[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 - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part Just bass drum E-55--5------ B-XX--X------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-77--7------ A-XX--X------ E-55--5------
[Intro 2 - Start with strummed muted string triplets with full drums as per higher ground] [Am][C][F] ([C] x [G]) x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] [G] Some
[Am] times, [C] I [F] feel, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am] (double snare) [C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am] (double snare) [C] Get A- [F] way, From the [C]pain [G]you [Am] drive in- [C] to the [F] heart of [C]me [G]the
[Am] love [C] we [F] share, [C]seems [G]to, [Am] Go [C] no [F] where [C]And [G]I've [Am] lost [C] my [F] light, [C]For [G]I [Am] toss and [C] turn; I can't [F] sleep at night [C][G].
[Chorus 1] [A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you, [F] This tainted love you've given, I [Dm] give you all a boy could give you. [Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... (GET READY - HIGH A) [Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, [Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C][G]
[Verse 2] [Am] Now [C] I [F] know, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am] (double snare) [C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am] (double snare) [C] Get A- [F] way [C]You [G]don't [Am] really [C] want any [F] more from [C]me [G]to
[Am] make [C] things [F] right You [C]need [G]some [Am] one to [C] hold you [F] tight. [C]And [G]you [Am] think love [C] is to [F] pray, [C]But [G]I'm [Am] sorry, [C] I don't [F] pray that [C]way. [G]
[Chorus 2] [A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you, [F] This tainted love you've given, I [Dm] give you all a boy could give you. [Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, [Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C][G]Don't
[Verse 3] [Am] touch [C] me, [F] please, I [C]can [G]not [Am] stand the [C] way you [F] tease. [C] I [G] [Am] love you, though you [C] hurt me [F] so, [C]Now [G]I'm [Am] going to [C] pack my [F] things and go[C][G]
