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Cuckoo

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Capo 4
Intro: D  
Verse:
CI walked Galone I never Dtried to stay in line 
CI didn't Gknow what I was Ddoing half the time
CI didn't Gknow that my lDife could ever change
EmI didn't think that anyCbody'd felt the same way
 CAnd then you came
CI said I Gwanna try it Dall without regret
CI wanna mGeet the kind Dof folks I never met
CSkipping Gschool and Dsmoking cigarettes
EmWe hadn't even really gCotten started yet
Pre-Chorus:
CuckoAmo, let's go drCivinDg
CuckoAmo, 'cause there's nowhCere to gDo
CuckoAmo, we're in hCidingD  
CThey're telling our story on the radio.
Chorus:
DI fell in Emlove with Cbeing defGiant
DIn a pick up Emtruck that roCared like a lGion
DWhen you're with Emus you don't hCave to be quGiet no morDe.Em  C  G  
Verse:
CPeople saGid we'd have to Dmake it on our own
CWe never thGought there'd be aDnother hand to hold
CWe didn't Gcare, we never dDid what we were told
EmThey couldn't break us they could nCever turn us cold
EmYou and me well we were Cnever growing old.
Pre-Chorus:
CuckoAmo, let's go drCivinDg
CuckoAmo, 'cause there's nowhCere to gDo
CuckoAmo, we're in hCidingD  
CThey're telling our story on the radio.
Chorus:
DI fell in Emlove with Cbeing defGiant
DIn a pick up Emtruck that roCared like a lGion
DWhen you're with Emus you don't hCave to be quGiet no morDe.Em  C  G  
Bridge:
DI see you now we talk about the way it used to be
GWhen we were brave we misbCehaved, yeah. you know what I mean
DAnd you know why our battle cry always comes bCack to me
 D   Em   C   Gx7
Chorus:
DI fell in Emlove with Cbeing defGiant
DIn a pick up Emtruck that roCared like a lGion
DWhen you're with Emus you don't hCave to be quGiet no morDe.Em  C  G  
No mDorEmeC  G  
DI fell in Emlove with Cbeing defGiant
DIn a pick up Emtruck that roCared like a lGion
DWhen you're with Emus you don't hCave to be quGiet no morDe.Em  C  G  
No moDreEm  C  G  
No moDreEm  C  G  
No moDreEm  C  

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Cuckoo

by Lissie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo 4

Intro:

Verse:

C G D

I walked alone I never tried to stay in line

C G D

I didn't know what I was doing half the time

C G D

I didn't know that my life could ever change

Em C

I didn't think that anybody'd felt the same way

And then you came

C G D

I said I wanna try it all without regret

C G D

I wanna meet the kind of folks I never met

C G D

Skipping school and smoking cigarettes

Em C

We hadn't even really gotten started yet

Pre-Chorus:

Am C D

Cuckoo, let's go driving

Am C D

Cuckoo, 'cause there's nowhere to go

Am C D

Cuckoo, we're in hiding

They're telling our story on the radio.

Chorus:

D Em C G

I fell in love with being defiant

D Em C G

In a pick up truck that roared like a lion

D Em C G D Em C G

When you're with us you don't have to be quiet no more.

Verse:

C G D

People said we'd have to make it on our own

C G D

We never thought there'd be another hand to hold

C G D

We didn't care, we never did what we were told

Em C

They couldn't break us they could never turn us cold

Em C

You and me well we were never growing old.

Pre-Chorus:

Am C D

Cuckoo, let's go driving

Am C D

Cuckoo, 'cause there's nowhere to go

Am C D

Cuckoo, we're in hiding

They're telling our story on the radio.

Chorus:

D Em C G

I fell in love with being defiant

D Em C G

In a pick up truck that roared like a lion

D Em C G D Em C G

When you're with us you don't have to be quiet no more.

Bridge:

I see you now we talk about the way it used to be

G C

When we were brave we misbehaved, yeah. you know what I mean

D C

And you know why our battle cry always comes back to me

D Em C G

Chorus:

D Em C G

I fell in love with being defiant

D Em C G

In a pick up truck that roared like a lion

D Em C G D Em C G

When you're with us you don't have to be quiet no more.

D Em C G

No more

D Em C G

I fell in love with being defiant

D Em C G

In a pick up truck that roared like a lion

D Em C G D Em C G

When you're with us you don't have to be quiet no more.

D Em C G

No more

D Em C G

No more

D Em C

No more

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