Try A Little Tenderness Chords by Otis Redding
Tempo:
101.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Bm] [Am] [Gm] [Dm] [G]
[A] [C] [Em] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[C] [Am] [D] Them young girls, they do get weary, [G] weary
[F] [E] dress, yeah.
[Am]
But when she gets weary, [D]
try a [G] little [D] tenderness, [Bb] yeah.
[Gm] [D] You [F] [Bb]
[D] [G]
[Em] know she's waiting, [Am] just [D] anticipating [E] [Bm] for [G]
[F] things that she'll never, [E] never, never,
never possess, yeah.
[Am]
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, try [Bm] a [G] little tenderness.
[C] [G] That's all you gotta do.
[C]
It's not [B]
sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She has [A] her greed and care, yeah, [C] yeah.
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
[A]
It makes it [Am] easier, [D] easier to bear, [G] yeah.
[Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
Young [D] girls, they don't forget [G] it, no.
[Dm]
[E] Happy and naked, yeah.
[Am] But it's all so easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness, [G] yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, [Am] yeah.
Squeeze [Bm] her, don't [C] feed her, [Db]
never [D] leave her.
[Eb] You do [Em] what you gotta [F]
[Gb] do.
[G] Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[E] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Don't lose her, [Am] you know you [Bm] have to love her.
[C] Don't feed [Db] her, don't [D] feed her.
Don't, man, man, man, [G] don't.
Man, man, man, yeah, [Dm] what you gonna [E] do?
[A] [C] [Em] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[C] [Am] [D] Them young girls, they do get weary, [G] weary
[F] [E] dress, yeah.
[Am]
But when she gets weary, [D]
try a [G] little [D] tenderness, [Bb] yeah.
[Gm] [D] You [F] [Bb]
[D] [G]
[Em] know she's waiting, [Am] just [D] anticipating [E] [Bm] for [G]
[F] things that she'll never, [E] never, never,
never possess, yeah.
[Am]
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, try [Bm] a [G] little tenderness.
[C] [G] That's all you gotta do.
[C]
It's not [B]
sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She has [A] her greed and care, yeah, [C] yeah.
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
[A]
It makes it [Am] easier, [D] easier to bear, [G] yeah.
[Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
Young [D] girls, they don't forget [G] it, no.
[Dm]
[E] Happy and naked, yeah.
[Am] But it's all so easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness, [G] yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, [Am] yeah.
Squeeze [Bm] her, don't [C] feed her, [Db]
never [D] leave her.
[Eb] You do [Em] what you gotta [F]
[Gb] do.
[G] Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[E] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Don't lose her, [Am] you know you [Bm] have to love her.
[C] Don't feed [Db] her, don't [D] feed her.
Don't, man, man, man, [G] don't.
Man, man, man, yeah, [Dm] what you gonna [E] do?
Key:
G
D
Am
C
E
G
D
Am
[Bb] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
[A] _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [D] Them young girls, they do get weary, [G] _ _ weary _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] dress, yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
But when she gets weary, [D] _ _ _
try a [G] little [D] tenderness, _ [Bb] yeah.
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] You [F] _ [Bb] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] know she's waiting, _ [Am] _ _ just [D] _ anticipating _ [E] [Bm] for [G] _
[F] things that she'll never, [E] never, never,
never possess, yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, _ try [Bm] a [G] little tenderness.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] That's all you gotta do. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
It's not _ [B] _ _ _
sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She _ _ _ has [A] her greed and _ _ care, yeah, [C] yeah. _ _ _
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
It makes it [Am] easier, _ _ [D] easier to bear, _ [G] yeah. _ _
[Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
_ Young [D] girls, they don't forget [G] it, no.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] Happy and naked, _ yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ But it's all so easy.
_ [D] _ All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness, [G] _ yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, [Am] yeah.
Squeeze [Bm] her, don't [C] feed her, [Db]
never [D] leave her.
_ [Eb] You do [Em] what you gotta [F]
[Gb] do.
[G] _ _ Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah. _ _
[E] _ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Don't lose her, [Am] you know you [Bm] have to love her.
[C] Don't feed [Db] her, don't [D] feed her.
Don't, man, man, man, [G] don't.
Man, man, man, yeah, [Dm] what you gonna [E] do?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [D] Them young girls, they do get weary, [G] _ _ weary _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] dress, yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
But when she gets weary, [D] _ _ _
try a [G] little [D] tenderness, _ [Bb] yeah.
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] You [F] _ [Bb] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] know she's waiting, _ [Am] _ _ just [D] _ anticipating _ [E] [Bm] for [G] _
[F] things that she'll never, [E] never, never,
never possess, yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, _ try [Bm] a [G] little tenderness.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] That's all you gotta do. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
It's not _ [B] _ _ _
sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She _ _ _ has [A] her greed and _ _ care, yeah, [C] yeah. _ _ _
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
It makes it [Am] easier, _ _ [D] easier to bear, _ [G] yeah. _ _
[Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
_ Young [D] girls, they don't forget [G] it, no.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] Happy and naked, _ yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ But it's all so easy.
_ [D] _ All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness, [G] _ yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, [Am] yeah.
Squeeze [Bm] her, don't [C] feed her, [Db]
never [D] leave her.
_ [Eb] You do [Em] what you gotta [F]
[Gb] do.
[G] _ _ Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah. _ _
[E] _ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Don't lose her, [Am] you know you [Bm] have to love her.
[C] Don't feed [Db] her, don't [D] feed her.
Don't, man, man, man, [G] don't.
Man, man, man, yeah, [Dm] what you gonna [E] do?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _