Try A Little Tenderness
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C G Am7 G
C G Am7 D7
G Am7 D7
G Am7 D7
[Verse 1]
G Em
Oh, she may be weary
Am D7
Them young girls, they do get weary
G F Em
Wearin that same old shaggy dress
Am
Oh, when she gets weary,
D7 Bm Em Am D7
[Verse 2]
G Em
You know she's waiting,
Am D7
just anticipating
G F Em
For the things she'll never possess
Am
While she's there waiting
D7 Bm
Try, o just a little,
Em Am D7
o just a little little little tenderness
N.C. G C G
That's what I said, a little tenderness
[Bridge]
G7
It's' All you gotta do
C B7
It's not, ha, oh just sentimental, no
Em Em7
She has, she has, she has
A
Her griefs and cares
C B7
But the soft words spoke so gentle, yea
A C D
And it makes it easier, easier to bear
[Verse 3]
G Em
You won't regret it no
Am D7
Them young girls, they don't forget it
G F E7
Love is their own, their own, happiness
Am D
But it's all, it's all, so simple now
N.C. Bm
All you gotta do is try a little tenderness
[Chorus]
E7
Won't you show her won't her, won't you show her that you love her
Am Bm C C#m
You wanna squeeze her, don't tease her, neva' leave her
D Eb Em F F# G F
You got want to want to just try a little tenderness
E7
You gotta show her that you want it, now one above her now
Am Bm C C#m
Squeeze her, don't tease her, neva' leave her
D Eb Em
Hold her, grab her softly now
F F# G F
And try a little tenderness hey
E7
You outta listen to me, don't leave
Don't cheat her now
Am Bm C C#m
Squeeze her, don't cheat her, neva' leave her
Dm G F
Gotta show her na na na hey hey!
E7
You got to know what to do, don't be a fool
Am Bm C C#m D Eb Em
You need to try this now
F F# G F
Just try a little tenderness, a little tenderness
E7 Em
Take it from me you don't wanna let her leave
Am Bm C C#m
Squeeze her, don't tease, neva' leave
D Eb Em F F#
You got to want to try, jus' try, jus' try, a little
G
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