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[Intro]
Em7   A
Em7   A
[Verse 1]
Em7At five o'clock this morning   I wAas coming down
Em7Born with a nervous breakdown  Awhen I hit the ground
Em7but beaten down by boredAom   I've got afternoon's on my Em7hands
That's nAothing new for me
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  AI'm no Elvis
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  Aor Sonny Liston
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh   AI'm no Madonna
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  Aor Robert Mitchum
[Chorus]
Em7One flew east   anAd one flew westEm7  
n.c.
they both flew over the cuckoo's nest
Em7   A
Em7   A
[Verse 2]
Em7I was looking for a word from AGod, If silence was gold I'd be a Em7rich man
what's Agood for me is good for all
Em7and there's no one out there with Aan extra credit card or sparEm7e change
givin' me   oAne  Aphone  Acall
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  AI'm no Muhammad
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  oAr Mother Mary
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh   AI'm not Jesus
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  oAr Reverend Gerry
[Chorus]
Em7One flew east   and Aone flew westEm7  
n.c.
they both flew over the cuckoo's nest
[Bridge]
        Em7  ASo I'm gonna live my Em7life       AOh yeah
Em7I'm gonna live Amy life  Oh Em7yeahA  Em7  
n.c.
Ah na na na na na na na
na na na na nao oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  AI'm no Elvis
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  Aor Mother Mary
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh   Ano Sonny Liston
Em7Ah Ah Ahh Ahh  Aor Reverend Gerry
[Chorus]
Em7One flew east   and Aone flew westEm7  A  
Em7One flew east   and Aone flew westEm7  A  
Em7One flew east   and Aone flew westEm7  
n.c.
they both flew over the cuckoo's nest

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Cuckoos Nest

by Lee Harvey Osmond

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

[Intro]

Em7 A

[Verse 1]

Em7 A

At five o'clock this morning I was coming down

Em7 A

Born with a nervous breakdown when I hit the ground

Em7 A Em7

but beaten down by boredom I've got afternoon's on my hands

That's nothing new for me

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh I'm no Elvis

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh or Sonny Liston

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh I'm no Madonna

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh or Robert Mitchum

[Chorus]

Em7 A Em7

One flew east and one flew west

n.c.

they both flew over the cuckoo's nest

Em7 A

[Verse 2]

Em7 A Em7

I was looking for a word from God, If silence was gold I'd be a rich man

what's good for me is good for all

Em7 A Em7

and there's no one out there with an extra credit card or spare change

A A A

givin' me one phone call

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh I'm no Muhammad

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh or Mother Mary

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh I'm not Jesus

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh or Reverend Gerry

[Chorus]

Em7 A Em7

One flew east and one flew west

n.c.

they both flew over the cuckoo's nest

[Bridge]

Em7 A Em7 A

So I'm gonna live my life Oh yeah

Em7 A Em7 A Em7

I'm gonna live my life Oh yeah

n.c.

Ah na na na na na na na

na na na na nao oh

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh I'm no Elvis

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh or Mother Mary

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh no Sonny Liston

Em7 A

Ah Ah Ahh Ahh or Reverend Gerry

[Chorus]

Em7 A Em7 A

One flew east and one flew west

Em7 A Em7 A

One flew east and one flew west

Em7 A Em7

One flew east and one flew west

n.c.

they both flew over the cuckoo's nest

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