Old Tige chords by Jim Reeves
Verse 1
D
G
D
(Tige you were faithful
G
D
faithful to the end
A
G
Tige now I miss you you were
D
my best friend)
Three years of Army Service done
G
and I was headin' home at last
D
I got to thinking bout my dog and
A
things long gone and passed
How old Tige pulled me from the creek
when I had no pulse or breath
E
How he saved me from the chargin'
A
D
bull that gored my Dad to death
As a kid I'd dream of bears
and tremble to my toes
G
Till old Tige come up to my bed and
D
nudge me with his nose
A
Then my fears would melt away
and Tige would go lie down
I'd drift on back to sleep without
G
D
another sound
The big bus stopped I got off it was
awful dark and thick with fog
G
Then something gently nuzzled
D
me and there stood Tige my dog
A
I wondered if my faithful dog
had met the bus each day
E
And all the dreary winter nights
A
since I'd been away
D
Have Tige meet me here like this
I was I was really glad
Cause I hadn't needed Tige so much
G
since the day they'd burried Dad
D
Two long miles still lay ahead
A
but what I didn't know
A giant Dam was being built
G
where the old road used to go
D
I thank the Lord for sending Tige and
I followed where he led
Knowing well without his help
that I'd be good as dead
G
Tige inched along this way and
D
that going rough and slow
G
A
And I could hear the water lappin' at
the ledges far below
E
Then through the mist I saw a light
A
and mother in her chair
D
And I reached down to pet old Tige
but he wasn't there
G
I'm thankful Mom you had
old Tige these three lonely years
D
A
I owe my life to him tonight I
couldn't help my tears
G
You say you wrote me bout the Dam
D
well God was sure with us
I didn't get your letter Mom
but old Tige met the bus
G
I hate to tell you son she said but
D
now you've got to know
A
When you left it broke his heart Tige
G
died three years ago
D
(You were my best friend)
Old Tige
Jim Reeves
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Jim Reeves
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users