Try A Little Tenderness Chords by Three Dog Night

Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

E

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Bm] [Em] [G]
[C]
[A] [G]
Ooh, she may [Em] be weary, [Am] young girls they do [D] get weary,
[G] wearing that [Dm] same old [E] funky dress.
[Am] But ooh, while she gets weary, weary,
[D] won't you try stayin' [Bm]
[Gm] tenderness.
[D]
[G]
You know [Em] she's there waitin' [Am]
and [D] anticipatin'
[G] things [F] she'll never never [E] ever do.
[Am] Oh, she gets weary.
[D] Won't you try, oh, try some [G] tenderness?
[C]
[G]
And [C] I know it,
[B] sentimental, you know why.
[Em] She can't love, she cannot grieve and [A] care.
[D] [C] But when, ha, yeah, [B] soft words were spoken.
[A] Make it easier, easier, [D] easier to bear.
[G] You know you won't regret [E] it, no.
[Am] Young girls, they [D] don't forget it.
[G] Oh, then the [F] same old, same old [E] happiness, yeah.
[A] [Am] Oh, she gets weary, weary.
[D] Won't you try, oh, try some [Bm] tenderness?
[B]
I feel good, oh, [E] every morning.
You [A] got to [Bm] hold her, [C]
never [C#] leave her.
[D] You [D#] got to, you [E] got to, you [F] got to,
[F#] [G] Someday, [F]
[E] you will come home.
You got [Am] to hold her, [B] squeeze [C] her, never [C#] leave [D] her.
You got to, you got [A#] to, yeah, you got [D#] to,
[C#] [G] Someday, [F]
[E] you will come home.
You got to [A] hold her, [B] squeeze her, [C] never [C#] leave [D] her.
Oh, [D#] yeah, yeah, [E] yeah, [F] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G] Someday, [F] you got to help her, [E] you feel good, oh.
[Am] [B] Squeeze her, [C] [C#] never leave her.
[D] You got, [D#] you [E] got to, ah, [F] [F#] see [G] my body.
[F] You got to lift [E] her to me.
You got to, [Am] you got to, you got to,
[B] [C] [C#]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Three Dog Night - Try A Little Tenderness chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, E, Am, D, G, F, F# and G of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 48 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 98. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Ooh, she may [Em] be weary, _ [Am] young _ girls they do [D] get weary, _ _ _
[G] _ _ wearing that [Dm] same old [E] funky _ dress. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ But ooh, while she gets weary, weary,
[D] won't you try _ _ stayin' _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] tenderness.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ You know [Em] she's there waitin' _ _ [Am] _
_ and [D] anticipatin' _ _ _
[G] things _ [F] she'll never never [E] ever _ do. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Oh, she gets weary.
_ [D] _ _ Won't you try, oh, try some [G] tenderness?
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [C] _ I know it, _
_ _ _ [B] _ sentimental, you know why.
_ _ [Em] _ She can't love, she cannot grieve and [A] care. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ But when, ha, yeah, _ _ [B] _ soft words were spoken.
_ _ _ [A] _ Make it easier, easier, _ [D] _ _ easier to bear.
_ _ [G] _ You know you won't regret [E] it, no.
_ _ [Am] _ Young girls, they [D] don't forget it.
_ _ [G] _ _ Oh, then the [F] same old, same old [E] happiness, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ Oh, she gets weary, weary.
[D] _ _ Won't you try, _ oh, try some [Bm] tenderness?
_ [B] _
I feel good, oh, [E] every morning. _ _ _
_ You [A] got to [Bm] hold her, _ [C]
never [C#] leave her.
[D] You [D#] got to, you [E] got to, you [F] got to,
[F#] _ [G] Someday, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] you will come home. _
You got [Am] to hold her, [B] squeeze [C] her, never [C#] leave [D] her.
You got to, you got [A#] to, yeah, you got [D#] to,
[C#] _ _ [G] Someday, _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] you will come home.
You got to [A] hold her, [B] squeeze her, [C] never [C#] leave [D] her.
Oh, [D#] yeah, yeah, [E] yeah, [F] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G] Someday, _ _ [F] you got to help her, [E] you feel good, oh. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] Squeeze her, [C] [C#] never leave her.
[D] You got, [D#] you [E] got to, ah, [F] [F#] see [G] my body.
_ _ [F] You got to lift [E] her to me.
_ _ You got to, [Am] you got to, you got to,
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Celebrate: The Story, 1965–1975 album.

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