(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


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


(Repeat chorus)

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