Chorus:
^DI've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to ^Gsee
I ^Awon't be much when you get through with ^Dme^A
I'm a-^Dlosin' weight and a-turnin' mighty ^Gpale
It ^Alooks like I've got a tiger by the ^Dtail

v.1
^DI thought the day I met you, you were ^Gmeek as a lamb
^AJust the kind to fit my dreams and ^Dplans^A
DNow the pace we're livin' takes the ^Gwind from my sails
An' it ^Alooks like I've got a tiger by the ^Dtail

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v.2
Well, every night you drag me where the bright lights are found
There ain't no way to slow you down
I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale
An' it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail

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