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[Intro 1] [Am] [D][Am][G][D] [Verse 1] You know the [Am]cuckoo [Dm]Shes a pretty [Am]bird[D] Baby [C]but she [Am]warble woman as she fly [Dm]But she neve[Am]r, never[G] heard[Am] a cuckoo Until the [C]Fourth [G]Day [Dm]of J[Am]uly[Dm] [Verse 2] [Am]Mama, mama [G]Ooh, [Am]sweet mama Tell you [C]boy [Gm]not[D] to be [Am]a gamblin' man [D]Cuz [Am]the card'll cheat [Dm]em' Lord [Am]they will beat him And [C]they'll leave [G]him[D] with [Am]a losin' hand [Verse 3] [Am]Jack o' Diamonds [D]Yeah, [Am]Jack o' Diamonds Well, ya [C]robbed my [Gm]poor pocket [Dm]o' sil[Am]ver [G]and gold First [Am]ya hurt [D]me [Dm]Then [Am]ya desert me Then ya [C]leave me [D]out [Am]in the cold [Interlude 1] [Dm][Am] [C][G][Dm][Am] [G][D][Am] [Verse 4] I'm gonna [Am]buy me [D]Baby, [Am]I'm gonna buy me [D]A lit[C]tle cabin [G]on [D]the mountai[Am]n top [D]You know [Am]I'm gonna stay [D]there [Am]Baby I'm just gonna [G]lay [Am]ther[C]e I don't [D]care if the whole [Am]world come to a stop [Dm]You know the cuckoo [Verse 5] [Am] [Dm]is a pretty bird[Am][G][C] Baby but she warble [Dm]as s[Am]he fly But baby you never heard a cuckoo [G]Until the fou[C]rth of [G]jul[Dm]y[Am] [Outro 1] [Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am] [C][Am][Dm][Am] [Dm][Am] [C] [Am][D][Am] [Dm][Am][Dm][Am] [Dm][Am][Dm][Am] [Dm][Am][Dm][Am] [D] [Am][Am]
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