The Coo-Coo Bird

The BE Good Tanyas

Key of Am · Chords: VII i

Intro

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Verse 1

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Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
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She warbles as she flies
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She never hollers coo coo till the fourth day
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Of July

Verse 2

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Gonna build me log cabin
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On a mountain so high
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So I can see Willie as he goes on by

Interlude

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Verse 3

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Well I've played cards in Texas
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And I've played cards in Maine
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Oh I'll bet you five dollars I'll beat you
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Next game

Interlude

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Verse 4

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Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds
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Oh I know you of old
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You robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
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Rye whiskey, rye whiskey
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Oh I know you of old
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You robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold

Guitar Solo

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Verse 5

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Sometimes I feel much younger
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Sometimes I feel so old
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Sometimes the warm sun shines sometimes it's
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Dreadful cold

Fiddle Solo

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Verse 6

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Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
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How I wish she was mine
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She never drinks water she only drinks wine

Verse 7

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Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
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She warbles as she flies
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She never hollers coo coo till the fourth day
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Of July

Outro

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