I'm A Cuckoo
Belle & Sebastian
Tabbed by Petey Sykes
This is an alteration of the previous version on here, which was great but a few chords
wrong. This should work better. It's easier to play if you tune down a semitone (see
at the bottom). Hope you enjoy :-)
[Intro]
F# B F# B F# C# B F#
[Verse 1]
F#
I'm glad to see you
B
I had a funny dream
A#m G#m
You were wearing funny shoes
A#m G#m
You were going to a dance
A#m B A#m C# C#sus4 C#
You were dressed like a punk but you were too young to remember
F#
Glad to see you
B
I'm outside the house
A#m G#m
I'm not thinking right today
A#m G#m
I've got no energy
A#m B A#m
I'm glad that you were waiting with me
C#
Tell me all about your day
[Refrain]
D#m C#
Breaking off is misery
B F#
I see a wilderness for you and me
B A#m
Punctuated by philosophy
C# B
I’m wondering how things could've been
[Verse 2]
F#
I'm happy for you
B
You've made it hard for me
A#m G#m
I counted on your company
A#m G#m
You were staying with your friends tonight
A#m B
I'm feeling sorry for myself
A#m C#
I keep taking everything to be to be a sign
F#
I'm happy for you
B
Now I know this hurt is poison
A#m G#m
Too sharp to be bled
A#m G#m
I'm sitting on my empty bed
A#m
On my empty bed
B A#m C#
At night the fever grows it's pounding pounding
[Refrain]
D#m C#
I'd rather be in Tokyo
B F#
Id rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
B A#m
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
C# B F#
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
[Instrumental]
F# B F# B F# C# B (x2)
[Verse 3]
F# B
Scary moment, lovin' every moment
A#m G#m
I was high from playing shows
A#m G#m
We lost a singer to her clothes
A#m G#m
My trouble raised its ugly head
A#m
I was revealed
B
And I was home in bed
A#m C#
I was a kid again
F# B
Jesus told me, go after every coin
A#m G#m
Like it was the last in the world
A#m G#m
And protect the wayward child
A#m
But I'm a little lost sheep
B
I need my Bo peep
A#m C#
I know I need my Shepherd here tonight
[Refrain]
D#m C#
Breaking off is misery
B F#
I see a wilderness for you and me
B A#m
Punctuated by philosophy
C# B F#
And a wondering how things could've been
[Middle 8]
B G# C# A# D#m G#
C#
[Verse 4]
F#
I’d like to see you
B
But really I should stay away
A#m G#m
And let you settle down
A#m G#m
I've got no claims to your crown
A#m
I was the boss of you
B
And I loved you
A#m
You know I loved you
C#
It's all over now
F# B
I was there for you
When you were lonely
A#m G#m
I was there when you were sad
A#m G#m
I was there when you were bad
A#m
Now it's my time of need
B A#m C#
I’m thinking, do I have to plead to get you by my side?
[Refrain]
D#m C#
I'd rather be in Tokyo
B F#
Id rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
B A#m
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
C# B
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
[Outro]
F# B F# B F# C# B (x2)
End on F#
Tip: for ease of playing, tune down one semitone and play as follows:
Intro: G C G C G D C G
Verse: G C Bm Am Bm Am
C Bm D
Chorus: Em D C G C Bm D C
Mid 8: C A D B Em A D
