Try a Little Tenderness

GOh, Emshe may be wearyAm9
D7And young girls, they do get wearied
GWearing Fthat same old Emshaggy dress, yeah yeah
Am7But when she gets wearyD7
Try a little Gtenderness, Emyeah yeah
Am7(Oh my, not)D7

[Verse 2]
GYou Emknow she's Am9waiting
D7Just anticipating
GFor Fthings that she'll never, never,E7 never, never
Possess, yeah yeahAm7
But while she's there waiting, D7and without them
Try Ga little tendernessD7     G(That's all you gotta do)

[Verse 3]
C7It might be B7 a little bit sentimental, no, no, noEm7
She has her A7grief and care, yeah yeah C7yeah
But the soft words, B7they are spoke so gentle, yeahA7
It makes it D7easier, easier to bear, yeah

[Verse 4]
GYou won't Em7regret it, no, Am7no
D7Some girls, they don't forget it
GLove is their Fwhole happiE7ness, yeah
Am7But it's all so easy
D7All you gotta do is try, try a little Gtenderness, yeahF
E7All you gotta do is, man, Am7hold her where you want her

 

 

[Outro]
DmSqueeze her, C7 never leave herC#dim
D7Get to her, Ddimtry, tryEm7     D7
GJust try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah
You got to know how to love her, man, you'll be surprised, man
You've got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave
You've got to hold her and rub her softly
Try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah
You've got to rub her gentle man, all you gotta do
Don't got, don't bruise her, no no
You've got to love her, tease her, don't squeeze her
Gotta try nah nah nah, try
Try a little tenderness, yeah, watch her groove
You've gotta to know what to do, man
Take this advice
You got to love, squeeze, don't tease my baby
Love her, no
Try, try, you will try a little tenderness, yeah