Tiger by the Tail
Recorded by Willie Nelson
Album: I DON’T KNOW A THING ABOUT LOVE (2023) 

(Capo on 3)

(Intro.)
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / / |
|(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) / / / |

(Chorus)
I've got a (C)tiger by the tail, it's plain to (F)see
I (G)won't be much when you get through with (C)me (G)
And I'm (C)losing weight and I'm turning mighty (F)pale
And it (G)looks like I've got a tiger by the (C)tail

(Verse 1)
I thought the (C)day I met you, you were (F) meek as a lamb
(G)Just the kind to fit my dreams and (C)plans (G)
Now the (C)pace we're living takes the (F) wind from my sails
And it (G)looks like I've got a tiger by the (C)tail

(Chorus)
I've got a (C)tiger by the tail, it's plain to (F)see
I (G)won't be much when you get through with (C)me (G)
And I'm (C)losing weight and I'm turning mighty (F)pale
God, it (G)looks like I've got a tiger by the (C)tail

(Solo)
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / / |
|(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) / / / |
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / / |
|(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) / / / |

(Verse 2)
Wеll, (C)every night you drag me whеre the (F) bright lights are found
(G) There ain't no way to slow you (C)down (G)
(C)I'm as 'bout as helpless as a (F) leaf in a gale
And it (G)looks like I've got a tiger by the (C)tail

(Outro.)
I've got a (C)tiger by the tail, it's plain to (F)see
I (G)won't be much when you get through with (C)me (G)
And I'm (C)losing weight and I'm turning mighty (F)pale
And it (G)looks like I've got a tiger by the (C)tail

(Outro.)
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