The Cuckoo

Rory Gallagher

Traditional

Key of Am · Chords: I III IV VII i v

Intro

Am

1st Verse

Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
        Em             Am
And she warbles as she flies
Am
And she never holler cuckoo
             Em     Am
'Til the 4th day of July

Verse 2

Am
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
           Em             Am
You're the meanest card I know.
Am
Well you've robbed my poor pockets
       Em             Am
Of the silver and the gold

Verse 3

Am
I'm goin up up on a mountain
                 Em           Am
I' m gonna build me a whiskey still
Am
And I'll sell you one bottle
             Em Am
For a twenty dollar-bill

Verse 4

Am
I'm going up upon a hillside
              Em            Am
And I'm gonna stand lookin' down
Am
So I can see my little baby
         Em                Am
Whenever she comes walkin' round

Verse 5

Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
        Em             Am
And she warbles as she flies
Am
And she never holler cuckoo
             Em     Am
'Til the 4th day of July

Guitar Solo

C G Am C G Am
C G C G C G
Am Dadd11/A A5 Dadd11/A
Am7 Dadd11/A A5 Dadd11/A
Am7 G Am G/A Am G/A
Am G/A Am C G Am
C G Am C G C G
C G Am G Am

Verse 6

Am
Well, I'll eat, when I'm hungry
                  Em       Am
And I'll drink,   when I'm dry
Am
And if some woman don't shoot me
          Em           Am
Then I'll live  a long time

Verse 7

Am
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
                 Em     Am
Well, I've known you of old.
Am
Well you rob my poor pockets
        Em              Am
and you nearly stole my soul.

Verse 8

Am
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
        Em             Am
And she warbles as she flies.
Am
Well, she brings us glad tidings
        Em             Am
And she never tells no lies.

Outro

Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh, Yay, ay ay  wooh,
Em              Am
Ooh, yay, ay ay ay
                        Em
Ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     Am
Ooh, ooh, yeah.
C G Am C G Am
C G C G C G A