Chords for Jolly Rogers - Cuckoo's Nest
Tempo:
129.2 bpm
Chords used:
Am
E
Em
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Am]
There's a corner in the meadow [Em] where the lads and lassies meet.
Oh, they [G] do hear what they couldn't [Am] do upon the open street.
They play all kinds of [E] games there, but the one I like the best
[Am] is when [E] everybody rumbles up the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am]
cuckoo's nest.
I wooed her in the morning [E] and I had her in the night.
[Bm] She was my very first [Am] one, so I tried to do it right.
I searched around and wondered [E] and I never would have guessed
[Am] if she hadn't [E] shown me where to find her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[Bm] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [A] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to [Em] rumble up the feathers [Am] of her cuckoo's nest.
When she showed me where to find [E] it, I knew just where to go.
[G] Through the underbrush and brambles where [Am] the little cuckoos grow.
From the moment that I found [E] it, she would never let me [A] rest
from rumbling up [Em] the feathers of [Am] her cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It was bushy, it was [E] prickled, it was feathered all around.
[G] It was tucked away so neatly [Am] and it wasn't easy found.
Though she said, young man, you're [E] blundering, I knew it wasn't true.
[Am] For I left her [Em] with the makings of a young [Am]
cuckoo.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
[Am] just to rumble [Em] up the feathers [E] of her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's [Bm] nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Em] cuckoo, hi the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [A] cuckoo's nest.
[N]
There's a corner in the meadow [Em] where the lads and lassies meet.
Oh, they [G] do hear what they couldn't [Am] do upon the open street.
They play all kinds of [E] games there, but the one I like the best
[Am] is when [E] everybody rumbles up the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am]
cuckoo's nest.
I wooed her in the morning [E] and I had her in the night.
[Bm] She was my very first [Am] one, so I tried to do it right.
I searched around and wondered [E] and I never would have guessed
[Am] if she hadn't [E] shown me where to find her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[Bm] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [A] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to [Em] rumble up the feathers [Am] of her cuckoo's nest.
When she showed me where to find [E] it, I knew just where to go.
[G] Through the underbrush and brambles where [Am] the little cuckoos grow.
From the moment that I found [E] it, she would never let me [A] rest
from rumbling up [Em] the feathers of [Am] her cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It was bushy, it was [E] prickled, it was feathered all around.
[G] It was tucked away so neatly [Am] and it wasn't easy found.
Though she said, young man, you're [E] blundering, I knew it wasn't true.
[Am] For I left her [Em] with the makings of a young [Am]
cuckoo.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
[Am] just to rumble [Em] up the feathers [E] of her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's [Bm] nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Em] cuckoo, hi the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [A] cuckoo's nest.
[N]
Key:
Am
E
Em
G
Bm
Am
E
Em
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
There's a corner in the meadow [Em] where the lads and lassies meet.
Oh, they [G] do hear what they couldn't [Am] do upon the open street.
They play all kinds of [E] games there, but the one I like the best
[Am] is when [E] everybody rumbles up the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am]
cuckoo's nest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I wooed her in the morning [E] and I had her in the night.
[Bm] She was my very first [Am] one, so I tried to do it right.
I searched around and wondered [E] and I never would have guessed
[Am] if she hadn't [E] shown me where to find her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[Bm] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [A] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to [Em] rumble up the feathers [Am] of her cuckoo's nest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When she showed me where to find [E] it, I knew just where to go.
[G] Through the underbrush and brambles where [Am] the little cuckoos grow.
From the moment that I found [E] it, she would never let me [A] rest
from rumbling up [Em] the feathers of [Am] her cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am] cuckoo's nest. _ _ _ _ _ _
It was bushy, it was [E] prickled, it was feathered all around.
[G] It was tucked away so neatly [Am] and it wasn't easy found.
Though she said, young man, you're [E] blundering, I knew it wasn't true.
[Am] For I left her [Em] with the makings of a young [Am]
cuckoo.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
[Am] just to rumble [Em] up the feathers [E] of her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's [Bm] nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Em] cuckoo, hi the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [A] cuckoo's nest.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
There's a corner in the meadow [Em] where the lads and lassies meet.
Oh, they [G] do hear what they couldn't [Am] do upon the open street.
They play all kinds of [E] games there, but the one I like the best
[Am] is when [E] everybody rumbles up the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am]
cuckoo's nest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I wooed her in the morning [E] and I had her in the night.
[Bm] She was my very first [Am] one, so I tried to do it right.
I searched around and wondered [E] and I never would have guessed
[Am] if she hadn't [E] shown me where to find her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[Bm] It's hi the cuckoo, lo [A] the cuckoo, hi [Am] the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
just to [Em] rumble up the feathers [Am] of her cuckoo's nest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When she showed me where to find [E] it, I knew just where to go.
[G] Through the underbrush and brambles where [Am] the little cuckoos grow.
From the moment that I found [E] it, she would never let me [A] rest
from rumbling up [Em] the feathers of [Am] her cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [Em] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [Am] cuckoo's nest. _ _ _ _ _ _
It was bushy, it was [E] prickled, it was feathered all around.
[G] It was tucked away so neatly [Am] and it wasn't easy found.
Though she said, young man, you're [E] blundering, I knew it wasn't true.
[Am] For I left her [Em] with the makings of a young [Am]
cuckoo.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo [E] the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
[G] It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Am] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a shilling [E] and a bottle of the best
[Am] just to rumble [Em] up the feathers [E] of her [Am] cuckoo's nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [E] cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's [Bm] nest.
It's hi the cuckoo, lo the [Em] cuckoo, hi the [Am] cuckoo's nest.
I'll give any maid a [E] shilling and a bottle of the best
just to rumble up the feathers of her [A] cuckoo's nest.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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