Try a Little Tenderness — Otis Redding
Chords and lyrics for Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding (key of C).
Verse 1
song title:try a little tenderness
(Chords are mostly A and E barre forms, except for the Em which is
open and the E7 which is a C7 form moved up four frets. The ascending
part (A through G) is an A barre form. /D indicates bass notes)
Verse 1
[G]Oh she may be [Em]weary
Those [C]young girls they [D]do get weary
[G]Wearing that [F]same old shaggy [E7]dress b---3-1-0-|
[Am]But when she gets [D]weary
You try a little [G][C]tenderness[D][G]
Verse 2
[G]I know she's [Em]waiting
[C]Just [D]anticipating
The [G]thing that you'll [F]never never [E7]possess
no no no but [Am]while she's there [D]waiting
Try just a little bit of [G][C]tenderness[G]
That's all you got to do
Verse 3
C /D /D# B
Now it's not just sentimental no
F A /B
But she has her griefs and cares
C /D /D# B
But the soft words they are spoke so gentle
yeah yeah yeah
And it [F]makes it [E7]easier to bear
Verse 4
[C]Oh she won't [G]regret it, no no
[Em]Them young girls they [C]don't [D]forget it
[G]Love is their [F]whole [E7]happiness
yeah yeah yeah
[Am]But its all so [D]easy
all you got to do is try
Try a little [G][C]tenderness[G]
you've got to
Verse 5
[A]Hold her
[B]Squeeze her
[C]Never [C#]leave her
[D]now get [D#]to her
[E]got got got to [F]try a [F#]little [G][F]tenderness[E7]
you've got to [A]hold her
don't [B]squeeze her
[C]never [C#]leave her
[D]you've got to (break)
try a little [G]tenderness [F][E7]
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