Chords
Try a Little Tenderness

Key: G

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
G                                 Em  
Oh she may be weary
                C                                         D  
Those young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress b---3-1-0
Am                                                 D  
But when she gets weary
                                                             G         C    G    D  
You try a little tenderness
G                              Em  
I know she's waiting
C              D  
Just anticipating
          G                                            F                                    E7  
The thing that you'll never never possess
                                  Am                                         D  
no no no but while she's there waiting
                                                                                  G         C    G  
Try just a little bit of tenderness
That's all you got to do
C                                                        B  
Now it's not just                         sentimental no
          F                                                         A  
But she has her griefs and cares
C                                                                          B  
But the soft words                 they are spoke so gentle
yeah yeah yeah
                  F                    E7  
And it makes it easier to bear
C                                    G  
Oh she won't regret it, no no
Em                                                    C                    D  
Them young girls they don't forget it
G                                 F                         E7  
Love is their whole happiness
yeah yeah yeah
Am                                 D  
But its all so easy
all you got to do is try
                                                  G         C  G  
Try a little tenderness
you've got to
A  
Hold her
B  
Squeeze her
C            C#  
Never leave her
D                 D#  
now get to her
E                                    F            F#            G                         F  E7  
got got got to try a little tenderness
                                     A  
you've got to hold her
                B  
don't squeeze her
C            C#  
never leave her
D  
you've got to (break)
                                  G                         F  E7  
try a little tenderness