I've Got a Tiger by the Tail lyrics chords

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I've Got a Tiger by the Tail lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use, it one of Buck Owens' novelty songs. You can have a lot of fun picking and singing this classic, it's easy to learn.

I've Got a Tiger by the Tail

by Buck Owens

C                       C7                 F

I've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to see

  G7                                      C  G7

I won't be much when you get through with me

           C                     C7             F

Well I'm a losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale

G7                                 C

Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail

                         C7           F

Well I thought the day I met you were meek as a lamb

G7                                 C

Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans

C                  C7               F

Now the pace we're livin' takes the wind from my sails

       G7                                 C

And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail

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                     C7                F

Well every night you drag me where the bright lights are found

G7                             C

There ain't no way to slow you down

C            C7            F

I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale

       G7                                 C

And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail

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Buck Owens and Harland Howard teamed up to write this novelty song that became a hit for Buck. It has chords simple enough that all of us can play and enjoy it. Click on the Pure Country Music banner below for a good selection of Buck's cds. Print I've Got a Tiger by the Tail lyrics and chords, it will be entertaining for you and your listeners.