Try a Little Tenderness Chords by Otis Redding
Tempo:
100.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [D]
[Em] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[Am] Them [D] young girls, they do get weary.
[G] Wearing [F]
[E] shaggy dress, yeah.
[Am] When she gets weary, [D] try a little [Bm] tenderness, [Bb] yeah.
[Am] You [A]
[G] [Em] know she's waiting, [Am] just [D]
anticipating.
[G] A [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never possess, yeah.
[Am] While she's there [D] waiting, without them, try [G] a little tenderness.
[C]
[G] We gotta do.
[Gm] [C] It's not [B] sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She has [A] her greed and care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
[A] It makes it easier, easier [D] to bear,
[G] yeah.
You [Em] won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
Young [D] girls, they don't forget it.
[G] All this effort, [Dm]
[E] happiness, yeah.
[Am] But it's all so easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness.
[G] Yeah, all you [E] gotta do is learn.
Oh, man, you know I [Bm] squeeze her, [C] don't tease her, never [D] leave her.
[Eb] You know [Em] I'm [G]
easy, easy.
[F] You got the trouble, [E] gentle man, I'm the guy who got the rules.
You [Am] know I'm the lover, [C] he's the [Db] cold, [D] sweet, scottish, [Ab] man, man, [G] man, John.
Gentleman, yeah, [Dm]
you, [E] you, you know what.
[Em] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[Am] Them [D] young girls, they do get weary.
[G] Wearing [F]
[E] shaggy dress, yeah.
[Am] When she gets weary, [D] try a little [Bm] tenderness, [Bb] yeah.
[Am] You [A]
[G] [Em] know she's waiting, [Am] just [D]
anticipating.
[G] A [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never possess, yeah.
[Am] While she's there [D] waiting, without them, try [G] a little tenderness.
[C]
[G] We gotta do.
[Gm] [C] It's not [B] sentimental, no, no, no.
[Em] She has [A] her greed and care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah.
[A] It makes it easier, easier [D] to bear,
[G] yeah.
You [Em] won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
Young [D] girls, they don't forget it.
[G] All this effort, [Dm]
[E] happiness, yeah.
[Am] But it's all so easy.
[D] All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness.
[G] Yeah, all you [E] gotta do is learn.
Oh, man, you know I [Bm] squeeze her, [C] don't tease her, never [D] leave her.
[Eb] You know [Em] I'm [G]
easy, easy.
[F] You got the trouble, [E] gentle man, I'm the guy who got the rules.
You [Am] know I'm the lover, [C] he's the [Db] cold, [D] sweet, scottish, [Ab] man, man, [G] man, John.
Gentleman, yeah, [Dm]
you, [E] you, you know what.
Key:
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Am
Em
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[Am] _ _ Them [D] young girls, they do get weary.
[G] _ _ Wearing [F] _ _
_ [E] shaggy dress, yeah. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ When she gets weary, [D] _ _ _ try _ a little [Bm] tenderness, _ [Bb] yeah. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ You [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] know she's waiting, _ [Am] _ _ just _ [D] _
anticipating.
[G] _ _ A [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never possess, yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ While she's there [D] waiting, without them, _ try [G] a little _ tenderness.
[C] _ _
_ _ [G] We gotta do. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ It's not _ [B] _ _ sentimental, no, no, no.
_ [Em] _ _ _ She has [A] her greed and _ _ care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
_ _ But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ It makes it easier, _ _ easier [D] to bear, _
[G] yeah.
You _ [Em] won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
_ Young [D] girls, they don't forget it.
[G] _ _ All this effort, [Dm] _ _ _
[E] happiness, yeah. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ But it's all so easy. _
[D] _ All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness.
_ _ [G] Yeah, all you [E] gotta do is learn.
Oh, man, you know I [Bm] squeeze her, [C] don't tease her, never [D] leave her.
[Eb] You know [Em] I'm _ _ [G] _
easy, easy.
[F] You got the trouble, [E] gentle man, I'm the guy who got the rules.
You [Am] know I'm the lover, [C] he's the [Db] cold, [D] sweet, scottish, [Ab] man, man, [G] man, John.
_ _ Gentleman, yeah, [Dm]
you, [E] you, you know what. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, she may be weary.
[Am] _ _ Them [D] young girls, they do get weary.
[G] _ _ Wearing [F] _ _
_ [E] shaggy dress, yeah. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ When she gets weary, [D] _ _ _ try _ a little [Bm] tenderness, _ [Bb] yeah. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ You [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] know she's waiting, _ [Am] _ _ just _ [D] _
anticipating.
[G] _ _ A [F] thing that she'll never, [E] never, never, never possess, yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ While she's there [D] waiting, without them, _ try [G] a little _ tenderness.
[C] _ _
_ _ [G] We gotta do. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ It's not _ [B] _ _ sentimental, no, no, no.
_ [Em] _ _ _ She has [A] her greed and _ _ care, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
_ _ But the soft words, [B] they are spoke so gentle, yeah. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ It makes it easier, _ _ easier [D] to bear, _
[G] yeah.
You _ [Em] won't regret it, no, [Am] no.
_ Young [D] girls, they don't forget it.
[G] _ _ All this effort, [Dm] _ _ _
[E] happiness, yeah. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ But it's all so easy. _
[D] _ All you gotta do is try, try a little [Bm] tenderness.
_ _ [G] Yeah, all you [E] gotta do is learn.
Oh, man, you know I [Bm] squeeze her, [C] don't tease her, never [D] leave her.
[Eb] You know [Em] I'm _ _ [G] _
easy, easy.
[F] You got the trouble, [E] gentle man, I'm the guy who got the rules.
You [Am] know I'm the lover, [C] he's the [Db] cold, [D] sweet, scottish, [Ab] man, man, [G] man, John.
_ _ Gentleman, yeah, [Dm]
you, [E] you, you know what. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _