Try A Little Tenderness Chords by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:
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G
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [A]
[D] She [G]
[Em] may be weary,
[Am] and young [D] girls, they do get [G] wearied,
[Bb] wearing that same [E] old shaggy dress.
But [Am] when she gets [D] weary, try, try [Bm] a little [Bb] tenderness.
[Am] [D]
[G] You [Em] know she's waiting,
[Am] [D] just anticipating,
[G] the [Dm] thing that she'll [E] never, never, never, never possess.
No, [Am] no.
But while she's there [A] waiting, [D] and without them, just try a [G] little tenderness.
[C] That's all you gotta [G] do now.
You know.
[C] It's not just [B] sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She hands her [A] grief and care,
[C] but the soft words, they spoke [B] so gentle.
It [A] makes it easier, easier, [C] easier to bear.
[D] [G]
You won't regret it.
[Am] Young girls, [D] they don't forget [G] it.
Love [F] is the whole [E] happiness, yes, [Am]
but it's also easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try a [B] little tenderness.
Oh, yeah.
All [E] you gotta do, man, oh, [Am] is hold [Bm] her while [C] you want her,
[Db] and squeeze her, [D] don't tease her, [Eb] never leave [E] her.
Just try a [G] little tenderness.
[F]
[E] Try it.
You [Am] gotta hold [Bm] her, you [C] gotta love her.
[Db]
[D] Take this [Eb] advice, man, you [E] know, you know, you've got to [G] try some tenderness.
[F] Oh, [E] hey, yeah.
[Am] Hold [Bm] her, squeeze [C] her, baby, [Db] don't tease her.
[D] Don't [Dm] you lose her, darling, darling, come on now, and try a [G] little tenderness.
[F] Try it.
Try [E] it.
[G] You [Am] gotta love her, [Bm] squeeze her, don't [C] tease her.
Go [Db] now, come [D] on, baby, [Eb] come on, [E] you can do it.
Try a [G] little tenderness.
[F] Oh, yes.
Try it [E] now.
Take my advice.
[Am] It's so [Bm] nice when you [C] hold her, kiss her, [Db] love her, squeeze her, [D] don't tease her.
[Eb] Baby, [E] come on, come on, try [G] some tenderness, [F] tenderness.
Oh, [E] yes.
Every day when my [Am] man would hold me [Bm] and squeeze me [C] and kiss me, [Db] he'd never [D] tease me.
[Eb] All he did [E] was show me, show [G] me some tenderness.
[F] I want you to do it now.
[E] Come on, you can do it for your girl now.
Oh, listen to [Am] me.
Hold [Bm] me, squeeze [C] me.
[Db] Not me.
[D] [Eb] Hold [E] her.
Come on.
Try [G] a little tenderness, [F] tenderness, [E] tenderness.
[Am] [Bm] [C] Oh!
[Db] [D] [Eb] [E]
[G]
[D] She [G]
[Em] may be weary,
[Am] and young [D] girls, they do get [G] wearied,
[Bb] wearing that same [E] old shaggy dress.
But [Am] when she gets [D] weary, try, try [Bm] a little [Bb] tenderness.
[Am] [D]
[G] You [Em] know she's waiting,
[Am] [D] just anticipating,
[G] the [Dm] thing that she'll [E] never, never, never, never possess.
No, [Am] no.
But while she's there [A] waiting, [D] and without them, just try a [G] little tenderness.
[C] That's all you gotta [G] do now.
You know.
[C] It's not just [B] sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She hands her [A] grief and care,
[C] but the soft words, they spoke [B] so gentle.
It [A] makes it easier, easier, [C] easier to bear.
[D] [G]
You won't regret it.
[Am] Young girls, [D] they don't forget [G] it.
Love [F] is the whole [E] happiness, yes, [Am]
but it's also easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try a [B] little tenderness.
Oh, yeah.
All [E] you gotta do, man, oh, [Am] is hold [Bm] her while [C] you want her,
[Db] and squeeze her, [D] don't tease her, [Eb] never leave [E] her.
