Cuckoo

Rory Gallagher

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Song: The Cuckoo Artist: Rory Gallagher Album: Wheels Within Wheels (lyrics may vary if from another album) As you play the Am include this little riff e|---------0---| B|---------1---| G|---------2---| D|---------2---| A|-------0-----| E|---0-3-------| --- Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird and she warbles as she flies And she never holler cuckoo until the 4th day of July Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds you’re the meanest heart I know Well you rob my poor pockets of the silver and of gold I’m going up up on a mountain I’m gonna build me a whiskey still And I’ll sell you one bottle for a twenty dollar-bill I’m going up up on a mountain I’m gonna stand lookin’ down So I can see my pretty baby whenever she comes walking round Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird and she warbles as she flies And she never holler cuckoo until the 4th day of July Instrumental Break (see below) Well I’ll eat when I’m hungry and I’ll drink when I’m dry And if some woman don’t shoot me then I’ll live a long time Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds well I’ve known you of old Well you rob my poor pockets and you nearly stole my soul Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird and she warbles as she flies Well she brings us glad tidings and she never tells no lies Ohh-hoo-hoo Mm-hmm-hmm Mm-hmm Mm-hmm-hmm Mm-hmm-hmm Mm-hmm-hmm Mm-hmm Mm-hmm --- Instrumental Break (roughly) e|---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0---0-------0---| B|---1---3---5---3---1-3-5-3---1---0---1---| G|---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---2---| D|---2---4---5---4---2-4-5-4---2---0---2---| A|---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0---3---2---0---| E|---------------------------------3-------| e|---5----3-5--------3-5--------3---| B|---5----3-5--------3-5--------3---| G|---5----4-5--------4-5--------4---| D|---7----5-7--------5-7--------5---| A|---0----0-0--------0-0--------0---| E|----------------------------------| --- Tabbed by NintEndO

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D, C, G, D5, A5, A

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D, F, C, G, A#

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A, D, E, G, C

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E, B, G, D, A, C, F#m, Em, Bm

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B, F#7, F#, B7

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Cmaj7, D, G6, Em7, G, Am, F#

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G, D, C, C7

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Dm, Bb, C, Am, F, B

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Cette chanson évoque une belle et joyeuse mélodie, à travers l'image d'un coucou qui chante en volant, tout en introduisant des thèmes de désillusion et de perte. L'artiste parle des tracas de la vie, notamment de la cupidité de ceux qui nous entourent, symbolisée par le "Jack of Diamonds". Il rêve aussi d'une existence plus simple, se projetant sur une montagne où il pourrait distiller du whisky et garder un œil sur sa bien-aimée. Le contexte semble ancré dans une tradition folk, où la nature et les sentiments profonds s'entrelacent, accompagnés des réalités parfois dures de la vie. Cette chanson, tout en étant légère et entraînante, révèle aussi des réflexions sur l'amour, la solitude et la quête de liberté.

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