Chords for Taj Mahal - The Cuckoo 1969
Tempo:
78.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
C
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Am] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [A] You know the [G] cuckoo, [A] she's a pretty [C] [D] bird, [C] baby, but she's a woman, [Bm] woman [C#] is she not?
[A] But she [G] never, [D] [A] never hunt [C#] a cuckoo [D] [C] until the fourth [G] day [D] [A] of [Em] July.
[D] [A]
Mama, mama, [D] [A] ooh, sweet [G] [D] mama, [C] tell your boy [A] [A] not to be a [G] gambling [D] man,
cause the [A] cards will [Em] cheat [D] him, [A] and Lord they will [Em] beat [D] him, [C]
and they'll [G] leave [D] him [A] with a [C] losing [D] hand.
[A]
Jack of [Em] diamonds, [D] [A] yeah, you [G] jack of diamonds, [Gm]
where you [C] ride [D] [A] silver [C] and gold.
[G] [A]
First you [G] hurt me, [A] [C] then you desert [D] me, [C] then you leave me [G] [D] out [Am] in the cold, in [D] the [Am] cold.
[Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [E] [Am] [D] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[E] [D] I'm gonna [G] buy me, [D] [C#] I'm gonna buy [D] me a [Gm]
[C] little cabin, [A#] [D] a woman [A] on the [C] mountain top.
[A] You know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm [C] just gonna [D] lay [C] there, I'm gonna stay [G] there, I don't [D] care if the whole [A] world [C] comes to a stop.
You know the [A] cuckoo, [G] [D] [Em] she's [A] a pretty [C] bird, [D] [Gm]
[Cm] woman ain't she, [A#] wobble baby, [F#m] ain't she wobble, yeah, [C] she's a [D] fly.
[A]
But she never, a-holler cuckoo [C] until the fourth [D] day [C] [A] of [D] July, [Am]
of [D] July.
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [A]
[Cm] [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Gm] [A] [Am]
[Cm] [A] [C] [A] [D]
[Am] [D] [A]
[Am] You [Cm] [Am]
[C] know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm just gonna lay there, I'm just gonna lay there, I don't care if the whole world comes to a stop.
[C] [A] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [A] You know the [G] cuckoo, [A] she's a pretty [C] [D] bird, [C] baby, but she's a woman, [Bm] woman [C#] is she not?
[A] But she [G] never, [D] [A] never hunt [C#] a cuckoo [D] [C] until the fourth [G] day [D] [A] of [Em] July.
[D] [A]
Mama, mama, [D] [A] ooh, sweet [G] [D] mama, [C] tell your boy [A] [A] not to be a [G] gambling [D] man,
cause the [A] cards will [Em] cheat [D] him, [A] and Lord they will [Em] beat [D] him, [C]
and they'll [G] leave [D] him [A] with a [C] losing [D] hand.
[A]
Jack of [Em] diamonds, [D] [A] yeah, you [G] jack of diamonds, [Gm]
where you [C] ride [D] [A] silver [C] and gold.
[G] [A]
First you [G] hurt me, [A] [C] then you desert [D] me, [C] then you leave me [G] [D] out [Am] in the cold, in [D] the [Am] cold.
[Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [E] [Am] [D] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[E] [D] I'm gonna [G] buy me, [D] [C#] I'm gonna buy [D] me a [Gm]
[C] little cabin, [A#] [D] a woman [A] on the [C] mountain top.
[A] You know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm [C] just gonna [D] lay [C] there, I'm gonna stay [G] there, I don't [D] care if the whole [A] world [C] comes to a stop.
You know the [A] cuckoo, [G] [D] [Em] she's [A] a pretty [C] bird, [D] [Gm]
[Cm] woman ain't she, [A#] wobble baby, [F#m] ain't she wobble, yeah, [C] she's a [D] fly.
[A]
But she never, a-holler cuckoo [C] until the fourth [D] day [C] [A] of [D] July, [Am]
of [D] July.
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [A]
[Cm] [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Gm] [A] [Am]
[Cm] [A] [C] [A] [D]
[Am] [D] [A]
[Am] You [Cm] [Am]
[C] know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm just gonna lay there, I'm just gonna lay there, I don't care if the whole world comes to a stop.
