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Cuckoo Cocoon

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Written by: Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
From: "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (1974)
Tuning: Standard
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[Verse] simplified
 [D      [Dsus2   [C                   [F#(add11)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------0-------|--------0-------|   |2-------2-------|
B|3--2--3-3-------|1--0--1-1-------|   |2--------2------|
G|2--2--2-2-------|0--0--0-0-------|   |3----------3----|
D|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|   |4-----------4---|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|   |2---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|   |2---------------|
[Verse] more like the real thing
 [Dmaj9           [Cmaj7           [Dmaj9           [Cmaj7  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|
B|3----3-------3--|1----1-------1--|3----3-------3--|1----1-------1--|
G|---6-------6----|---4-------4----|---6-------6----|---4-------4----|
D|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|
A|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                            [G#m(b6) [G#m(b6)
 [F/G             [G/F    [A       [A/G   [F#m7   [F#m7     [F#(add11) or F#/B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1-------1-------|3-----------------------|---0---0---0---0|2-------2-------|
B|-----1-------1--|-----0--2----2--2----2--|--2---4---2---4-|2--------2------|
G|---2-------2----|---0-------2-------2----|-2---4---2---4--|3----------3----|
D|--3---3---3---3-|--0---0---2---2---2---2-|4---6---4---6---|4-----------4---|
A|----------------|--------0---0-----------|----------------|2---------------|
E|3---3---3---3---|1---1-----------3---3---|----------------(2)--------------|
CHORDS
            E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2       x-x-0-2-3-0
F/G         3-x-3-2-1-1
G/F         1-x-0-0-0-3
A/G         3-x-2-2-2-0
F#(add11)  22-4-3-2-2 (or F#/B)
G/A         5-x-5-4-3-3
D/C         x-3-x-2-3-2
D/F#        2-x-0-2-3-2
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[Intro]
|  D   Dsus2|  C|  D   Dsus2|  C|
[Verse 1]
DWrapped up in some Dsus2powdered wool
I Cguess I'm losing touch.
Don't Dtell me this is Dsus2dying
'Cause CI ain't changed that much
The F/Gonly sound is water drops
I G/Fwonder where the hell I Aam
Some kind of A/Gjam?
      F#m           G#m            F#m       G#m|  F#(add11)|
Cuckoo Cocoon have I come to, too soon for you?
[Verse 2]
There's Dnothing I can Dsus2recognize
This is Cnowhere that I've known
With Dno sign of Dsus2life at all
I Cguess that I'm alone
And I F/Gfeel so secure
That I G/Fknow this can't be Areal
But I A/Gfeel good
      F#m           G#m            F#m       G#m|  F#(add11)|
Cuckoo Cocoon have I come to, too soon for you?
[Instrumental]
        6/4
|  G/A|  F/G|  D/C|
        6/4
|  Bb|  Dm   Bb   C|  D/F#|  C|
[Verse 3]
I Dwonder if I'm a Dsus2prisoner
Locked Cin some Brooklyn jail
Or Dsome sort of Dsus2Jonah
Shut Cup inside the whale.
F/GNo, I'm still Rael
And I'm G/Fstuck in some kind of Acave
What could've A/Gsaved me?
      F#m           G#m            F#m       G#m|  F#(add11)|
Cuckoo Cocoon have I come to, too soon for you?
[Instrumental]
        6/4
|  G/A|  F/G|  D/C|
        6/4
|  Bb|  Dm   Bb   C| D/F#  

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Cuckoo Cocoon

by Genesis

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

F/G

G/F

A/G

F#m

G#m

F#(add11)

G/A

D/C

D/F#

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Written by: Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford

From: "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (1974)

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Verse] simplified

[D [Dsus2 [C [F#(add11)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------0-------|--------0-------| |2-------2-------|

B|3--2--3-3-------|1--0--1-1-------| |2--------2------|

G|2--2--2-2-------|0--0--0-0-------| |3----------3----|

D|0-------0-------|2-------2-------| |4-----------4---|

A|----------------|3-------3-------| |2---------------|

E|----------------|----------------| |2---------------|

[Verse] more like the real thing

[Dmaj9 [Cmaj7 [Dmaj9 [Cmaj7

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|

B|3----3-------3--|1----1-------1--|3----3-------3--|1----1-------1--|

G|---6-------6----|---4-------4----|---6-------6----|---4-------4----|

D|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|

A|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[G#m(b6) [G#m(b6)

[F/G [G/F [A [A/G [F#m7 [F#m7 [F#(add11) or F#/B

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|1-------1-------|3-----------------------|---0---0---0---0|2-------2-------|

B|-----1-------1--|-----0--2----2--2----2--|--2---4---2---4-|2--------2------|

G|---2-------2----|---0-------2-------2----|-2---4---2---4--|3----------3----|

D|--3---3---3---3-|--0---0---2---2---2---2-|4---6---4---6---|4-----------4---|

A|----------------|--------0---0-----------|----------------|2---------------|

E|3---3---3---3---|1---1-----------3---3---|----------------(2)--------------|

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0

F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1

G/F 1-x-0-0-0-3

A/G 3-x-2-2-2-0

F#(add11) 2-4-3-2-2 (or F#/B)

G/A 5-x-5-4-3-3

D/C x-3-x-2-3-2

D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2

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[Intro]

D Dsus2 C D Dsus2 C

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[Verse 1]

D Dsus2

Wrapped up in some powdered wool

I guess I'm losing touch.

D Dsus2

Don't tell me this is dying

'Cause I ain't changed that much

F/G

The only sound is water drops

G/F A

I wonder where the hell I am

A/G

Some kind of jam?

F#m G#m F#m G#m F#(add11)

| |

Cuckoo Cocoon have I come to, too soon for you?

[Verse 2]

D Dsus2

There's nothing I can recognize

This is nowhere that I've known

D Dsus2

With no sign of life at all

I guess that I'm alone

F/G

And I feel so secure

G/F A

That I know this can't be real

A/G

But I feel good

F#m G#m F#m G#m F#(add11)

| |

Cuckoo Cocoon have I come to, too soon for you?

[Instrumental]

6/4

G/A F/G D/C

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6/4

Bb Dm Bb C D/F# C

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[Verse 3]

D Dsus2

I wonder if I'm a prisoner

Locked in some Brooklyn jail

D Dsus2

Or some sort of Jonah

Shut up inside the whale.

F/G

No, I'm still Rael

G/F A

And I'm stuck in some kind of cave

A/G

What could've saved me?

F#m G#m F#m G#m F#(add11)

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Cuckoo Cocoon have I come to, too soon for you?

[Instrumental]

6/4

G/A F/G D/C

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6/4

Bb Dm Bb C D/F#

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