Eye of the Tiger

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 6  -7  6    -5  5   6    -5
Ris-in' up, back on the street
-5  -5  -5   -5  6    -5  5
did my time took my chanc-es
 6   -7   7    6    -5   5   6   -5 -5  5
went the dis-tance. Now I'm back on my feet
 4   5 -5  -5   5   -5  -5  5   6 
just a man and his will to sur-vive.


6   6 -7   6   5  -5   5    6   -5
So man-y times it hap-pens too fast.
-5    -5   -5   -5   5   6  -5  5
You trade your pass-ion for glo-ry.
 6     6    -7   7   -5  5     6   -5 -5   5
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past.
 4   5    -5    -5  5   -5   -5  5  6
You must fight just to keep them a-live.


 -5   6  -6  -6 -6  -6  6
It's the eye of the ti-ger.
 -5   5    5    -5  6   -5
It's the thrill of the fight,
 -5  6 -6 -6 -6   -6   6    -5  5  6  -5
ris-in up to the chal-lenge of our ri-val.
 -5  6   -6    -6  -6 -6   6    -5    5   5   -5  6   -5
And the last known sur-vi-vor stalks his prey in the night,
-5   6     -6  6   -6 -7   -6   7   7  -5  5  -5  5
and he's watch-ing us all with the eye of the ti-ger.


  6  -7   6   -5  5   6   -5
Face to face, out in the heat,
 -5  -5   -5      5  6   -5  5
hang-ing tough, stay-in hun-gry.
 6     6   -7    7    -5   5   6   -5 -5    5
They stack the odds, still we take to the street
 4   5   -5   -5   5   -5   -5  5   6
for the kill with the skill to sur-vive.


-5   6  -6  -6 -6  -6  6
It's the eye of the ti-ger.
 -5   5    5    -5  6   -5
It's the thrill of the fight,
 -5  6 -6 -6 -6   -6   6    -5  5  6  -5
ris-in up to the chal-lenge of our ri-val.
 -5  6   -6    -6  -6 -6   6    -5    5   5   -5  6   -5
And the last known sur-vi-vor stalks his prey in the night,
-5   6     -6  6   -6 -7   -6   7   7  -5  5  -5  5
and he's watch-ing us all with the eye of the ti-ger.


 6  -7  6    -5     5   6  -5
Ris-in up, straight to the top.
-5  -5   -5    5   6  -5  5
Had the guts, got the glo-ry.
 6    -7  7    6   -5   5   6  -5  -5  5
Went the dis-tance now I'm not gon-na stop,
 4   5 -5  -5   5   -5  -5  5   6
just a man and his will to sur-vive.


-5   6  -6  -6 -6  -6  6
It's the eye of the ti-ger.
 -5   5    5    -5  6   -5
It's the thrill of the fight,
 -5  6 -6 -6 -6   -6   6    -5  5  6  -5
ris-in up to the chal-lenge of our ri-val.
 -5  6   -6    -6  -6 -6   6    -5    5   5   -5  6   -5
And the last known sur-vi-vor stalks his prey in the night,
-5   6     -6  6   -6 -7   -6   7   7  -5  5  -5  5
and he's watch-ing us all with the eye of the ti-ger.

 7   -5  5  -5  5
Eye, of the ti-ger.
 4   6  -5  5  -5  5
The eye of the ti-ger.
4   6  -5  5  -5  5
The eye of the ti-ger.

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