thinking, do I have to plead to get you by my side?
Am G
I'd rather be in Tokyo
F C
Id rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
F Em
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
G F
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
C F C F C G F C x 2
End on C
