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 
  
                                       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 
                                     F  
Now the pace we're living takes the wind from my sails 
        G7                                   C  
And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail 
  
repeat #1 

                                        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                            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 
  
repeat #1