I've Got A Tiger By The Tail chords by Ray Charles

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 (A major) I've got  (D major) a  tiger by the tail,
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it's plain to  (G major) see
Yes it is,
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I  (A major) won't be much when you get
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through with  (D major) me
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Through with  (A major) me?
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Well, I'm  (D major) a -losin' weight and
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I'm turnin' mighty  (G major) pale
You hear what I say, now?
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 (A major) Looks like I've got a tiger by the  (D major) tail
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By  (G major) the  (D major) tail
Well, the first day that I met you,
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you were  (G major) meek as a lamb
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 (A major) Just the kind to fit my dreams  (D major) and  plans
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 (A major) Now  (D major) the place we live in takes the
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 (G major) wind from my sails
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And it  (A major) looks like I've got a tiger by the tail  (G major) 
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 (D major) I've got a tiger by the tail
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It's plain to  (G major) see
Yes, it is now
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I  (A major) won't be much when you get
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through with  (D major) me
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Through with  (A major) me?
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Well, I'm  (D major) a -losin' weight and
a -turnin' my tail
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 (G major) You hear what I'm sayin', girls?
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It  (A major) looks like I've got a tiger by the  (D major) tail
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What  (G major) the  (D major) hell?  (A major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) Every  (D major) night you drag me where the
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 (G major) bright lights are found
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 (A major) There ain't no way to slow you  (D major) down
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 (A major) Well,  (D major) I am just as helpless as
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a  (G major) leaf in a gale
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And it  (A major) looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
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By  (G major) the  (D major) tail
I've got a tiger by the tail
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It's plain to  (G major) see
Yes, it is now
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I  (A major) won't be much when you get
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through with  (D major) me
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Through with  (A major) me?
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Well, I'm  (D major) a loser when I turn it my  (G major) tail
You hear what say, girls?
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Look (A major) s like I've got a tiger by the  (D major) tail
By the tail
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Look (A major) s like I've got a tiger by the  (D major) tail  (G major) 
By the tail
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