I'm a Cuckoo
By Belle and Sebastian
[Intro]
F# B F# B F# C# B
[Verse 1]
F#
I'm glad to see you
B
I had a funny dream
Bbm G#m
And you were wearing funny shoes
Bbm G#m
You were going to a dance
Bbm
You were dressed like a punk but you are
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
Too young to remember
[Verse 2]
F#
Glad to see you
B
I'm outside the house
Bbm G#m
I'm not thinking right today
Bbm G#m
I've got no energy
Bbm
I'm glad that you are waiting with me
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
Tell me all about your day
[Chorus]
Ebm C#
Breaking off is misery
B F#
I see a wilderness for you and me
B Bbm
Punctuated by philosophy
C# B
And wondering how things could've been
[Verse 3]
F#
I'm happy for you
B
You've made it hard for me
Bbm G#m
I counted on your company
Bbm G#m
You are staying with your friends tonight
Bbm
I'm feeling sorry for myself
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
I keep taking everything to be a sign
[Verse 4]
F#
I'm happy for you
B
Now I know this hurt is poison
Bbm G#m
Too sharp to be bled
Bbm G#m
I'm sitting on my empty bed
Bbm
I'm on my empty bed
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
At night the fever grows, it's pounding pounding
[Chorus]
Ebm C#
I'd rather be in Tokyo
B F#
I'd rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
B Bbm
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
C# B
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo
[Interlude]
F# B F# B F# C# B
[Verse 5]
F#
Scary moment, lovin' every moment
B
I was high from playing shows
Bbm G#m
We lost a singer to her clothes
Bbm G#m
My trouble raised its ugly head
Bbm
I was revealed and I was home in bed
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
I was a kid again
[Verse 6]
F#
Jesus told me, go after every coin
B
Like it was the last in the world
Bbm G#m
And protect the wayward child
Bbm G#m
But I'm a little lost sheep
Bbm
I need my Bo Peep
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
You know I need my shepherd here tonight
[Chorus]
Ebm C#
Breaking off is misery
B F#
I see a wilderness for you and me
B Bbm
Punctuated by philosophy
C# B
And wondering how things could've been
[Trumpet Solo]
F# B G# C# Bb Ebm Ebm G# C#
[Verse 7]
F#
I'd like to see you, but really I should stay away
B
And let you settle down
Bbm G#m
I've got no claims to your crown
Bbm G#m
I was the boss of you and I loved you
Bbm
You know I loved you
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
It's all over now
[Verse 8]
F#
And I was there for you
B
When you were lonely
Bbm G#m
I was there when you were bad
Bbm G#m
I was there when you were sad
Bbm
Now it's my time of need
B Bbm C# C#sus4 C#
I'm thinking, do I have to plead to get you by my side?
[Chorus]
Ebm C#
I'd rather be in Tokyo
B F#
I'd rather listen to Thin Lizzy-oh
B Bbm
Watch the Sunday gang in Harajuku
C# B
There's something wrong with me, I'm a cuckoo