Belle And Sebastian - Im A Cuckoo

i find playing it this way easier than playing
lots of sharp and flat chords but it means tuning down one semi – tone :
D# G# C# F# A# D#
this is the tab for the long version of this
song which you can hear here :

the shorter version ( the one with the video ) doesnt include the 3
verses/Chorus after the first verse so basically jump from the end of the
first verse to :
im happy for you , now i know this hurt is poison .
anyway you can listen to that version here :

intro : G C G C G D C G ( x2 on long version )

G
i’m glad to see you
C
i had a funny dream
Bm Am
you were wearing funny shoes
Bm Am
you were going to a dance
Bm C Bm D
you were dressed like a punk but you were too young to remember

G
glad to see you
C
i’m outside the house
Bm Am
i’m not thinking right today
Bm Am
i’ve got no energy
Bm C Bm
i’m glad that you were waiting with me
D
tell me all about your day

Em D
breaking off is misery
C G
i see a wilderness for you and me
C Bm
punctuated by philosophy
D C
im wondering how things could’ve been

G
i’m happy for you
C
you’ve made it hard for me
Bm Am
i counted on your company
Bm Am
you were staying with your friends tonight
Bm C
i’m feeling sorry for myself
Bm D
i keep taking everything to be to be a sign

G
i’m happy for you
C
now i know this hurt is poison
Bm Am
too sharp to be bled
Bm Am
i’m sitting on my empty bed
Bm
on my empty bed
C Bm D
at night the fever grows it’s pounding pounding

Em D
i’d rather be in tokyo
C G
id rather listen to thin lizzy – oh
C Bm
watch the sunday gang in harajuku
D C G
there’s something wrong with me , i’m a cuckoo

G C G C G D C G x 2

G C
scary moment , lovin’ every moment
Bm Am
i was high from playing shows
Bm Am
we lost a singer to her clothes
Bm Am
my trouble raised its ugly head
Bm
i was revealed
C
and i was home in bed
Bm D
i was a kid again

G C
jesus told me , go after every coin
Bm Am
like it was the last in the world
Bm Am
and protect the wayward child
Bm
but i’m a little lost sheep
C
i need my bo peep
Bm D
i know i need my shepherd here tonight

Em D
breaking off is misery
C G
i see a wilderness for you and me
C Bm
punctuated by philosophy
D C G
im wondering how things could’ve been

middle 8 : C A D B em__ A D

C
id like to see you
C
but really i should stay away
Bm Am
and let you settle down
Bm Am
i’ve got no claims to your crown
Bm
i was the boss of you
C
and i loved you
Bm
you know i loved you
D
it’s all over now

G C
i was there for you
when you were lonely
Bm Am
i was there when you were bad
Bm Am
i was there when you were sad
Bm
now it’s my time of need
C Bm D
im thinking , do i have to plead to get you by my side?

Em D
i’d rather be in tokyo
C G
id rather listen to thin lizzy – oh
C Bm
watch the sunday gang in harajuku
D C
there’s something wrong with me , i’m a cuckoo

G C G C G D C G x 2

end on G

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