Just try a [G] little tenderness.
[F]
[E] Try it.
You [Am] gotta hold [Bm] her, you [C] gotta love her.
[Db]
[D] Take this [Eb] advice, man, you [E] know, you know, you've got to [G] try some tenderness.
[F] Oh, [E] hey, yeah.
[Am] Hold [Bm] her, squeeze [C] her, baby, [Db] don't tease her.
[D] Don't [Dm] you lose her, darling, darling, come on now, and try a [G] little tenderness.
[F] Try it.
Try [E] it.
[G] You [Am] gotta love her, [Bm] squeeze her, don't [C] tease her.
Go [Db] now, come [D] on, baby, [Eb] come on, [E] you can do it.
Try a [G] little tenderness.
[F] Oh, yes.
Try it [E] now.
Take my advice.
[Am] It's so [Bm] nice when you [C] hold her, kiss her, [Db] love her, squeeze her, [D] don't tease her.
[Eb] Baby, [E] come on, come on, try [G] some tenderness, [F] tenderness.
Oh, [E] yes.
Every day when my [Am] man would hold me [Bm] and squeeze me [C] and kiss me, [Db] he'd never [D] tease me.
[Eb] All he did [E] was show me, show [G] me some tenderness.
[F] I want you to do it now.
[E] Come on, you can do it for your girl now.
Oh, listen to [Am] me.
Hold [Bm] me, squeeze [C] me.
[Db] Not me.
[D] [Eb] Hold [E] her.
Come on.
Try [G] a little tenderness, [F] tenderness, [E] tenderness.
[Am] [Bm] [C] Oh!
[Db] [D] [Eb] [E]
[G]
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[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ She _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] may be weary, _
[Am] _ _ and young [D] girls, they do get [G] wearied,
_ [Bb] wearing that same [E] old shaggy dress.
_ _ _ But [Am] _ _ _ _ when she gets [D] weary, _ _ _ try, try [Bm] a little _ _ _ [Bb] tenderness. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ You [Em] know she's waiting, _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] just anticipating, _
[G] _ _ the [Dm] thing that she'll [E] never, never, never, never possess.
No, [Am] no.
_ _ But while she's there [A] waiting, [D] and without them, _ _ just try a [G] little tenderness.
_ [C] _ That's all you gotta [G] do now.
_ _ _ _ You know.
[C] _ _ _ It's not just [B] sentimental, _ _ no, no, no.
[Em] _ _ _ She _ hands her [A] grief and care, _ _ _ _
[C] _ but the soft words, they spoke [B] so gentle.
_ _ _ It [A] makes it easier, _ easier, _ [C] easier to bear.
[D] _ _ _ [G]
You _ _ won't regret it.
[Am] _ Young girls, [D] they don't forget [G] it.
Love [F] is the whole [E] happiness, yes, _ _ _ [Am] _
_ but it's also easy. _ _
[D] All you gotta do is try a [B] little tenderness.
Oh, yeah.
All [E] you gotta do, man, oh, [Am] is _ hold [Bm] her while [C] you want her,
[Db] and squeeze her, [D] don't tease her, [Eb] never leave [E] her.
Just try a [G] little tenderness.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Try it.
You [Am] gotta hold [Bm] her, you [C] gotta love her.
[Db] _ _
[D] Take this [Eb] advice, man, you [E] know, you know, you've got to [G] try some tenderness.
[F] Oh, _ _ [E] hey, _ _ _ yeah. _ _
[Am] Hold [Bm] her, squeeze [C] her, baby, [Db] don't tease her.
[D] Don't [Dm] you lose her, darling, darling, come on now, and try a [G] little tenderness.
_ [F] Try it.
Try [E] it.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] You [Am] gotta love her, [Bm] squeeze her, don't [C] tease her.
Go [Db] now, come [D] on, baby, [Eb] come on, [E] you can do it.
Try a [G] little tenderness.
[F] Oh, yes.