[C] [A] [D] [A]
Key:
D
A
C
Am
G
D
A
C
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] You know the [G] cuckoo, [A] she's a pretty [C] [D] bird, [C] baby, but she's a woman, _ [Bm] woman [C#] is she not?
[A] But she [G] never, [D] _ [A] never hunt [C#] a cuckoo [D] [C] until the fourth [G] day [D] _ [A] of [Em] July.
[D] _ [A]
Mama, mama, [D] [A] ooh, sweet [G] [D] mama, [C] tell your boy _ [A] [A] not to be a [G] gambling [D] man,
cause the [A] cards will [Em] cheat [D] him, [A] and Lord they will [Em] beat [D] him, [C]
and they'll [G] leave [D] him [A] with a [C] losing [D] hand.
[A]
Jack of [Em] diamonds, [D] [A] yeah, you [G] jack of diamonds, [Gm]
where you [C] ride _ [D] [A] silver [C] and gold.
[G] _ [A]
First you [G] hurt me, [A] [C] then you desert [D] me, [C] then you leave me [G] [D] out [Am] _ in the cold, in [D] the [Am] cold.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ I'm gonna [G] buy me, [D] _ [C#] I'm gonna buy [D] me a [Gm]
[C] little cabin, [A#] [D] a woman [A] on the [C] mountain top.
[A] You know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm [C] just gonna [D] lay [C] there, I'm gonna stay [G] there, I don't [D] care if the whole [A] world [C] comes to a stop.
You know the [A] cuckoo, [G] _ [D] [Em] she's [A] a pretty [C] bird, [D] _ [Gm]
[Cm] woman ain't she, [A#] wobble baby, [F#m] ain't she wobble, yeah, [C] she's a [D] fly.
[A]
But she never, _ a-holler cuckoo [C] until the fourth [D] day _ [C] [A] of [D] July, [Am] _
of [D] July.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[Cm] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[Am] You [Cm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm just gonna lay there, I'm just gonna lay there, I don't care if the whole world comes to a stop.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] You know the [G] cuckoo, [A] she's a pretty [C] [D] bird, [C] baby, but she's a woman, _ [Bm] woman [C#] is she not?
[A] But she [G] never, [D] _ [A] never hunt [C#] a cuckoo [D] [C] until the fourth [G] day [D] _ [A] of [Em] July.
[D] _ [A]
Mama, mama, [D] [A] ooh, sweet [G] [D] mama, [C] tell your boy _ [A] [A] not to be a [G] gambling [D] man,
cause the [A] cards will [Em] cheat [D] him, [A] and Lord they will [Em] beat [D] him, [C]
and they'll [G] leave [D] him [A] with a [C] losing [D] hand.
[A]
Jack of [Em] diamonds, [D] [A] yeah, you [G] jack of diamonds, [Gm]
where you [C] ride _ [D] [A] silver [C] and gold.
[G] _ [A]
First you [G] hurt me, [A] [C] then you desert [D] me, [C] then you leave me [G] [D] out [Am] _ in the cold, in [D] the [Am] cold.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ I'm gonna [G] buy me, [D] _ [C#] I'm gonna buy [D] me a [Gm]
[C] little cabin, [A#] [D] a woman [A] on the [C] mountain top.
[A] You know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm [C] just gonna [D] lay [C] there, I'm gonna stay [G] there, I don't [D] care if the whole [A] world [C] comes to a stop.
You know the [A] cuckoo, [G] _ [D] [Em] she's [A] a pretty [C] bird, [D] _ [Gm]
[Cm] woman ain't she, [A#] wobble baby, [F#m] ain't she wobble, yeah, [C] she's a [D] fly.
[A]
But she never, _ a-holler cuckoo [C] until the fourth [D] day _ [C] [A] of [D] July, [Am] _
of [D] July.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[Cm] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
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_ _ [Gm] _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[Am] You [Cm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] know I'm gonna stay there, baby, I'm just gonna lay there, I'm just gonna lay there, I don't care if the whole world comes to a stop.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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