A
I've got a tiger by the tail
              D
It's plain to see
E                                         A
I won't be much when you get through with me
                                              D
Well, I'm loosing weight and a turnin' mighty pale
E                               A
Looks like I got a tiger by the tail

Well, I thought the day I met you
         D
You were meek as a lamb
E                                  A
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans
But now the place we're livin'
          D
Takes the wind from my sail
E                                  A
Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail

[Chorus]
A
I've got a tiger by the tail
              D
It's plain to see
E                                         A
I won't be much when you get through with me
                                              D
Well, I'm loosing weight and a turnin' mighty pale
E                               A
Looks like I got a tiger by the tail

A
Every night you drag me where
    D
The bright lights are found
E                              A
There ain't no way to slow you down
                           D
I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale
    E                                  A
And looks like I've got a tiger by the tail