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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Thompson


(peak Billboard position # 23 in 1965)
Words and Music by John D Loudermilk

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

Quit [C]beatin' your chest and [Am]actin' like you're gonna bite a big 
[F]hole outof me[G7]Quit 
[C]messin' and testin' cuz [Am]this ain't at all imp
[F]ressin' to me[G7]Paper 
[C]tiger, paper [A7]tiger, [D7]you paper [G7]tigers are all a
[C]like [A7][D7]Your roar is [G7]much worse than your [C]bite[G7]

Quit [C]spyin' and sighin' and [Am]lyin' and tryin' to 
[F]be so mean[G]Cuz 
[C]you ain't scarin' no[Am]body, baby, you're just 
[F]makin' A scene[G7]Paper 

[C]tiger, paper [A7]tiger, [D7]you're just a'[G7]7flutterin' in the 
[C]]tree [A7][D7]Ain't shakin' [G7]no one but the [C]leaves[C7]

[B7]Oh how you try to be so [C]brave
[G7]Thinkin' that I'll run back to ya and be a[C]fraid
[B7]And so you try to come on [E7]strong
[A7]Thinkin' that I will go a[D7]long, but you're [G7]wrong

[C]tiger, paper [A7]tiger, [D7]you paper [G7]tigers are all a
[C]like [A7][D7]Your roar is [G7]much worse than your [C]bite[A7]
[D7]Your roar is [G7]much worse than your [C]bite.
SPOKEN FADE: [A7][D7]C'mere, kitty. [G7]Here, kitty, kitty, kitty ah ha ha ha ha