Try a Little Tenderness Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][Am][G][C][G][Am][D][G][Am][D][G][Am][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh,
she may [Em]be weary
[Am]Them young girls, they[D] do get weary
[G]Wearin [F]that same [Dm]old shaggy [E]dress[Em][E]
[Am]Oh, when she gets weary,
[D]try a little Tender[Bm]ness[E][Am][D][G]
You [Em]know she's waiting,
[Am]just anticip[D]ating[G]
For [Dm]the things she'll
never pos[E]ses[Em][Am]
While she's [D]there waiting
Try, o [Bm]just a little,
o just [E]a little little little [Am]tenderness
[D]That's what I said,
a little [G]tenderness[C]

[Verse 2]
[G]It's' All you gotta [C]do
It's not, ha, oh just [B]sentimental, no
She [Em]has, she has, she has
Her griefs [A]and [C]cares
But the soft words spoke [B]so gentle, yea
And it makes it [A]easier, easier
To [D]bare[C]
[D]

[Verse 3]
[G]
You won't [Em]regret [Am]it no
Them young [D]girls, they don't forget it
[G]Love is their [Dm]own, [F]their own,
[E]happiness[D][C][Bm][Am]
But [Asus4]it's all,[A] it's all,[Em] so simp[D]le now
All you gotta do is try a
little [Bm]tenderness

[Verse 4]
Won't you show [E]her won't her, won't
you show her that you love her
[Em]You wanna sque[Am]eze her,[Bm]
don't [G]tease [C]her, [Dbm]neva' [A]leave her
[D]You got[Eb] want to want to [Em]just
[F]try a [G]little [F]tenderness

[Verse 5]
You got[E]ta show her that you want it,
now one above her now
[Am]Squeeze [G]her, don't tease [C]her,
[Dbm]neva' [A]leave her
[D]Hold her[Eb], grab her sof[Em]tly now
And [F]try a [D]little [G]tenderness[F]
You [Dm]outta [E]listen to me, don't leave
Don't [Em]cheat her now
[Am]Squeeze [G]her, don't cheat [C]her,
[A]neva' leave her[D]
Got[Dm]ta show [F]her na na na
[Dm]hey [Em]hey![Dm][G][F]
You got [Dm]to know what [E]to do,
don't be a fool
[Em]You [E]need t[Em]o try this n[Am]ow
[G][C][A][Dbm][D][Eb][Em]
Just [F]try [G]a little ten[F]derness
[Em]Take it from me you don't
wanna let her leave
[Am]Squeeze her,[Bm] don't tease,
[C]nev[A]a' leave

[Verse 6]
[D]You got to [Eb]want to t[Em]ry, jus' try, [F]jus' try,
[G]a little tenderness
Is there [F]a witness in the building tonight
[E]You[Am] gott[Bm]a wa[C]nt [A]to [D]want to[Eb] try,[Em]
just [F]try [Em]a little [G]tenderness[F]
[Dm]Try [Em]a little t[E]enderness[Em]
[Am]Squeeze [G]her, don't tease [C]her,
[A]neva' leave her
[D]Hold her[Eb], grab her sof[Em]tly now[F][G][F][G][F][Em][E][Am][G][C][Dbm]
[D]
[Eb][Em][F][D][G][F][Dm][Em][E][Em][Am][Bm][C][Db]
[Dm][Eb][Em][F]
Just [G]try a little