Tiger in the closet chords by Hoyt Axton

SimplifiedD · C · Bm · B

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Verse 1
D 
C 
 (D major) There's a tiger in the  (C major) closet,
Bm 
D 
mommy  (B minor) look  (D major) and see
C 
There's a tiger in the  (C major) closet,
D 
blinkin'  (D major) out at me
C 
D 
His  (C major) coat is cotton  (D major) candy,
C 
D 
 (C major) his eyes are gumdrop  (D major) red
C 
He wants to run and  (C major) play with me,
Bm 
D 
why  (B minor) must I  (D major) go to bed?
C 
He wants to run and  (C major) play with me,
D 
why must I go to  (D major) bed?
C 
His color's green and  (C major) purple,
Bm 
D 
his  (B minor) teeth are  (D major) long and white.
C 
He says he'll teach me  (C major) how to roar,
Bm 
D 
why  (B minor) must I  (D major) say goodnight?
C 
D 
If  (C major) I could play with  (D major) him a while,
C 
D 
 (C major) you know he'd treat me  (D major) right.
C 
And he'd protect me  (C major) while I sleep,
D 
for he's my friend at  (D major) night.
C 
And he'd protect me  (C major) while I sleep,
D 
for he's my  (D major) friend at night.
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major) 
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major) 
C 
D 
C 
 (C major) Hmm hm (D major) m  hmm  (C major) hmm hmm
D 
C 
D 
 (D major) Hmm hmm  (C major) hmm hmm hmm  (D major) 
C 
There's a tiger in the  (C major) closet
D 
Mommy, look  (D major) at and see
C 
There's a tiger in the  (C major) closet,
Bm 
D 
Winking  (B minor) out at  (D major) me
C 
D 
His  (C major) coat is cotton  (D major) candy
C 
D 
His  (C major) eyes are gumdrop  (D major) red
C 
He wants to run and  (C major) play with me,
Bm 
C 
D 
why  (B minor) must I  (C major) go to  (D major) bed?
B 
C 
He wants to run and  (B major) play with  (C major) me,
Bm 
D 
why  (B minor) must I go to  (D major) bed?
C 
There is a tiger in the  (C major) closet,
Bm 
D 
 (B minor) mommy,  (D major) look and see.