The Cuckoo Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
The [Em]cuckoo's a pretty [F#]bird.
[F#m]She si[Em]ngs as she fl[C]ies.
[Em]She brings us glad tidings,
tells us no [F#m]lies.
[Em]She sucks the little bird's eggs
to keep her voice clear.
And the more she sings [F]cuckoo,
[Am]the [Em]summer draws n[B]ear.
[Em]As I was[B] a -walk[F#m]in' by the[F#] sid[Em]e of a bush,
I heard two birds whistling the
blackbird [F#m]and the thrush
[Em]I asked them politely
why merry they be
and the answer they gave me
we are single and we are free
A -walkin' and talk[F#m]in',
[Em]a -walkin' was I,
[F#m]To meet [Em]my true lover
he'll come by [F#m]and by,
[Em]To meet him in the m[Am]eadow[Em]s
is all [F#m]my delight
[Em]A -w[B]alki[Em]n' and t[B]alkin'[F#]
[Em]from morning till [B]night[Em]
Oh, meet[B]ing's a pleasure,
[Em]and parting is a grief,
And an incon[F#m]stant lover
[Em]is worse than a th[F#m]ief.
[Em]A thief he will rob [F#m]me
[Em]and take a[D]ll I have,
[F#m]But an[B] inconstant lo[F#m]v er
[F#]send[Em]s me to the [B]grave
[Em]And the grave it will rob [Am]me
and [Em]bring me to [B]dust[Em]
[F#m]An inconstant lov[Em]er no woman can trust
he'll court you and kiss you
and [F#m]vow he'll be true
[Em]on the very next moment
he'll bid you adieu.
The [Em]cuckoo's [B]a p[Em]retty bird[F#m]
[Em]she sings as she flies s[B]he
[Em]She brings us glad tidings,
tells us no lies
And when [Em]her time has come,
her voice sweetens here
And where she goes, [Em]we do not [D]know
Un[Em]til another year