The Coo Coo Bird chords by Steve Forbert

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Verse 1
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Oh, the cuckoo,
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she's a pretty bird,
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And she warbles as she flies,
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But she never hollers cuckoo
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Till the fourth day of July
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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Gonna build me a cabin
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on a mountain so high
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So I can see Willie
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when he goes passin' by
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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Well, I played cards in England
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And I played cards in Spain
I'll bet you ten dollars,
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I can beat you next game
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird.
Jack of diamonds, Jack of diamonds,
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I've known you from old.
You've robbed my poor pockets
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of my silver and my gold
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird
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The cuckoo is a pretty bird,
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she's a pretty bird