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Paper Tiger

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Words and Music by John D Loudermilk
For all y'all cycle of fifths fans (capo on 2nd fret) 
Quit Cbeatin' your chest and Amactin' like you're gonna bite a big 
Fhole outof meG7Quit 
Cmessin' and testin' cuz Amthis ain't at all imp
Fressin' to meG7Paper 
Ctiger, paper A7tiger, D7you paper G7tigers are all a
Clike A7  D7Your roar is G7much worse than your CbiteG7  
Quit Cspyin' and sighin' and Amlyin' and tryin' to 
Fbe so meanGCuz 
Cyou ain't scarin' noAmbody, baby, you're just 
[F]makin'  Ascene[G7]Paper 
Ctiger, paper A7tiger, D7you're just a'G77flutterin' in the 
C]tree A7  D7Ain't shakin' G7no one but the CleavesC7  
B7Oh how you try to be so Cbrave
G7Thinkin' that I'll run back to ya and be aCfraid
B7And so you try to come on E7strong
A7Thinkin' that I will go aD7long, but you're G7wrong
Ctiger, paper A7tiger, D7you paper G7tigers are all a
Clike A7  D7Your roar is G7much worse than your CbiteA7  
D7Your roar is G7much worse than your Cbite.
SPOKEN FADE: A7  D7C'mere, kitty. G7Here, kitty, kitty, kitty ah ha ha ha ha

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Paper Tiger

by Sue Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Words and Music by John D Loudermilk

For all y'all cycle of fifths fans (capo on 2nd fret)

C Am

Quit beatin' your chest and actin' like you're gonna bite a big

F G7

hole outof meQuit

C Am

messin' and testin' cuz this ain't at all imp

F G7

ressin' to mePaper

C A7 D7 G7

tiger, paper tiger, you paper tigers are all a

C A7 D7 G7 C G7

like Your roar is much worse than your bite

C Am

Quit spyin' and sighin' and lyin' and tryin' to

F G

be so meanCuz

C Am

you ain't scarin' nobody, baby, you're just

F A G7

[]makin' scene[]Paper

C A7 D7 G7

tiger, paper tiger, you're just a'7flutterin' in the

C A7 D7 G7 C C7

]tree Ain't shakin' no one but the leaves

B7 C

Oh how you try to be so brave

G7 C

Thinkin' that I'll run back to ya and be afraid

B7 E7

And so you try to come on strong

A7 D7 G7

Thinkin' that I will go along, but you're wrong

C A7 D7 G7

tiger, paper tiger, you paper tigers are all a

C A7 D7 G7 C A7

like Your roar is much worse than your bite

D7 G7 C

Your roar is much worse than your bite.

A7 D7 G7

SPOKEN FADE: C'mere, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty ah ha ha ha ha

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