Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding - with lyrics Chords
Tempo:
99.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A] [D]
[G] [Em] Oh, she may be [Am] weary.
[D] Them young girls, they do get [G] weary.
Weary, [F]
[E] shaggy dress, yeah, yeah.
[Am] But when she gets weary, [D] try a [G] little [Bm] tenderness, [A#] yeah, yeah.
[Am] [A]
[G] [Em] You know she's waiting, [Am] just [D]
anticipating [Em] [G] a [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never
possess, yeah, yeah.
[Am]
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, try [G] a little tenderness.
[C]
[G] That's all you gotta do.
[C]
It's not [B] just sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em]
She has [A] her greed and care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
[A] It makes it easier, [D] easier to bear, [G] yeah.
[Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
[D] Young girls, they don't forget it.
[G] Love is [Dm] their own [E] happiness, yeah.
[Am] But it's all so easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try, try a [Bm] little [G] tenderness, yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is let, hold her where you wanna [Am] squeeze [Bm] her.
[C] Don't either, [C#] never leave [D] her.
You [Em] can't stop, stop, stop [G] trying to tenderness, [F] yeah, yeah.
You got to know [E] how to love a man.
And give advice, man.
[Am] You got to [Bm] squeeze her.
Don't [C] either, never [C#] leave.
You got to [D#]
hold her [Em] and rub her soft [F] and very [G] tender, yeah, [F] yeah.
You got to [E] rub her, yeah, man.
Rub her soft and tender.
Don't use her, [Am] no, no.
You got to [C] love her.
Don't either, [C#] don't [D] either.
You got to [G#] drop her, man, and then drop [G] her.
Tenderness her, [F] yeah.
What you, you [E] got to know what to do, man.
Take his advice.
[Am] You gotta [Bm] love her, [C] [C#]
[G] [Em] Oh, she may be [Am] weary.
[D] Them young girls, they do get [G] weary.
Weary, [F]
[E] shaggy dress, yeah, yeah.
[Am] But when she gets weary, [D] try a [G] little [Bm] tenderness, [A#] yeah, yeah.
[Am] [A]
[G] [Em] You know she's waiting, [Am] just [D]
anticipating [Em] [G] a [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never
possess, yeah, yeah.
[Am]
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, try [G] a little tenderness.
[C]
[G] That's all you gotta do.
[C]
It's not [B] just sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em]
She has [A] her greed and care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
[A] It makes it easier, [D] easier to bear, [G] yeah.
[Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
[D] Young girls, they don't forget it.
[G] Love is [Dm] their own [E] happiness, yeah.
[Am] But it's all so easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try, try a [Bm] little [G] tenderness, yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is let, hold her where you wanna [Am] squeeze [Bm] her.
[C] Don't either, [C#] never leave [D] her.
You [Em] can't stop, stop, stop [G] trying to tenderness, [F] yeah, yeah.
You got to know [E] how to love a man.
And give advice, man.
[Am] You got to [Bm] squeeze her.
Don't [C] either, never [C#] leave.
You got to [D#]
hold her [Em] and rub her soft [F] and very [G] tender, yeah, [F] yeah.
You got to [E] rub her, yeah, man.
Rub her soft and tender.
Don't use her, [Am] no, no.
You got to [C] love her.
Don't either, [C#] don't [D] either.
You got to [G#] drop her, man, and then drop [G] her.
Tenderness her, [F] yeah.
What you, you [E] got to know what to do, man.
Take his advice.
[Am] You gotta [Bm] love her, [C] [C#]
Key:
G
D
Am
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, she may be [Am] weary.
_ _ [D] Them young girls, they do get [G] weary.
_ Weary, [F] _ _
_ _ [E] shaggy dress, yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ But when she gets weary, [D] _ _ _ try a [G] little [Bm] tenderness, _ [A#] yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] You know she's waiting, _ [Am] _ _ just [D] _
anticipating [Em] _ [G] a _ [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never
possess, yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, _ try [G] a little tenderness.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] That's all you gotta do. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
It's not _ [B] just sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] _ _ _ _
She has [A] her greed and _ care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
_ But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ It makes it easier, _ _ [D] easier to bear, _ [G] yeah.
_ [Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
_ _ [D] Young girls, they don't forget it.
[G] _ Love is [Dm] their own _ [E] happiness, _ yeah. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ But it's all so easy.
[D] _ All you gotta do is try, try a [Bm] little _ [G] _ tenderness, yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is let, hold her where you wanna [Am] squeeze [Bm] her.
[C] Don't either, [C#] never leave [D] her.
You [Em] can't stop, stop, stop [G] trying to tenderness, [F] yeah, yeah.
You got to know [E] how to love a man.
And give advice, man.
[Am] You got to [Bm] squeeze her.
Don't [C] either, never [C#] leave.
You got to [D#]
hold her [Em] and rub her soft [F] and very [G] tender, yeah, _ [F] yeah.
You got to [E] rub her, yeah, man.
Rub her soft and tender.
Don't use her, [Am] no, no.
You got to [C] love her.
Don't either, [C#] don't [D] either.
You got to [G#] drop her, man, and then drop [G] her.
Tenderness her, [F] yeah.
What you, you [E] got to know what to do, man.
Take his advice.
[Am] You gotta [Bm] love her, [C] _ _ [C#]
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, she may be [Am] weary.
_ _ [D] Them young girls, they do get [G] weary.
_ Weary, [F] _ _
_ _ [E] shaggy dress, yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ But when she gets weary, [D] _ _ _ try a [G] little [Bm] tenderness, _ [A#] yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] You know she's waiting, _ [Am] _ _ just [D] _
anticipating [Em] _ [G] a _ [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never
possess, yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
While she's there [D] waiting, and without them, _ try [G] a little tenderness.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] That's all you gotta do. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
It's not _ [B] just sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] _ _ _ _
She has [A] her greed and _ care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
_ But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ It makes it easier, _ _ [D] easier to bear, _ [G] yeah.
_ [Em] You won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
_ _ [D] Young girls, they don't forget it.
[G] _ Love is [Dm] their own _ [E] happiness, _ yeah. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ But it's all so easy.
[D] _ All you gotta do is try, try a [Bm] little _ [G] _ tenderness, yeah.
All you [E] gotta do is let, hold her where you wanna [Am] squeeze [Bm] her.
[C] Don't either, [C#] never leave [D] her.
You [Em] can't stop, stop, stop [G] trying to tenderness, [F] yeah, yeah.
You got to know [E] how to love a man.
And give advice, man.
[Am] You got to [Bm] squeeze her.
Don't [C] either, never [C#] leave.
You got to [D#]
hold her [Em] and rub her soft [F] and very [G] tender, yeah, _ [F] yeah.
You got to [E] rub her, yeah, man.
Rub her soft and tender.
Don't use her, [Am] no, no.
You got to [C] love her.
Don't either, [C#] don't [D] either.
You got to [G#] drop her, man, and then drop [G] her.
Tenderness her, [F] yeah.
What you, you [E] got to know what to do, man.
Take his advice.
[Am] You gotta [Bm] love her, [C] _ _ [C#]