Try it [E] now.
Take my advice. _ _ _
[Am] It's so [Bm] nice when you [C] hold her, kiss her, [Db] love her, squeeze her, [D] don't tease her.
[Eb] Baby, [E] come on, come on, try [G] some tenderness, [F] tenderness.
Oh, [E] yes.
_ _ Every day when my [Am] man would hold me [Bm] and squeeze me [C] and kiss me, [Db] he'd never [D] tease me.
[Eb] All he did [E] was show me, show [G] me some tenderness.
[F] I want you to do it now.
[E] Come on, you can do it for your girl now.
_ Oh, listen to [Am] me.
Hold [Bm] me, squeeze [C] me.
[Db] Not me.
[D] _ [Eb] Hold [E] her.
Come on.
Try [G] a little _ tenderness, [F] _ tenderness, [E] tenderness. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [C] Oh!
_ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ She _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] may be weary, _
[Am] _ _ and young [D] girls, they do get [G] wearied,
_ [Bb] wearing that same [E] old shaggy dress.
_ _ _ But [Am] _ _ _ _ when she gets [D] weary, _ _ _ try, try [Bm] a little _ _ _ [Bb] tenderness. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ You [Em] know she's waiting, _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] just anticipating, _
[G] _ _ the [Dm] thing that she'll [E] never, never, never, never possess.
No, [Am] no.
_ _ But while she's there [A] waiting, [D] and without them, _ _ just try a [G] little tenderness.
_ [C] _ That's all you gotta [G] do now.
_ _ _ _ You know.
[C] _ _ _ It's not just [B] sentimental, _ _ no, no, no.
[Em] _ _ _ She _ hands her [A] grief and care, _ _ _ _
[C] _ but the soft words, they spoke [B] so gentle.
_ _ _ It [A] makes it easier, _ easier, _ [C] easier to bear.
[D] _ _ _ [G]
You _ _ won't regret it.
[Am] _ Young girls, [D] they don't forget [G] it.
Love [F] is the whole [E] happiness, yes, _ _ _ [Am] _
_ but it's also easy. _ _
[D] All you gotta do is try a [B] little tenderness.
Oh, yeah.
All [E] you gotta do, man, oh, [Am] is _ hold [Bm] her while [C] you want her,
[Db] and squeeze her, [D] don't tease her, [Eb] never leave [E] her.
Just try a [G] little tenderness.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Try it.
You [Am] gotta hold [Bm] her, you [C] gotta love her.
[Db] _ _
[D] Take this [Eb] advice, man, you [E] know, you know, you've got to [G] try some tenderness.
[F] Oh, _ _ [E] hey, _ _ _ yeah. _ _
[Am] Hold [Bm] her, squeeze [C] her, baby, [Db] don't tease her.
[D] Don't [Dm] you lose her, darling, darling, come on now, and try a [G] little tenderness.
_ [F] Try it.
Try [E] it.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] You [Am] gotta love her, [Bm] squeeze her, don't [C] tease her.
Go [Db] now, come [D] on, baby, [Eb] come on, [E] you can do it.
Try a [G] little tenderness.
[F] Oh, yes.
Try it [E] now.
Take my advice. _ _ _
[Am] It's so [Bm] nice when you [C] hold her, kiss her, [Db] love her, squeeze her, [D] don't tease her.
[Eb] Baby, [E] come on, come on, try [G] some tenderness, [F] tenderness.
Oh, [E] yes.
_ _ Every day when my [Am] man would hold me [Bm] and squeeze me [C] and kiss me, [Db] he'd never [D] tease me.
[Eb] All he did [E] was show me, show [G] me some tenderness.
[F] I want you to do it now.
[E] Come on, you can do it for your girl now.
_ Oh, listen to [Am] me.
Hold [Bm] me, squeeze [C] me.
[Db] Not me.
[D] _ [Eb] Hold [E] her.
Come on.
Try [G] a little _ tenderness, [F] _ tenderness, [E] tenderness. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [C] Oh!
_ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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