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Tuning: G C E A
I'm A Cuckoo
Belle & Sebastian
Tabbed by Petey Sykes
This is an alteration of the previous version on here, which was great but a few chords
wrong. This should work better. It's easier to play if you tune down a semitone (see
at the bottom). Hope you enjoy :-)
Intro: F# B F# B F# C# B F#
F#I'm glad to see you
BI had a funny dream
YoA#mu were wG#mearing funny shoes
YoA#mu were gG#moing to a dance
YoA#mu were dresBsedA#m like C#a punC#sus4k but yoC#u were too young to remember
F#Glad to see you
BI'm outside the house
I'A#mm not thinkG#ming right today
I've A#mgot no enerG#mgy
I'A#mm glad tBhat you werA#me waiting with me
C#Tell me all about your day
D#mBreakinC#g off is misery
I Bsee a wiF#lderness for you and me
PunctBuatedA#m by philosophy
I’m wonC#dering how things could've beeBn
F#I'm happy for you
BYou've made it hard for me
I A#mcounted onG#m your company
YoA#mu were G#mstaying with your friends tonight
I'A#mm feelinBg sorry for myself
I keep takA#ming eC#verything to be to be a sign
F#I'm happy for you
BNow I know this hurt is poison
A#mToo sharp tG#mo be bled
A#mI'm sitG#mting on my empty bed
OnA#m my empty bed
At Bnight A#mthe fC#ever grows it's pounding pounding
D#mI'd rather bC#e in Tokyo
IdB ratheF#r listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
WaBtch tA#mhe Sunday gang in Harajuku
ThC#ere's BsometF#hing wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
F#x 2B F# B F# C# B
F#Scary momBent, lovin' every moment
I wasA#m high froG#mm playing shows
WeA#m lost aG#m singer to her clothes
My tA#mrouble raG#mised its ugly head
I A#mwas revealed
AnBd I was home in bed
A#mI wasC# a kid again
F#Jesus Btold me, go after every coin
LiA#mke it waG#ms the last in the world
AnA#md proteG#mct the wayward child
BuA#mt I'm a little lost sheep
I Bneed my Bo peep
I knowA#m I needC# my Shepherd here tonight
D#mBreakinC#g off is misery
I Bsee a wiF#lderness for you and me
PunctBuatedA#m by philosophy
AnC#d a woBnderinF#g how things could've been
Middle 8: B G# C# A# D#m__ G#
C#
F#I’d like to see you
BBut really I should stay away
AndA#m let yoG#mu settle down
I'A#mve got G#mno claims to your crown
I A#mwas the boss of you
AnBd I loved you
You knowA#m I loved you
C#It's all over now
F#I was Bthere for you
When you were lonely
I A#mwas theG#mre when you were sad
I A#mwas theG#mre when you were bad
NoA#mw it's my time of need
I’m tBhinkiA#mng, dC#o I have to plead to get you by my side?
D#mI'd rather beC# in Tokyo
IdB ratheF#r listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
WaBtch tA#mhe Sunday gang in Harajuku
ThC#ere's Bsomething wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
F#x 2B F# B F# C# B
End on F#
Tip: for ease of playing, tune down one semitone and play as follows:
Intro: G C G C G D C G
Verse: G C Bm Am Bm Am
C Bm D
Chorus: Em D C G C Bm D C
Mid 8: C A D B Em__ A D