Chords for Townes Van Zandt - 03 - Cuckoo Song (Whole Coffeehouse, November 1973)
Tempo:
107.75 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
G#m
G#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G#m]
[C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] Well, Cuckoo, she's a pretty bird [C#] And [G#] she warbles as she [C#] flies
Oh, she never says nothing Till the [G#] last day of [C#m] July
Well, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds [C#] Man, I know you, I know [C#m] you of old
Robbed my pocket, robbed my pocket Of their [G#m]
silver and [C#m] their gold
Well, for working, I'm too lazy And for [G#] begging, that's too [C#m] low
And train robbing, that's too dangerous So [G#m] to gambling [C#m] did I go
Well, I gambled down in England And [G#] I gambled down in [C#m] Spain
And it never brought me nothing But [G#m] this feel good [C#m] and this pain
I'm [G#m]
[C#m]
[C#] [G#m]
[C#m] going out on Tenkiller Mountain, yes I am
[G#] I'm gonna build me, gonna build [C#m] me a still Well, I'll sell you five gallons for a [G#] two [C#m] dollar bill
[G#m] [C#m] [G#m]
Well, it's bacon when I'm hungry And [G#] it's whiskey when [C#m] I'm dry
Well, it's women for my loving And [G#] it's religion [C#m] when I die
[G#m]
[C#m] Well, Cuckoo, she's a pretty bird And [G#] she warbles as she [C#m] flies
Well, she never says nothing Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
[G#] [G#m]
[C#m] [N]
[C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] Well, Cuckoo, she's a pretty bird [C#] And [G#] she warbles as she [C#] flies
Oh, she never says nothing Till the [G#] last day of [C#m] July
Well, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds [C#] Man, I know you, I know [C#m] you of old
Robbed my pocket, robbed my pocket Of their [G#m]
silver and [C#m] their gold
Well, for working, I'm too lazy And for [G#] begging, that's too [C#m] low
And train robbing, that's too dangerous So [G#m] to gambling [C#m] did I go
Well, I gambled down in England And [G#] I gambled down in [C#m] Spain
And it never brought me nothing But [G#m] this feel good [C#m] and this pain
I'm [G#m]
[C#m]
[C#] [G#m]
[C#m] going out on Tenkiller Mountain, yes I am
[G#] I'm gonna build me, gonna build [C#m] me a still Well, I'll sell you five gallons for a [G#] two [C#m] dollar bill
[G#m] [C#m] [G#m]
Well, it's bacon when I'm hungry And [G#] it's whiskey when [C#m] I'm dry
Well, it's women for my loving And [G#] it's religion [C#m] when I die
[G#m]
[C#m] Well, Cuckoo, she's a pretty bird And [G#] she warbles as she [C#m] flies
Well, she never says nothing Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
[G#] [G#m]
[C#m] [N]
Key:
C#m
G#m
G#
C#
C#m
G#m
G#
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Well, Cuckoo, _ she's a pretty bird [C#] And [G#] she warbles as she [C#] flies
_ Oh, she never _ says nothing Till the [G#] last day of [C#m] July
Well, Jack of Diamonds, _ Jack of Diamonds _ [C#] Man, I know you, I know [C#m] you of old
_ Robbed my pocket, _ robbed my pocket Of their [G#m]
silver and [C#m] their gold
Well, for working, _ I'm too lazy _ And for [G#] begging, that's too [C#m] low
_ And train _ robbing, that's too dangerous So [G#m] to gambling _ [C#m] did I go
_ Well, I gambled down in England And [G#] I gambled down in [C#m] Spain
And it never brought me nothing But [G#m] this feel good [C#m] and this pain
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ going out on _ Tenkiller Mountain, yes I am
[G#] I'm gonna build me, gonna build [C#m] me a still _ Well, I'll sell you five gallons _ for a [G#] two _ [C#m] dollar bill _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, it's bacon when I'm hungry And [G#] it's whiskey when [C#m] I'm dry
_ Well, it's women for my loving And [G#] it's religion _ [C#m] when I die _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ Well, Cuckoo, _ she's a pretty bird And [G#] she warbles as she [C#m] flies
_ Well, she never _ says nothing Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
_ Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Well, Cuckoo, _ she's a pretty bird [C#] And [G#] she warbles as she [C#] flies
_ Oh, she never _ says nothing Till the [G#] last day of [C#m] July
Well, Jack of Diamonds, _ Jack of Diamonds _ [C#] Man, I know you, I know [C#m] you of old
_ Robbed my pocket, _ robbed my pocket Of their [G#m]
silver and [C#m] their gold
Well, for working, _ I'm too lazy _ And for [G#] begging, that's too [C#m] low
_ And train _ robbing, that's too dangerous So [G#m] to gambling _ [C#m] did I go
_ Well, I gambled down in England And [G#] I gambled down in [C#m] Spain
And it never brought me nothing But [G#m] this feel good [C#m] and this pain
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ going out on _ Tenkiller Mountain, yes I am
[G#] I'm gonna build me, gonna build [C#m] me a still _ Well, I'll sell you five gallons _ for a [G#] two _ [C#m] dollar bill _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, it's bacon when I'm hungry And [G#] it's whiskey when [C#m] I'm dry
_ Well, it's women for my loving And [G#] it's religion _ [C#m] when I die _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ Well, Cuckoo, _ she's a pretty bird And [G#] she warbles as she [C#m] flies
_ Well, she never _ says nothing Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
_ Till [G#] the last day of [C#m] July
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _