Cuckoo's Nest
Written by: Traditional / Lyrics by John Hartford
Appears on: Mountain Tracks Vol. 3
[Intro]
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | | D | C | | D G | D A D | | D A | C G | | D G | D A | [Verse 1] D A Dream a little dream of you C G With your golden hair and your eyes so blue D G Like a song Tchikovski plays D D That makes me come on slowly [Verse 2] D A Your raven hair makes me mad C G your insane eyes that makes me glad D G It's the California dreamin' and the Mississippi smile D D That makes me come on slowly [Verse 3] D A Tryin' to be real cool and soft C G Won't take a chance of turnin' you off D G Watchin' how you're operating when the chips are down D D That makes me come on slowly [Verse 4] D A It isn't that I wouldn't wanna make it all come true C G Baby if I had a chance to be in love with you D G Watchin' how you're operating when the chips are down D D That makes me come on slowly [Instrumental] | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | | D | C | | D G | D A D | | D A | C G | | D G | D A | Repeat this whole section over and over [Verse 5] D A Tryin' to be real cool and soft C G Won't take a chance of turnin' you off D (F#) G Watchin' how you're operating when the chips are down D (A) D That makes me come on slowly [Verse 6] D A It isn't that I wouldn't wanna make it all come true C G Baby if I had a chance to be in love with you D (F#) G Watchin' how you're operating when the chips are down D (A) D That makes me come on slowly
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