[Intro] [Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][Em][F] Repeat 3 times
[Verse 1] [Am] Risin' up, ba [F] ck on the street, [G] Did my time, took my [Am] chances. [Am] Went the distance, now I'm ba [F] ck on my feet, Just a m [G] an and his will to sur [Am] vive. [Am] So many times, it [F] happens too fast, [G] You change your passion for [Am] glory [Am] Don't lose your grip on the [F] dreams of the past, You must f [G] ight just to keep them al [Am] ive:
[Chorus] [G] It's [Am] the [Dm] eye of the tiger, it's the [C] thrill of the [G] fight Rising [Dm] up to the challenge of our [Am]ri [G]val.... And the [Dm] last known survivor stalks his [C] prey in the nig [G] ht, And he's [Dm] watching us [Em7] all with the [F] eye [N.C.] of the [Am] tiger.
[Verse 2] [Am] Face to face, [F] out in the heat, [G] Hangin' tough, stayin' [Am] hungry. [Am] They stack the odds, still we [F] take to the street, .. For we [G] kill with the skill to [Am] survive.
[Chorus] [G] It's [Am] the [Dm] eye of the tiger, it's the [C] thrill of the [G] fight Rising [Dm] up to the challenge of our [Am]ri [G]val.... And the [Dm] last known survivor stalks his [C] prey in the nig [G] ht, And he's [Dm] watching us [Em7] all with the [F] eye [N.C.] of the [Am] tiger.
[Verse 3] [Am] Risin' up, [F] straight to the top, [G] Had the guts, got the [Am] glory. [Am] Went the distance, now I'm not [F] gonna stop,.. Just a [G] man and his will to sur [Am] vive.
[Chorus] [G] It's [Am] the [Dm] eye of the tiger, it's the [C] thrill of the [G] fight Rising [Dm] up to the challenge of our [Am]ri [G]val.... And the [Dm] last known survivor stalks his [C] prey in the nig [G] ht, And he's [Dm] watching us [Em7] all with the [F] eye [N.C.] of the [Am] tiger.
[Outro] [Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][Em][F] ... The eye of the
[Am] tiger [Am][G][Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][Em][F] (repeat until fade out)
[Intro - Capo 3rd Fret - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part - Capo at 3 Just bass drum E-00--0------ B-55--5------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-22--2------ A-XX--X------ E-00--0------ Drums - 3 triplets finish on 1 of 4 then play upstroke to start chords Play triplets below strings (at treble end) so easier to play upstroke Play triplets with both hands RLL RLL RLL R then upstroke to start
Em G C (G x Asus2 x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] Some [Em] times, [G] I [C] feel, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way, From the [G-Asus2] pain you [Em] drive in- [G] to the [C] heart [G-Asus2] of me. The [Em] love [G] we [C] share, [G-Asus2] seems to, [Em] Go [G] no [C] where [G-Asus2] And I've [Em] lost [G] my [C] light, [G-Asus2] For I [Em] toss and [G] turn; I can't [C] sleep at [G-Asus2] night.
[Chorus 1] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 2] [Em] Now [G] I [C] know, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way [G-Asus2] You don't [Em] really [G] want any [C] more [G-Asus2] from me to [Em] make [G] things [C] right [G-Asus2] You need some [Em] one to [G] hold you [C] tight. [G-Asus2] And you [Em] think love [G] is to [C] pray, [G-Asus2] But I'm [Em] sorry, [G] I don't [C] pray that [G-Asus2] way.
[Chorus 2] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 3] Don't [Em] touch [G] me, [C] please, I [G-Asus2] can not [Em] stand the [G] way you [C] tease. [G-Asus2] I [Em] love you, though you [G] hurt me [C] so, [G-Asus2] Now I'm [Em] going to [G] pack my [C] things and [G-Asus2] go.
