Chords for Try a Little Tenderness (Live 1993 Version)
Tempo:
66.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I'm so glad you're here.
mood.
you bring your voice?
[Bm] [E] Thank you for being my [D] friend [A] all these [Am]
[D] years.
want to sing for you [Em] one more [A] time this evening.
And swell the throne.
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Am]
mood.
you bring your voice?
[Bm] [E] Thank you for being my [D] friend [A] all these [Am]
[D] years.
want to sing for you [Em] one more [A] time this evening.
And swell the throne.
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Am]
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I'm so glad you're here.
[Bm] You made this mood.
You brought your spirit.
_ _ [D] Did you bring your voice?
You can sing whenever you want to.
_ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] Thank you for being my [D] friend [A] all _ these [Am] _
[D] years.
And [A] I _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
want to sing for you [Em] one more [A] time this evening.
[F#] And y'all come out again tomorrow if you want to.
[B] _
And swell the throne.
[Em] Make us feel right.
[G] Oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Am] _
_ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [Am] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [Am] _
oh, [D] oh, oh, [A] oh, _
[A#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] oh
do get [E] weary
I ran [Am] after a jacket [B] dress _
_ [Em] well, she's [G] weary
[E] whoop her up some _ [Dm] tenderness
oh, [Am] oh, oh _
_ [D] _ tenderness
[Am] _ _ [A#m] _
[Bm] cause she'll be waiting
[Em] just [E] anticipating
[D] things [Am] she will never possess
[B] _
[Em] oh, while she is waiting
[A] fix her up some _
[Dm] _ [D] tenderness
oh, oh, [Am] oh
_ oh, [G] I'm not [Bm] _ sentimental
_ [F#] _ [Bm]
she [F#m] has her [B] grief and her care
[D#m] [Em] but a word that sweet and gentle
[B] gonna [E] make it _ easier to [A#] bear
tell [Bm] you that you won't regret [D] it
[Em] women don't forget [G] it
love, [Am] love is their whole happiness
[B] _ [Em] come on [E] with it
try [A] a little bit of [Dm] tenderness
[D] _ [Am] oh, oh, oh, yes
[Dm] oh, _ [Am] tenderness
_ tell [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] him
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
I _ [A#] _ _ _ [G] said that I'm not mean
not [E] just sentimental
[F#] _ [Bm] she has real grief, [B] real care
but a [Em] word or a touch
[F#] that's soft and gentle
[B] _ [E] will make it _ easier [D] to bear
[A#] listen, [Bm] you won't regret it
[Em] women don't forget it
[D] it's love, [Am] that's their whole [B] happiness
_ [Em] oh, buddy, come on with it
[D] you, you won't regret it
[G] tell him Al said it
[F#] got ten [B] dollars, bet it
[Em] you, you can keep [A] her
try a [C#] little _ [Dm] tenderness
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] confess
_ _ [Am] _ _ my baby [D] needs [C] some tenderness
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] whoo!
mm-hmm
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
mm-hmm
[Am] _ no, no, no, no, no, [D] no tenderness
_ [Am] Hmm.
_ Maybe [Dm] I should
bring home some roses, [Am] flowers
_ _ [D] _
I'm, I'm
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I'm [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] a cook dinner tonight
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] After [F] dinner,
_ [Am] babe, would you like me to
draw [D] you a hot tub
put [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] some _ smell [Am] good
_ _ _ [D] might even be room for me
[Am] _ _ _ [D] in the morning
I'll be in the kitchen
[Am] no, _ _ [D] no, no, no, no, no tenderness
[Am] _ mm-hmm _ _ _
_ [Dm] Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Oh _ _
[Bm] You made this mood.
You brought your spirit.
_ _ [D] Did you bring your voice?
You can sing whenever you want to.
_ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] Thank you for being my [D] friend [A] all _ these [Am] _
[D] years.
And [A] I _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
want to sing for you [Em] one more [A] time this evening.
[F#] And y'all come out again tomorrow if you want to.
[B] _
And swell the throne.
[Em] Make us feel right.
[G] Oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Am] _
_ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [Am] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [Am] _
oh, [D] oh, oh, [A] oh, _
[A#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] oh
do get [E] weary
I ran [Am] after a jacket [B] dress _
_ [Em] well, she's [G] weary
[E] whoop her up some _ [Dm] tenderness
oh, [Am] oh, oh _
_ [D] _ tenderness
[Am] _ _ [A#m] _
[Bm] cause she'll be waiting
[Em] just [E] anticipating
[D] things [Am] she will never possess
[B] _
[Em] oh, while she is waiting
[A] fix her up some _
[Dm] _ [D] tenderness
oh, oh, [Am] oh
_ oh, [G] I'm not [Bm] _ sentimental
_ [F#] _ [Bm]
she [F#m] has her [B] grief and her care
[D#m] [Em] but a word that sweet and gentle
[B] gonna [E] make it _ easier to [A#] bear
tell [Bm] you that you won't regret [D] it
[Em] women don't forget [G] it
love, [Am] love is their whole happiness
[B] _ [Em] come on [E] with it
try [A] a little bit of [Dm] tenderness
[D] _ [Am] oh, oh, oh, yes
[Dm] oh, _ [Am] tenderness
_ tell [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] him
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
I _ [A#] _ _ _ [G] said that I'm not mean
not [E] just sentimental
[F#] _ [Bm] she has real grief, [B] real care
but a [Em] word or a touch
[F#] that's soft and gentle
[B] _ [E] will make it _ easier [D] to bear
[A#] listen, [Bm] you won't regret it
[Em] women don't forget it
[D] it's love, [Am] that's their whole [B] happiness
_ [Em] oh, buddy, come on with it
[D] you, you won't regret it
[G] tell him Al said it
[F#] got ten [B] dollars, bet it
[Em] you, you can keep [A] her
try a [C#] little _ [Dm] tenderness
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] confess
_ _ [Am] _ _ my baby [D] needs [C] some tenderness
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] whoo!
mm-hmm
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
mm-hmm
[Am] _ no, no, no, no, no, [D] no tenderness
_ [Am] Hmm.
_ Maybe [Dm] I should
bring home some roses, [Am] flowers
_ _ [D] _
I'm, I'm
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I'm [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] a cook dinner tonight
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] After [F] dinner,
_ [Am] babe, would you like me to
draw [D] you a hot tub
put [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] some _ smell [Am] good
_ _ _ [D] might even be room for me
[Am] _ _ _ [D] in the morning
I'll be in the kitchen
[Am] no, _ _ [D] no, no, no, no, no tenderness
[Am] _ mm-hmm _ _ _
_ [Dm] Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Oh _ _