Key: A
Introduction:
Am F Am F E7
Oh Tico Tico tick! Oh Tico Tico tock!
F E7 Bm7(b5) E7 Fº Am
This Tico Tico he's the cuckoo in my clock.
Am7 F Dm7 F Am Am7M
And when he says: "Cuckoo!" he means it's time to woo
Am7 E7 Bm7(b5) Cº Bm7(b5) E7
It's Tico time for all the lovers in the block.
Am F Am F E7
I've got a heavy date, a tete-a-tete at eight,
F E7 Bm7(b5) E7 Fº Am
So speak, oh Tico, tell me is it getting late?
Am7 F Dm7 F Am
If I'm on time, "Cuckoo" but if I'm late, "Woo-woo!"
Am7 E7 Bm7(b5) E7 Fº Am G
The one my heart has gone to may not want to wait!
Fº C C/B Am7 Am7/G F
For just a birdie, and a birdie who goes nowhere,
Dm7 G Cº G7 Cº C7 C
He knows of ev'ry Lovers' Lane and how to go there
G C C7M Dm7 G7
For in affairs of the heart, my Tico's terribly smart,
Cº G Cº Dm7 G/B C
He tells me: "Gently, sentiment'ly at the start!"
Fº C C/B Am7 Am7/G F
Oh, oh, I hear my little Tico Tico calling,
Dm7 G Cº G7 Cº C7 C
Because the time is right and shades of night are falling.
G Cº G7 G/B Fº C
Tico Tico Tico Tico Tico tock.