Try A Little Tenderness Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G]
[C][A][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh, she[Em] may be weary
[Am]And young girl[D]s, they do get wearied
[G]Wearing tha[F]t same old shaggy [E]dress,
yeah, yeah
[Am]But when she gets weary
[D]Try a little tender[Bm]ness yea[Bb]h, yeah
[Am][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]You know she[Em]'s waiting
[Am]Just anticip[D]ating
[G]For things tha[F]t she'll never, never,
[E]never, never possess, yeah yeah
[Am]But while she's there waiting,
[D]and without them
Try a little [G]tenderness[C]
(That's all [G]you gotta do)

[Bridge 1]
[C]It's not jus[B]t sentimental, no, no, no
[Em]She has her grie[A]f and care,
yeah, yeah, yeah
[C]But the soft words,
[B]they are spoke so gentle, yeah
[A]It makes it easier,
[C]easier to bea[D]r, yeah

[Verse 3]
[G]You[Em] won't regret it, no, no[Am]
Young [D]girls, they don't forget it
[G]Love is their [F]whole [E]happi- ness, yeah
[Am]But it's all so easy
[D]All you gotta do is try, try a little
[G]tenderness, yeah
All you [E]gotta do is, man,
hold her where you want her
[Am]Squeeze her,[Bm] don't tease her,[C]
nev[C#]er leave her
[D]Get to [Eb]her, try,[Em] try
Just [F]try a [F#]little

[Outro 1]
[G]Tenderness, yeah, yeah, yeah
[F]You've got to know how to lov[E]e her man,
Take this advice, man
You've got [Am]to squeeze he[Bm]r,
don't tease [C]her, never [C#]leave
You've got [D]to hold [Eb]her
and rub her [Em]softly, man
[F]Try a [F#]little [G]tenderness, yeah yeah, yeah
[F]You've got to rub her gently[E] man...
Don't bruise her, no, no
[Am]You've got to love[Bm] her,
[C]tease her, [C#]don't..., please her
[D]Got to try it man, nah nah
Try, try a little [G]tenderness, yeah,
[F]watch her groove
You've gotta to [E]know what to do, man
Take this advice
[Fade out]