Try A Little Tenderness Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Am][D][B][Am][B][Am][D][A][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Oh,
she may be [Am]weary
Them young [D]girls they do
get [G]weary
Wearing [F]that same old [E]shaggy dress,
yeah- [Am]yeah
But when she gets [D]weary
Try a little [Bm]ten derness, yeah- [Bb]yeah[D][Am]
[F](Oh[Am] my, not[D])[G]

[Verse 2]
You know [Em]she's [Am]waiting
Just an[D]ticipating[G]
For things that [F]she'll never, never, nev[E]er,
never possess, yeah- [Em]yeah[Am]
But while she's there waiting,
[D]and without them
Try a little [G]tenderness[C]
[G](That's all [C]you gotta do)

[Verse 3]
It's not [B]just sentimental, no, no, [Em]no
She has her [A]grief and care,
[Am]yeah, yeah, [C]yeah
But the soft words, [B]they are spoke so gentle,

[Verse 4]
yeah
[A][Am]
It makes [A]it [Am]easier
[D]Easier to bear, [G]yeah

[Verse 5]
[Em]You won't regret it, no, n[Am]o
[D]Some girls, they don't forget it
[G]Love is their [F]own hap[E]piness, yeah

[Verse 6]
[Am]
But it's all so easy
[D]All you gotta do is try,
try a [Bm]little tenderness, yeah
All you [E]gotta do is, man
Hold her where you want [Am]her
Squeeze [Bm]her, don't tease [C]her
Nev[C#]er leave he[D]r, g[Eb]et to her, try, try
[E]Just [Em]try a[F] littl[F#]e tend[G]erness,
[F]yeah- yeah- yeah
You got to rub her [E]gentle, man
Don't got, don't bruise her, no, no
[Am]You got to love [Bm]her, tease[C] her,
[C#]don't squeeze her
[D]Got to try, now, now, now
Try, try a little [G]tenderness, yeah
[F]Watch her groove,
you [E]got to know what to do, man
Take this [Am]advice