TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS - Otis Redding
Verse
[G] [Em]
Oh she may be weary
[Am] [D]
Those young girls, they do get weary
[G] [F] [E] [E7] e-0-------|
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[Am]
But when she gets weary
[D] [Bm] [D]
You try a little tenderness
[G] [Em]
I know she's waiting
[Am] [D]
Just anticipating
[G] [F] [E] [E7]
The thing that you'll never, never possess no, no, no
[Am]
But, while she's there waiting
[D] [G] [C] [G]
Try just a little bit of tenderness
That's all you got to do
Bridge
[C] [Bm]
Now it's not just sentimental no
[Em] [A]
But she has her griefs and cares
[C] [B]
But the soft words they are spoke so gentle, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Am] [C] [D7]
And it makes it easier, easier to bear
[G] [Em]
You won’t regret it, no no
[Am] [D]
Them young girls they don't forget it
[G] [F] [E] [E7]
Love is their whole happiness yeah, yeah, yeah
[Am]
But it’s all so easy
[D]
all you got to do is try
[G] [E] [E7]
Try a little tenderness
You've got to
[Am]
Hold her
[B]
Squeeze her
[C] [C#]
Never leave her
[D] [D#]
Now get to her
[E]
Got got got to
[F] [F#] [G] [G] [F] [E]
Try a little tenderness
You've got to
[Am]
Hold her
[B]
Don't squeeze her
[C] [C#]
Never leave her
[D]
You've got to (break)
[F] [F#] [G] [G] [F] [E]
Try a little tenderness
Bridge
[A] (x02225)
