Your New Cuckoo
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From: "Charles S Seymour" <Charles.S.Seymour.1@nd.edu>
Subject: c/cardigans/your_new_cuckoo.crd
"Your New Cuckoo"--The Cardigans (from First Band on the Moon)
Intro:
Dmaj7 C#maj7 Cmaj7 C#maj7 [fade in, repeat as desired]
Dmaj7 Ebdim
Chorus:
Em7 A Dmaj7 Ebdim
Em7 A Dmaj7 C#maj7 Cmaj7
Ebdim B Ab7
Verse:
C#m7 A6 Am+7 [repeat]
C#m7
I saw you there
A6 Am+7
I stopped and stared
C#dim A6 Am+7
the curly girlie smiled
C#m7
You really were
A6 Am+7
too close to her
C#m7 A6 Am+7
and people just went by
C#m7 A6 Am+7 [repeat]
C#m7
I saw your face
A6 Am+7
and her embrace
C#m7 A6 Am+7
your whisper in her ear
C#m7
I know the score
A6 Am+7
'cause I have heard it before
C#m7 A6 Am+7
I read your lips with fear
Ebdim B Ab7
Your words were clear (you said):
Em7 A
La-la-la-la-la-la
Dmaj7 Ebdim
Let's say forever, let's say it's true
Em7 A
la-la-la-la-la-la
Dmaj7 C#maj7 Cmaj7
let's come together, me and you
Ebdim
la-la-la-la-la-la
B Ab7
your new cuckoo
[Verse instrumental, then repeat chorus]
Outro:
Dmaj7 C#maj7 Cmaj7 C#maj7 [repeat and fade out]
Chord definitions:
Dmaj7 [x57675]
C#maj7 [x46564]
Cmaj7 [x35453]
Ebdim [xx4545] although in the Ebdim B Ab7 pattern I like [xx1212]
Em7 [x79787]
A [577655]
B [x24442]
Ab7 [464544]
C#m7 [x46454]
A6 [x02222]
Amin+7 [x02110]
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How to play Your New Cuckoo
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dmaj7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.