Song: The Cuckoo
Artist: Rory Gallagher
Album: Wheels Within Wheels (lyrics may vary if from another album)
As you play the Am, include this little riff
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Am Em Am
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles, as she flies
Em Am
And she never, holler cuckoo, until the 4th day, of July
Em Am
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, you're the meanest, heart I know
Em Am
Well you rob my, poor pockets, of the silver, and of gold
Em Am
I'm going up, up on a mountain, I'm gonna build me, a whiskey still
Em Am
And I'll sell you, one bottle, for a twenty, dollar-bill
Em Am
I'm going up, up on a mountain, I'm gonna stand, lookin' down
Em Am
So I can see my, pretty baby, whenever she, comes walking round
Em Am
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles, as she flies
Em Am
And she never, holler cuckoo, until the 4th day, of July
C G Am
C G Am
C G C G
C G Am
Instrumental Break (see below)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rory_gallagher/cuckoo_crd.html ]
C G Am
C G Am
C G C G
C G Am
Em Am
Well I'll eat, when I'm hungry, and I'll drink, when I'm dry
Em Am
And if some woman, don't shoot me, then I'll live, a long time
Em Am
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, well I've known you, of old
Em Am
Well you rob my, poor pockets, and you nearly, stole my soul
Em Am
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles, as she flies
Em Am
Well she brings us, glad tidings, and she never, tells no lies
Em Am
Ohh-hoo-hoo, Mm-hmm-hmm, Mm-hmm, Mm-hmm-hmm
Em Am
Mm-hmm-hmm, Mm-hmm-hmm, Mm-hmm, Mm-hmm
C G Am
C G Am
C G C G
C G A
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Instrumental Break (roughly)
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Tabbed by NintEndO
