...TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS... by Otis Redding -----------------------------................ *from 'The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul' (1966)* Intro: G Em, C A7, D (G) Verse 1:

^G Oh, ^Emshe may be weary; ^Am Them young girls,^D7 they do get weary, ^G Wearing that ^Fdimsame old shaggy ^E7dress. ^Am But when she gets weary;^D7 G Em, Am D7 Try a little tenderness.

Verse 2:

^G You know, ^Emshe's waiting;^Am just an-^D7ticipating, ^Gmaj7 The thing that she'll ^Fdimnever, never, ^E7never, never posses, yeah, yeah. ^Am But while she's there waiting,^D7 and without them, Try a little ^Gmaj7tenderness,^C that's ^Gall you got to do.^G7

Bridge:

^C It's not just s^B7entimental, no, no, no; ^Em She has her ^A7griefs and cares. ^C But the soft words; ^B7they are spoke so gentle, yeah, ^A7 It makes it easier,^Am7 easier to ^D7bear.

Verse 3:

^G You ^Emwon't regret it, no, no; ^Am Young girls, they,^D7 don't forget it; ^G Love is their ^Fdimwhole happi-^E7ness. ^Am But its all so easy;^D7 All you got to do is try, try a little ^Gtenderness yeah. All you gotta,^E7 do is dance, and hold her where you want her.

Coda:

^Am Squeeze her,^Bm don't tease her, ^C Never ^C#leave her, ^Dnow ^D#get to her; ^E Got, got, got to ^Ftry a ^F#little ^Gtenderness, yeah, yeah, ^F You got to know how to ^E7love her bad, take this advice, man, you got to...

^Am Squeeze her,^Bm don't tease her, ^C Never ^C#leave, you got to ^Dhold her,^D# Brother ^Esometimes(') ^Ftry a ^F#little ^Gtenderness, yeah, yeah, ^F You got to know how to ^E7love her bad, don't lose her, no, no.

^Am You got to ^Bmlove her, ^Ctease her, ^C#always please her. D (n.C) G Got to try, now, now, now, try, try a little tenderness, yeah, ^F Watch me groove, you got to ^E7know what to do, man, take this advice;

You gotta, ^Amlove her, ^Bmsqueeze, ^Cdon't you tease my ^C#baby..^D. (Fade)

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Otis Redding - Try a little tenderness