Chords for Cab Calloway - My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing) [Sept. 10, 1941]
Tempo:
86.1 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Eb
G
Ab
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
![Cab Calloway - My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing) [Sept. 10, 1941] chords](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y8IIBsc-S0I/mqdefault.jpg)
Start Jamming...
We stole this bird, a mighty fine bird, stole this bird from the cuckoo clock and drove it up the redway, put it in [Eb] a hop.
Stop all trains, [B] close all roads, [Gm] there's a mystery up in Harlem where.
So just relax and take it slow, [F] please dig what I have [Gm] to say.
Now who stole the bird from the cuckoo clock?
My cuckoo bird could swing.
[G] At three o'clock [Gm] he'd come on out [A] and here's the way [Eb] he'd sing.
[G] Cuckoo, cuckoo, [Ab] [Eb] cuckoo, [Cm] my cuckoo [Gm] bird could swing.
See, my little bird couldn't eat no food, he only loved to swing.
[G] At six o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [D] out and here's the [Gm] way he'd sing.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, [Ab]
cuckoo, cuckoo, [Eb] cuckoo, [Gm] he only loved to swing.
Now [Cm] who stole the bird?
Won't you [Fm] bring him on back?
That [Gm] bird could solid swing.
[G] At nine o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [F] out and here's [Gm] the way he'd sing.
[Eb] Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, [D]
[Db] my [Eb] cuckoo bird could swing.
[Ab] [D] [F] [Ab] [D] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [G]
[Eb] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [A]
[Bb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [A]
[Gm] [G] [Gm] [Ab]
[D] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [A] [Eb]
[N]
Stop all trains, [B] close all roads, [Gm] there's a mystery up in Harlem where.
So just relax and take it slow, [F] please dig what I have [Gm] to say.
Now who stole the bird from the cuckoo clock?
My cuckoo bird could swing.
[G] At three o'clock [Gm] he'd come on out [A] and here's the way [Eb] he'd sing.
[G] Cuckoo, cuckoo, [Ab] [Eb] cuckoo, [Cm] my cuckoo [Gm] bird could swing.
See, my little bird couldn't eat no food, he only loved to swing.
[G] At six o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [D] out and here's the [Gm] way he'd sing.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, [Ab]
cuckoo, cuckoo, [Eb] cuckoo, [Gm] he only loved to swing.
Now [Cm] who stole the bird?
Won't you [Fm] bring him on back?
That [Gm] bird could solid swing.
[G] At nine o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [F] out and here's [Gm] the way he'd sing.
[Eb] Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, [D]
[Db] my [Eb] cuckoo bird could swing.
[Ab] [D] [F] [Ab] [D] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [G]
[Eb] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [A]
[Bb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [A]
[Gm] [G] [Gm] [Ab]
[D] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [A] [Eb]
[N]
Key:
Gm
Eb
G
Ab
Cm
Gm
Eb
G
We stole this bird, a mighty fine bird, stole this bird from the cuckoo clock and drove it up the redway, put it in [Eb] a hop.
Stop all trains, [B] close all roads, [Gm] there's a mystery up in Harlem where.
So just relax and take it slow, [F] please dig what I have [Gm] to say.
Now who stole the bird from the cuckoo clock?
My cuckoo bird could swing.
[G] At three o'clock [Gm] he'd come on out [A] and here's the way [Eb] he'd sing.
_ _ _ [G] Cuckoo, cuckoo, [Ab] _ _ [Eb] cuckoo, [Cm] _ my cuckoo [Gm] bird could swing.
See, my little bird couldn't eat no food, he only loved to swing.
[G] At six o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [D] out and here's the [Gm] way he'd sing.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, _ [Ab]
cuckoo, cuckoo, _ [Eb] _ cuckoo, [Gm] he only loved to swing.
Now [Cm] who stole the bird?
Won't you [Fm] bring him on back?
That [Gm] bird could solid swing.
[G] At nine o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [F] out and here's [Gm] the way he'd sing.
_ [Eb] Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] my [Eb] cuckoo bird could swing.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Stop all trains, [B] close all roads, [Gm] there's a mystery up in Harlem where.
So just relax and take it slow, [F] please dig what I have [Gm] to say.
Now who stole the bird from the cuckoo clock?
My cuckoo bird could swing.
[G] At three o'clock [Gm] he'd come on out [A] and here's the way [Eb] he'd sing.
_ _ _ [G] Cuckoo, cuckoo, [Ab] _ _ [Eb] cuckoo, [Cm] _ my cuckoo [Gm] bird could swing.
See, my little bird couldn't eat no food, he only loved to swing.
[G] At six o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [D] out and here's the [Gm] way he'd sing.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, _ [Ab]
cuckoo, cuckoo, _ [Eb] _ cuckoo, [Gm] he only loved to swing.
Now [Cm] who stole the bird?
Won't you [Fm] bring him on back?
That [Gm] bird could solid swing.
[G] At nine o [Gm]'clock he'd come on [F] out and here's [Gm] the way he'd sing.
_ [Eb] Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] my [Eb] cuckoo bird could swing.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _