Slaid Cleaves - Tiger tom dixons blues

Tiger Tom ^CDixon had a ^Ggift from ^Dgod He could hit you ^Cquick, he could ^Ghit you ^Dhard In a world where a ^Cman's hands ^Gare put to the ^Dtest Tiger Tom ^CDixon's ^Ghands were the ^Dbest ^G

Men came from Boston, from ^AOhio ^G Corners of counties that ^Ayou'll never know ^G Barrooms and pool halls with^A nothing to show ^G 'Cept for the fists that ^Athey did throw At ^DTiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D D}Tiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D}

He'd step into the ^Cring, gloves ^Gtied on ^Dtight After humbling a ^Cman, Tom would ^Gtie one on in ^Dspite Kick back into a ^Cwhiskey like it ^Gwas an easy c^Dhair Drink to any^Cthing that the ^GDevil may ^Dcare

Now Tom held the ^Cfuture in ^Ghis right ^Dfist But there was no good ^Ctime Tom ^GDixon could re^Dsist No neon in New ^CEngland he ^Ghadn't passed out ^Dunder No white ^Clightning hadn't ^Gfelt his ^Dthunder ^G

Men came from Boston, from ^AOhio ^G Corners of counties that ^Ayou'll never know ^G Barrooms and bar stools with ^Anothing to show ^G 'Cept for the fists that ^Athey did throw At ^DTiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D D}Tiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D}

Tougher than ^Cleather and ^Gquick as a ^Dcat Till a young man ^Cone day is ^Gno longer ^Dthat And the dreams of those a^Cround him ^Gsink to the ^Dquick When he slows just e^Cnough for them to^G figure the ^Dtrick

Come a day in De^Ccember the ^Gsteely winds did ^Dblow Into the ring a ^Cman Tom ^GDixon did ^Dknow It was himself without the ^Cbottle, and the ^Gdream held ^Dfast He took Tom's ^Cdream with him and he ^Gnever looked ^Dback

Tom rolled around that ^Cbottle for a ^Gcouple of ^Dyears Till he was put in the ^Cground by ^Ghis own ^Dfears Now all that is ^Cleft is the ^Gstory I have ^Dtold And the dream that still ^Cwaits to un^Gfold for ^DTiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D} Tiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D G}

Men came from Boston, from ^AOhio ^G Corners of counties that ^Ayou'll never know ^G Barrooms and bar stools with ^Anothing to show ^G 'Cept for the fists that ^Athey did throw At ^DTiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D D}Tiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D D}Tiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D D}Tiger Tom ^CDixon ^{G D}