Chorus:
E A
I've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to see
B7 E B7
I won't be much when you get through with me
E A
Well I'm a loosin weight and turnin mighty pail
B7 E
Looks like I've gotta tiger by the tail
E A
Well I thought the day I met you you were weak as a limb
B7 E B7
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans
E A
Now the pace were livin takes the wind from the sails
B7 E
And it looks like I've gotta tiger by the tail
Chorus
E A
Well every night you drag where the bright lights are found
B7 E B7
There ain't no way to slow you down
E A
I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gail
B7 E
And it looks like I've gotta tiger by the tail