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"I've Got A Tiger In My Tank"
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7" single
(The Intimates, 1965)
album _Only In America_
(Various Artists, 1995)
written by
Lou Reed/Terry Philips/Jerry Vance/
Jimmie Sims/Robert W. Motta
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I've got a tiger in my tank
I've got a '55 Shelby with a station six
I'm tellin' you waitin' we don't mix
So when I go straight out from the line
now me and my Shelby ring out fine
Cause -
I've got a tiger in my tank
And there's a lion at the wheel
And I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
and I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
And I can really move
I've got a tiger in my tank
There are guys who got money and blue suede class
but I've got somethin' that's a guess
A V8-E Cobra or XKE
there is any guy that can't take me
Cause -
I've got a tiger in my tank
And there's a lion at the wheel
And I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
and I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
And I can really move
I've got a tiger in my tank
(Ooohhh, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
(ooohhh, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
I've got a tiger in my tank
And I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
and I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
And I can really move (ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh)
and I can really move
And I can really move
and I can really move
chorus {G}{Em}{F}{D} (I've got a ...)
{G}{Em}{Am}{F/D} (- fifty ...)
{G}{Em}{Am}{F/D} (- when I go ...)
{D} (Cause -)
chorus {G}{Em}{F}{D} (I've got a ...)
{G}{Em}{F}{D} (And there's ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
chorus {G}{Em}{F}{D} (I've got a ...)
{G}{Em}{Am}{F/D} (- guys who ...)
{G}{Em}{Am}{F/D} (A V8-E ...)
{D} (Cause -)
chorus {G}{Em}{F}{D} (I've got a ...)
{G}{Em}{F}{D} (And there's ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
chorus {G}{Em}{F}{D} (I've got a ...)
guitar {G}{Em}{Am}{F/D} (Ooohhh ...)
{D}
chorus {G}{Em}{F}{D} (I've got a ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#} (And I can ...)
... fade out
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"I've Got A Tiger In My Tank"
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album _Soundsville!_
(Various Artists, 1965)
performed by The Beachnuts
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I've got a tiger in my tank
I've got a '55 Shelby with a station six
I'm tellin' you waitin' we don't mix
So when I go straight out from the line
me and my Shelby work out fine
Cause -
I've got a tiger in my tank
And there's a lion at the wheel
And I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move
I've got a tiger in my tank
Well there are guys who got money and looks and glass
well I've got somethin' that's a guess
A V8-E Cobra or XKE
there is any guy that can't take me
Cause -
I've got a tiger in my tank
And there's a lion at the wheel
And I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move
I've got a tiger in my tank
I've got a tiger in my tank
And I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move, ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh
I can really move
chords: same as The Intimates 7" single version
* the roars (shout) were edited out
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thanks: Michael Reilly (mick@mixhoose.fsnet.co.uk)
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here is the lyric to "I've got a tiger in my tank".
I got this lyric from an mp3.
instructions are in <brackets>
backing singing is in (brackets)
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"I've Got A Tiger In My Tank"
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I've got a tiger in my tank - (roar)
I've got a fifty-five chevvy with a station six
I'm tellin you waitin' we don't mix
So when I go straight out from the line
Now me and my chevvy ring out fine
cause,
I've got a tiger in my tank - (roar)
And there's a lion at the wheel - (roar)
And I can really move (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
And I can really move (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
And I can really move
I've got a tiger in my tank - (roar)
There are guys who got money and blue suede class
But I got somethin thats a gas
A mean 'A' cobra or XKE ----------- I'm not sure about this line.
i'll get back to you eventually
There is any guy that can't take me ----------------- Or this line.
cause,
I've got a tiger in my tank - (roar)
And there's a lion at the wheel - (roar)
And I can really move (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
And I can really move (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
And I can really move
I've got a tiger in my tank - (roar)
<guitar solo (with ooh ooh oohs)>
I've got a tiger in my tank - (roar)
And I can really move
And I can really move
And I can really move <repeat and fade (with roaring)>
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I will hopefully have more obscure lyrics soon,
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chords transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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