Try a Little Tenderness

Intro:

Verse 1:

Oh, she may be weary;

Them young girls, they do get weary,

Wearing that same old shaggy dress.

But when she gets weary;

Try a little tenderness.

Verse 2:

You know, she's waiting; just anticipating,

The thing that she'll never, never, never, never posses, yeah, yeah.

But while she's there waiting, and without them,

Try a little tenderness, that's all you got to do.

Bridge:

It's not just sentimental, no, no, no;

She has her griefs and cares.

But the soft words; they are spoke so gentle, yeah,

It makes it easier, easier to bear.

Verse 3:

You won't regret it, no, no;

Young girls, they, don't forget it;

Love is their whole happiness.

But its all so easy;

All you got to do is try, try a little tenderness yeah.

All you gotta, do is dance, and hold her where you want her.

Coda:

Squeeze her, don't tease her,

Never leave her, now get to her;

Got, got, got to try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah,

You got to know how to love her bad, take this advice, man, you got to...

Squeeze her, don't tease her,

Never leave, you got to hold her,

Brother sometimes try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah,

You got to know how to love her bad, don't lose her, no, no.

You got to love her, tease her, always please her.

Got to try, now, now, now, try, try a little tenderness, yeah,

Watch me groove, you got to know what to do, man, take this advice;

You gotta, love her, squeeze, don't you tease my baby...

Chords used:

C/E xx2010 B7 x24242

C#dim xx2323 Bm x24432

D xx0232 A/C# x42220

G/B x20033 E7#9 x7678x

Bb7 x13131 Gmaj7 3x443x

Am/D xx0210