Cuckoo Song Chords
Cuckoo Song by A Silent Film is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Em, D, Bm and C). Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo 1
C G
I won’t be your cuckoo, my love
Em C
Nor a thief on the wing
C G
A shameful regret
Em D
Or a promise on a string
C G
And I will follow your heart
Bm Em
Until you let me in
C G
I’ll never be your cuckoo, my love
D C
I won’t be a lesson learned in spring
(C) G, Em, C
C, G, Em, D
C, G, Bm, Em
C, G, D
C G
Don’t be a cuckoo, my love
Em C
If you ever want to know
C G
The beat of your heart
Em D
Or the depth of your soul
C G
And I will colour my life
Bm Em
With the courage that you’ve shown me
C G
To never be a cuckoo, my love
D C G Em C
Oh, I will take this wish and bury it in the sno-o-o-ow
C, G, Em, D
C, G, Bm, D
C, G, D
G (extended) D
The river you didn’t cross
D Em
Grows deeper every day
Em C
And for the rest of my life
C G
Are you the one that got away?
G D
‘Fore we grow old
D Em
Will you show me the depths of your soul?
Em C
Though we clip your wings
C C G Em C
Well I will build a home with the courage that you have sho-o-o-own
C, G, Em, D
C, G, Bm, Em
C, G, D
C G
So put down your bow and arrow
Em C
‘Cause time is on our side
C G
And I will be here in the morning
Em C
If there are fireworks tonight
C G
Is this the calm before the storm?
Bm Em
The design is in your eyes
C G
I’ll never be a cuckoo, my love
D C G
Oh, I will take this wish and bury it in the snow
D C G
And I will build a home with the courage that you have shown
D C G
And I will take this wish and bury it in the snow
D
If you cross this river
G
I’m yours and yours alone