Chords for Osborne Brothers - The Cuckoo Bird
Tempo:
116.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
G#m
E
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
Oh, the cuckoo, she's [G#m] a pretty bird, she [E] warbles as she [F#]
flies, but [B] I'd never give [G#m] her water
[E] till the fourth day of [C#m] July.
[F#] It [B] is often that [G#m] I wonder [E] why women [F#] love men, and [B] I look back and [G#m] I wonder [E] why men [F#] are men.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [C#m] she warbles as she [F#] flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day of [F#] July.
[B]
Gonna build me [G#m] a castle [E] on a mountain [C#m] so high, [B] so that I can [G#m] see my true love [E] as she [F#] passes by.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she warbles [F#] as she flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day [F#] of July.
[B] Jack
[G#m] [E] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [F#]
[B] of diamonds, [G#m] jack of diamonds, [E] I know [C#m] you of [F#] gold.
[B] You have robbed [G#m] my poor pockets [E] of silver [F#] and of gold.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she warbles [F#] as she flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth [F#] day of July.
[B] [N]
Oh, the cuckoo, she's [G#m] a pretty bird, she [E] warbles as she [F#]
flies, but [B] I'd never give [G#m] her water
[E] till the fourth day of [C#m] July.
[F#] It [B] is often that [G#m] I wonder [E] why women [F#] love men, and [B] I look back and [G#m] I wonder [E] why men [F#] are men.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [C#m] she warbles as she [F#] flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day of [F#] July.
[B]
Gonna build me [G#m] a castle [E] on a mountain [C#m] so high, [B] so that I can [G#m] see my true love [E] as she [F#] passes by.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she warbles [F#] as she flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day [F#] of July.
[B] Jack
[G#m] [E] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [F#]
[B] of diamonds, [G#m] jack of diamonds, [E] I know [C#m] you of [F#] gold.
[B] You have robbed [G#m] my poor pockets [E] of silver [F#] and of gold.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she warbles [F#] as she flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth [F#] day of July.
[B] [N]
Key:
B
G#m
E
F#
C#m
B
G#m
E
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Oh, the cuckoo, she's [G#m] a pretty bird, she [E] warbles as she [F#] _
flies, but [B] I'd never give [G#m] her water
[E] till the fourth day of [C#m] July.
_ [F#] It [B] _ _ _ is often that [G#m] I wonder _ [E] why women [F#] love men, and [B] I look _ back and [G#m] I wonder _ [E] why _ men [F#] are men.
_ [B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [C#m] she warbles as she _ [F#] flies, [B] but I'd never _ [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day of [F#] July.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ Gonna build me [G#m] a castle _ [E] on a mountain _ [C#m] so high, [B] so that I can [G#m] see my true love [E] as she _ [F#] passes by.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she _ warbles [F#] as she _ flies, [B] but I'd never _ [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day [F#] of July.
_ _ [B] Jack _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ of diamonds, _ [G#m] jack of _ diamonds, [E] I know _ [C#m] you of [F#] gold.
[B] You have robbed _ [G#m] my poor _ pockets [E] of silver _ [F#] and of gold.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she _ warbles [F#] as she _ flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth _ [F#] day of July.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ Oh, the cuckoo, she's [G#m] a pretty bird, she [E] warbles as she [F#] _
flies, but [B] I'd never give [G#m] her water
[E] till the fourth day of [C#m] July.
_ [F#] It [B] _ _ _ is often that [G#m] I wonder _ [E] why women [F#] love men, and [B] I look _ back and [G#m] I wonder _ [E] why _ men [F#] are men.
_ [B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [C#m] she warbles as she _ [F#] flies, [B] but I'd never _ [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day of [F#] July.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ Gonna build me [G#m] a castle _ [E] on a mountain _ [C#m] so high, [B] so that I can [G#m] see my true love [E] as she _ [F#] passes by.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she _ warbles [F#] as she _ flies, [B] but I'd never _ [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth day [F#] of July.
_ _ [B] Jack _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ of diamonds, _ [G#m] jack of _ diamonds, [E] I know _ [C#m] you of [F#] gold.
[B] You have robbed _ [G#m] my poor _ pockets [E] of silver _ [F#] and of gold.
[B] Oh, the cuckoo, [G#m] she's a pretty bird, [E] she _ warbles [F#] as she _ flies, [B] but I'd never [G#m] give her water
[E] till the fourth _ [F#] day of July.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _