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Intro G Aº C/E G7/F
C/E G/E C#º D
G Em
Oh, she may be weary
Am D7
Them young girls, they do get weary
G F6 E7
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Am D7
But when she gets weary
G/B Bb7 Am Am/D
Try a little tenderness
G Em
You know, she's waiting
Am D7
Just anticipating
G7M F6
The thing that she'll never
E7
Never, never, never posses, yeah, yeah
Am
But while she's there waiting
D7
And without them
G7M C
Try a little tenderness
G G7
That's all you got to do
C B7
It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
Em A7
She has her griefs and cares
C
But the soft words
B7
They are spoke so gentle, yeah
A7 Am7 D7
It makes it easier, easier to bear
G Em
You won't regret it, no, no
Am D7
Young girls, they, don't forget it
G F6 E7
Love is their whole happiness
Am D7
But its all so easy
All you got to do is try
G/B
Try a little tenderness yeah
E7
All you gotta, do is dance
And hold her where you want her
Am Bm
Squeeze her, don't tease her
C A/C# D B/D#
Never leave her, now get to her
E F
Got, got, got to try
F# G
A little tenderness, yeah, yeah
F7 E7(9+)
You got to know how to love her bad
Take this advice, man, you got to
Am Bm
Squeeze her, don't tease her
C A/C# D B/D#
Never leave, you got to hold her
E F
Brother sometimes try
F# G
A little tenderness, yeah, yeah
F7 E7(9+)
You got to know how to love her bad
Don't lose her, no, no
Am Bm C
You got to love her, tease her
A/C#
Always please her
D
Got to try, now, now, now, try
G
Try a little tenderness, yeah
F7 E7(9+)
Watch me groove, you got to know
What to do, man, take this advice
Am Bm
You gotta, love her, squeeze
C A/C# D
Don't you tease my baby