I've Got A Tiger By The Tail
Buck Owens
RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
EbDiagram coming soon
Eb7Diagram coming soon
AbDiagram coming soon
Bb7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Eb Eb7 Ab I'VE.. GOT.. A.. TIGER BY THE TAIL, IT'S PLAIN TO SEE. Bb7 Eb I WON'T BE MUCH WHEN YOU GET THRU' WITH ME.. Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab WELL, I'M A LOSING WEIGHT AND A TURNIN' MIGHTY PALE Bb7 Eb LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A TI-GER BY THE TAIL. Eb Eb7 Ab WELL, I THOUGHT THE DAY I MET YOU, YOU WERE MEEK AS A LAMB Bb7 Eb JUST THE KIND TO FIT MY DREAMS AND PLANS Bb7 Eb7 Ab NOW, THE PACE WE'RE LIVIN' TAKES THE WIND FROM MY SAIL Bb7 Eb AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL. Eb Eb7 Ab I'VE.. GOT.. A.. TIGER BY THE TAIL, IT'S PLAIN TO SEE. Bb7 Eb I WON'T BE MUCH WHEN YOU GET THRU' WITH ME.. Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab WELL, I'M A LOSING WEIGHT AND A TURNIN' MIGHTY PALE Bb7 Eb LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A TI-GER BY THE TAIL. Eb Eb7 Ab WELL, EVERY NIGHT YOU DRAG ME WHERE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE FOUND Bb7 Eb THERE AIN'T NO WAY TO SLOW YOU DOWN Bb7 Eb7 Ab I'M AS-BOUT AS HELPLESS AS A LEAF IN A GALE Bb7 Eb AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL Eb Eb7 Ab I'VE.. GOT.. A.. TIGER BY THE TAIL, IT'S PLAIN TO SEE. Bb7 Eb I WON'T BE MUCH WHEN YOU GET THRU' WITH ME.. Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab WELL, I'M A LOSING WEIGHT AND A TURNIN' MIGHTY PALE Bb7 Eb LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A TI-GER BY THE TAIL.
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Chord set
Eb · Eb7 · Ab · Bb7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.