Try A Little Tenderness Chords by The Commitments

Tempo:
111.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Try a Little Tenderness - The Commitments chords
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[B] [G#m] [F#] [Em] [B]
[E] [F#] [C#m] [Em]
[A#m] [B]
[E] Oh, she [C#m] may be weary
[F#m] And young girls, they do [B] get weary
[E] Wearing [D] that same old [C#] shaggy dress
[F#m]
But when she gets weary
[A] [B] Try a little [E] tenderness
[G#]
[G] [F#m]
[B] You [E]
[C#m] know she's waiting [F#m] Just [B] anticipating
[D#] [E] The things [D] that she never, never, [C#] never, never Possesses, yeah
[F#m] But while she's there waiting
Without [A] a [B] plan
Try a [E] little tenderness
[A] That's all you gotta do
[E] Is for you
It's [A]
not just [G#] sentimental, no
She [C#m]
has her greed and her [F#] cash
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[A] But the soft words
They [G#] all spoke so gentle
It makes it [F#] easier, easier [F#m] to make
[B]
[E] You [Bm] won't [C#m] regret it, no, no
[F#m] Young girls, they never [B] forget it
[A] [E] Love [G#]
[Am] is the only [Bm] [C#] happiness
But [F] it [F#m] is so, so easy
All [B]
you gotta [E] do
Is try a little tenderness
[C#]
[F#] Squeeze up, [G#] tease up, [A] never leave her
[A#] You got to, [B] you got to, [C] you got to, [C#m] you got to
[D] Try [D#] a little [E]
tenderness
[D] [C#]
[F#]
Squeeze up, [G#] tease up, [A] never [A#] leave her
[B]
You [C] got to, you got to, you [C#m] got to
[D] [D#] Try a [E] little tenderness
[D] [C#]
[F#]
Squeeze [G#] up, [A] tease up, never [A#] leave her
You [B] got to, you got to, you got [C] to
[E] [D] [C#]
[F#]
[G#m] [A] [A#] [B]
[C] [C#m] [D] [D#] [E]
[C#]
[F#]
[G#] [A] [A#] [B]
[C] [C#m] [D] [D#] [E]
[D] [C#]
[F#]
[G#] [A] [A#] [B]
[C] [C#m] [D] [D#] [E]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Commitments - Try A Little Tenderness chords, practice playing D, D#, E, A, A#, B, C, F#m, B, E and C#m in sequence. Set your pace at 55 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 112. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Major.

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[B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Oh, she [C#m] may be weary
_ [F#m] _ And young girls, they do [B] get weary
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Wearing [D] that same _ old [C#] shaggy _ dress
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
But when she gets weary _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ Try a little _ [E] _ _ tenderness
[G#] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] You _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#m] know she's waiting _ [F#m] _ _ Just _ [B] _ anticipating
[D#] [E] The _ things [D] that she never, never, [C#] never, never Possesses, yeah
_ _ [F#m] _ But while she's there waiting
Without [A] a [B] plan _ _
Try a [E] little tenderness _ _
_ [A] That's all you gotta do
[E] Is for you
_ _ _ It's _ [A] _ _
not _ just _ [G#] sentimental, _ no
_ She _ [C#m] _
_ has her greed and her [F#] cash
_ Yeah, yeah, _ yeah
[A] _ But the soft words
They [G#] all spoke so gentle _
It makes it [F#] easier, _ _ _ easier [F#m] to _ make
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] You [Bm] won't [C#m] regret it, no, no
_ [F#m] Young girls, they never [B] forget it
[A] _ [E] Love [G#] _ _
[Am] is the only _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] happiness _
But _ [F] it [F#m] is so, _ so easy
_ All [B] _ _
you gotta [E] do
Is try a little tenderness
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Squeeze up, [G#] tease up, [A] never leave her
[A#] You got to, [B] you got to, [C] you got to, [C#m] you got to
[D] Try [D#] a little [E] _
_ tenderness
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
Squeeze up, [G#] tease up, [A] never [A#] leave her
[B]
You [C] got to, you got to, you [C#m] got to
[D] [D#] Try a [E] little _ tenderness
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
Squeeze [G#] up, [A] tease up, never [A#] leave her
You [B] got to, you got to, you got [C] to
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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