Am F Am F E7
Oh Tico Tico tick! Oh Tico Tico tock!
F E7 Bm5-/7 E7 Fdim Am
This Tico Tico he's the cuckoo in my clock.
Am7 F Dm7 F Am Am7+
And when he says: 'Cuckoo!' he means it's time to woo;
Am7 E7 Bm5-/7 Cdim Bm5-/7 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 Bm5-/7 E7 Fdim Am
So speak, oh Tico, tell me is it getting late?
Am7 F Dm7 F Am Am+7
If I'm on time, 'Cuckoo' but if I'm late, 'Woo-woo!'
Am7 E7 Bm5-/7 E7 Fdim Am G
The one my heart has gone to may not want to wait!
Bridge:
Fdim C C/B Am7 Am7/G F
For just a birdie, and a birdie who goes nowhere,
Dm7 G Cdim G7 Cdim C7/9+ 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,
Cdim G Cdim Dm7 G/B C
He tells me: 'Gently, sentiment'ly at the start!'
Fdim C C/B Am7 Am7/G F
Oh, oh, I hear my little Tico Tico calling,
Dm7 G Cdim G7 Cdim C7/9+ C
Because the time is right and shades of night are falling.
C7 F Dm Dm7 Fdim C
I love that not-so-cuckoo cuckoo in the clock:
G Cdim G7 G/B Fdim C
Tico Tico Tico Tico Tico tock.
Composição de Jose Abreu/Ervin Drake/Aloysio Oliveira