G, Adim C/E G7/F C/E G/E C#dim D
G Em
Oh, she may be weary;
Am D7
Them young girls, they do get weary,
G F6 E7
Wearing that same old shaggy dress.
Am D7
But when she gets weary;
G/B Bb7, Am Am/D
Try a little tenderness.
G Em Am D7
You know, she's waiting; just an-ticipating,
Gmaj7 F6 E7
The thing that she'll never, never, never, never posses, yeah, yeah.
Am D7
But while she's there waiting, and without them,
Gmaj7 C G G7
Try a little tenderness, that's all you got to do.
C B7
It's not just sentimental, no, no, no;
Em A7
She has her griefs and cares.
C B7
But the soft words; they are spoke so gentle, yeah,
A7 Am7 D7
It makes it easier, easier to bear.
G Em
You won't regret it, no, no;
Am D7
Young girls, they, don't forget it;
G F6 E7
Love is their whole happi-ness.
Am D7
But its all so easy;
G/B
All you got to do is try, try a little tenderness yeah.
E7
All you gotta, do is dance, and hold her where you want her.
Am Bm
Squeeze her, don't tease her,
C A/C# D B/D#
Never leave her, now get to her;
E F F# G
Got, got, got to try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah,
F7 E7#9
You got to know how to love her bad, take this advice, man, you got to...
Am Bm
Squeeze her, don't tease her,
C A/C# D B/D#
Never leave, you got to hold her,
E F F# G
Brother sometimes(?) try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah,
F7 E7#9
You got to know how to love her bad, don't lose her, no, no.
Am Bm C A/C#
You got to love her, tease her, always please her.
D (n.C) G
Got to try, now, now, now, try, try a little tenderness, yeah,
F7 E7#9
Watch me groove, you got to know what to do, man, take this advice;
Am Bm C A/C# D
You gotta, love her, squeeze, don't you tease my baby...
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