Tenderness  Otis Redding

##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:12:11 -0500##Artist:otis redding#(Chords are mostly A and E barre forms, except for the Em which is#part (A through G) is an A barre form.  /D indicates bass notes)#


[G]Oh she may be [Em]weary


Those [C]young girls they [D]do get weary


                                                                                     

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Wearing that same old shaggy dress b---3-1-0




[Am]But when she gets wea[D]ry


You try a little tender[G]ness


[G]I know she's [Em]waiting


[C]Just an[D]ticipating


The [G]thing that you'll [F]never never pos[E7]sess


no no no but [Am]while she's there [D]waiting


Try just a little bit of tender[G]ness


That's all you got to do


[C]Now it's not just  [/D]   [/D#]     [B]sentimental no


But [F]she has her griefs and [A]cares[/B]


But the soft words [/D]   [/D#]   they are [B]spoke so gentle


yeah yeah yeah


And it [F]makes it [E7]easier to bear


[C]Oh she won't re[G]gret it, no no


[Em]Them young girls they [C]don't for[D]get it


[G]Love is their [F]whole happi[E7]ness


yeah yeah yeah


[Am]But its all so [D]easy


all you got to do is try


Try a little tender[G]ness


you've got to


[A]Hold her


[B]Squeeze her


[C]Never [C#]leave her


[D]now get [D#]to her


[E]got got got to [F]try a [F#]little [G]tenderness


you've got to [A]hold her


don't [B]squeeze her


[C]never [C#]leave her


[D]you've got to (break)


try a little [G]tenderness


lyrics by devries@eden.rutgers.edu


chords by phillip@princeton.edu