The Be Good Tanyas - The Coo Coo Bird Chords

[Intro]
Am     G   Am
G   Am
 
 
[Verse 1]
Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
Am
She warbles as she flies
                                   G
She never hollers coo coo till the fourth day
   Am
Of July
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am
Gonna build me log cabin
Am
On a mountain so high
                       G          Am
So I can see Willie as he goes on by
 
 
[Interlude]
Am      G   Am
 
 
[Verse 3]
Am
Well I've played cards in Texas
Am
And I've played cards in Maine
                                  G
Oh I'll bet you five dollars I'll beat you
   Am
Next game
 
 
[Interlude]
Am    G   Am
 
 
[Verse 4]
Am
Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds
Am
Oh I know you of old
                              G        Am
You robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
Am
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey
Am
Oh I know you of old
                              G          Am
You robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
Am    G   Am
G   Am
 
 
[Verse 5]
Am
Sometimes I feel much younger
Am
Sometimes I feel so old
                                  G
Sometimes the warm sun shines sometimes it's
     Am
Dreadful cold
 
 
[Fiddle Solo]
Am    G   Am
G   Am
 
 
[Verse 6]
Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
Am
How I wish she was mine
                           G        Am
She never drinks water she only drinks wine
 
 
[Verse 7]
Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
Am
She warbles as she flies
                                   G
She never hollers coo coo till the fourth day
   Am
Of July
 
 
[Outro]
Am    G   Am
G   Am   G   Am
G   Am
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