Tender
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
BPM 168 to eighth
[Intro]
Amaj7 D6
[Verse]
Amaj7
Shaky fingers run down your spine
Amaj7 D6
Just for tonight, say you'll always be mine
Amaj7
Tomorrow's a new day, probably a blue day but
[Pre-chorus]
Amaj7
Hold me tender, hold me sweet
Amaj7 D6
Till you never scold me on what I eat
Amaj7
Said you'd never repeat
[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Rip my fingernails from your sleeve
Amaj7
Empty bedroom, cold as can be
Dmaj7
You took what you came here for
Bbdim7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
Can't get back what you took from me
[Interlude]
D6 Amaj7
[Verse]
Amaj7
Rope burn, two hurt wrists in my hands
Amaj7 D6
Makes me worry what did I do to this man
Amaj7
That he'd do this to me?
[Pre-chorus]
Amaj7
Hold me tender, hold me sweet
Amaj7
Till we molt and start to feed
D6
The worms with our entrails, the mice with our feet
Amaj7
Never touch the ground, haunt our believes
[Interlude]
D6 Amaj7
[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Rip my fingernails from your sleeve
Amaj7
Empty bedroom, cold as can be
Dmaj7
You took what you came here for
Bbdim7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
Can't get back what you took from me
[Interlude/Bridge]
D6
(hold me tender, hold me sweet)
Amaj7
(hold me tender, hold me sweet)
D6
(hold me tender hold me sweet)
Amaj7 D6
Hold me tender
So
[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Rip my fingernails from your sleeve
Amaj7
Empty bedroom, cold as can be
Dmaj7
You took what you came here for
Bbdim7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
Can't get back what you took from me
[Outro]
Amaj7 D6 A
Hold me tender, hold me sweet
How to play Tender
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.