Hunting Tigers Out In "Indiah"
(Evans/Damerell/Hargreaves)
Key: Cm Capo: 3, play Am. Intro: Cm (Capo): (Am) Cm (Am) With big hungry tigers Fm Cm (Dm) (Am) Table manners have no place (Dear dear dear, no Dear dear dear, no G Cm (E) (Am) Dear dear, oh, dear, no!) Cm (Am) After they have eaten you Fm Cm (Dm) (Am) They never say their grace (Dear dear dear, no Dear dear dear, no G Cm (E) (Am) Dear dear, oh, dear, no!) C Cm Fm (A) (Am) (Dm) Hunting tigers can be ripping fun D7 (B7) Like three blind mice G (E) See the hunters run Cm (Am) Hunting tigers out in India Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India Yah! Cm (Am) You all know how beastly tigers are Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India Bb7 (G7) They bite, they scratch Eb (C) They make an awful fuss Ab Eb (F) (C) It's no use stroking them F7 G (D7) (E) And saying, "Puss puss puss!" Oh, Cm (Am) Hunting tigers out in India Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India Yah! Instr.: Cm Fm Cm G Cm (Am) (Dm) (Am) (E) (Am) Cm Fm Cm G Cm (Am) (Dm) (Am) (E) (Am) Bb7 (G7) They bite, they scratch Eb (C) They make an awful fuss Ab Eb (F) (C) It's no use stroking them F7 G (D7) (E) And saying, "Puss puss puss!" Oh, Cm (Am) Hunting tigers out in India Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India Yah! [spoken]: Cm (Am) I say J.O., it's jolly frightening out here... Nonsense, dear boy, you should be like me! But look at you, you're shaking all over! What's the matter with you? G Cm (E) (Am) Shaking, you silly goose? I'm just doing the Watusi, that's all... C Cm Fm (A) (Am) (Dm) Tigers don't go out on rainy nights D7 (B7) They've no need to G (E) Whet their appetites Cm (Am) Hunting tigers out in India Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India Cm (Am) How many tigers can you find Fm Cm (Dm) (Am) With forks and serviettes? (Dear dear dear, no Dear dear dear, no G Cm (E) (Am) Dear dear, oh, dear, no!) Cm (Am) Don't care in what part of you Fm Cm (Dm) (Am) They fix their fretwork sets Dear dear dear, no Dear dear dear, no G Cm (E) (Am) Dear dear, oh, dear, no!) C Cm Fm (A) (Am) (Dm) Hunting tigers can be ripping fun D7 (B7) Like three blind mice G (E) See the hunters run Cm (Am) Hunting tigers out in India Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India Yah! Cm (Am) Hunting tigers out in India Out in out in G Cm (E) (Am) Out in India YAH! NB: Capo chords are in parentheses.