Try A Little Tenderness Chords by The Commitments

Tempo:
111.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

D

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Commitments  Try A Little Tenderness chords
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[G] [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] [F#m]
But when she gets weary,
[A] [B] try a little [E] tenderness.
[G#]
[G] [F#m]
[B] [E]
You [C#m] know she's waiting, [F#m] just [B] anticipating [D#] [E] the things [D] that she never, never, [C#] never, never possesses.
But [F#m] while she's there waiting, [A] without [B] them, try a [E] little tenderness.
[A] That's all you gotta do.
[E] She, it's [A]
not just [G#] sentimental, no, no.
[C#m] She has her grief and her [F#] cares, yeah, yeah.
[A] But the soft words, [G#] they all spoke so gentle.
It makes it [F#] easier, easier [F#m] to bear.
[B]
[E] You [B]
[C#m] won't regret it, no, no.
[F#m] Young girls, they [B] never forget it.
[A] [C#m] [G#m] Love's [D] the [Am] only [D] [C#] happiness.
Put [F#m] it in so, so easy.
[B]
All you [E] gotta do is try a little tenderness.
[C#]
[F#] Squeeze her, [G#] tease her, [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 [E] little tenderness.
[D] [C#]
[F#]
Squeeze her, [G#] tease her, [A] [A#] never leave her.
[B] You got to, you [C] got to, you [C#m] got to, you [D] got [D#] [E] to, try a [D] [C#]
little tenderness.
[F#]
Squeeze [G#m] her, [A] tease her, never leave [A#] her.
[B] You got to, you got [G] to, you got to!
[E]
[D] [C#]
Squeeze [F#]
[G#] her, tease her, [A] never leave [A#] her.
[B] [C] [C#m] [D] [D#] [E]
[D] [C#]
[F#]
[G#] [A] [A#] [B]
[C] [C#] [Dm] [D#] [E]
[D] [E] [C#]
[F#]
[G#] [A] [A#] [B]
[C] [C#m] [D] [D#] [E]
[N]
Key:Β Β 
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
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Let's start jamming The Commitments - Try A Little Tenderness chords, practice the chord sequence E, D, D#, E, F#m, B, E, C#m, D and C#. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 55 BPM and then match the original tempo of 112 BPM. With the song's key of C# Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ [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] _ [F#m]
But when she gets weary, _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ _ try _ _ a little _ [E] tenderness.
_ _ [G#] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ You [C#m] know she's waiting, [F#m] _ _ just _ [B] _ anticipating [D#] [E] the _ things [D] that she never, never, [C#] never, never possesses. _
_ But [F#m] _ _ while she's there waiting, [A] without [B] them, _ _ _ try a [E] little tenderness. _
_ [A] That's all you gotta do.
[E] She, _ _ _ it's _ _ [A] _ _
not _ just _ [G#] sentimental, _ no, no.
_ _ [C#m] She _ _ has her _ grief and her [F#] cares, _ yeah, yeah. _ _
_ [A] _ But the soft words, _ [G#] they all spoke so gentle. _ _
It makes it [F#] easier, _ _ _ easier [F#m] to bear.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ You [B]
[C#m] won't regret it, no, no.
_ [F#m] Young girls, they [B] never forget it.
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] Love's [D] the [Am] only _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ happiness.
_ _ _ Put [F#m] it in so, _ so easy.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
All you [E] gotta do is try a little tenderness.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Squeeze her, [G#] tease her, [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 [E] little tenderness.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
Squeeze her, [G#] tease her, [A] _ [A#] never leave her.
[B] You got to, you [C] got to, you [C#m] got to, you [D] got [D#] [E] to, try a _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ little tenderness.
_ _ _ [F#]
Squeeze [G#m] her, [A] tease her, never leave [A#] her.
[B] You got to, you got [G] to, you got to!
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ Squeeze [F#] _
[G#] her, tease her, [A] never leave [A#] her.
_ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Dm] _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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