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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Try a Little Tenderness chords
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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.
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
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To jam and learn Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, E, Am, D, G and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 50 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 100. With an eye on the song's key Ab Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _