Chords for A Plea For Tenderness (Live At Cambridge, MA / 1973)

Now this next song is for all the women in the audience.
_ _ _ [E] Song for the [A] girls.
_ _ _ Hey [B] girls, _ _ _ do you hate man?
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] Do you hate the earth? _
_ _ _ Well [Bm] I still see tenderness [A] in _ your face
[B] and innocence straight _ [A] from infant days.
[B] And there must be tenderness [A] deep inside.
_ You're [E] so cold, _ _ [F#] but it shows.
_ _ _ [E] _ You told me [F#] about school.
_ _ _ [E] _ I only wanna know [F#] about you. _
_ _ [E] And it hurts me now, _ [F#] and it scares me now.
_ [E] And now [F#] you _ [B] know.
But _ _ if _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you care [E] about me, _ _ _ [B] _ _
if I'm better [E] than the wall.
_ _ _ [B] _ It was important when I [E] touched your hand.
Then you better _ _ [F#] tell me [B] how. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
Well, [E] _ _ [B] _ _
now I've just read some writers
and listened _ _ [E] _ _ _
from the _ _ olden days.
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ _
_ Because I knew, _ I knew that [C#] they'd [E]
understand. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Because dignity, _ _ _ and dignity, _ _ _ [E]
and tenderness _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#]
should [B] apply _ _ [F#m] _
[B] to _ _ modern [E] romance.
_ _ So _ [A] I _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ don't wanna know.
_ I'm just not interested in [E] your school. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ I don't wanna know.
_ I don't [C#] wanna hear about your stupid [E] cats _
or your homework. _ _ _
Just talk about [B] love, _
[C#m] or sex, [D#m] or stabbing hearts.
[E] _ [F#] Or just shut [A#] up _ [E] and I'll go.
_ _ _ [B] But _ if you care [E] about _ me.
_ [B] Tell me now.
If [C#] I'm better [E] than the wall.
_ Tell [B] me now.
If it's [C#] important when [E] I touch your hand.
_ [C#] Tell [B] me now.
If it's important when I [E] come to your kitchen.
When it's late at [B] night and when it's cold at night.
When it's dark outside, [E] when it's cold outside.
I wanna [B] know if it's important when I touch your hand.
[E] When you're all alone.
_ [B] Tell me now. _
If you really wanna talk [E] to me. _
_ Tell [B] me now.
And if you're looking [E] for a lover. _
_ Tell [B] me now.
I mean, if you [C#] need [E] a lover.
_ Tell [B] me now.
If you're ready to be honest [E] with a lover. _
_ Tell [B] me now.
If it's [D#] important [E] when you're alone at night.
And when it's cold at night.
[B] And when it's dark at night.
When it's cold outside, [E] when it's dark outside.
And when I'm sad outside.
[B] By the street light, near your house.
[E] And near your kitchen door.
I stop [B] because I'm scared.
Because I'm sad.
[E] Because it's lonely life.
Because it's dark at night.
[B] And when I'm alone at night.
I'm so sad [E] and I'm so scared.
And I wanna know [B] if you'll tell me.
If you care about [E] me.
And if you care about [B] yourself.
And if you'll stop [E] taking drugs.
And if you'll stop being [B] so hard.
And if you'll stop being hard [E] to talk to.
And if you'll let me [Bm] come inside.
And I can talk to you when [E] it's dark at night.
And when it's sad at [B] night.
And when it's lonely night.
I know [D#] what [E] to do in lonely night.
[F#] _
Tell [B] me now.
I know what to [E] do inside of night. _
[B] Tell me now.
I wanna help you [E] when it's cold outside.
When you're all alone, [B] when it's sad outside.
Tell me now.
[E] _ _ I wanna [B] tell you now.
[C#] I can't wait [E] another day.
And you gotta [C#] hold me [B] tight.
I [C#] can't wait another [E] minute.
And _ [C#m] it's [B] our world.
_ _ It's our [E] world.
[F#] You gotta [B] tell.
You gotta tell.
[C#] You can't hide [E] from taking drugs.
[G#m] Or [B] cigarettes.
Or talking side.
Or cats.
[E] Or these other things that you [C#m] use.
So [B] I can't see you clear.
I [C#] wanna see you clear.
[E] I wanna talk to you now.
You gotta be honest [B] now.
You gotta tell me now.
If you [C#] care [E] about me.
Alright, you better _ _ [F#] tell me [B] now. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
_ I wanna say.
_ I wanna tell you something else now.
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
Wait a minute.
_ [E] _ [B] _
I wanna show you that I understand you [F#] now.
This is the guy [B] talking to the girlfriend.
_ _ [E] _ [B] _
He's gonna show you.
[E] He's gonna show you that he [B] understands
the deepest, darkest parts.
[E] _ _ [B]
When he says.
_ [Bm] He [B] says, I know how beautiful [G] death is.
_ _ _ [B] _
And I know why you [G] hate life.
_ _ [A] But [B] I'm just [D#] a tender soul.
[G#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] So be glad _ [F#] you _ [B]
know.
I wanna tell you.
That all men are [D#m] just tender [G#m] souls. _ _ _ _
[E] And be glad [F#] that you [B] know. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _