[Intro] G  A°  C/E  G7/F
         C/E  G/E  C#°  D

G     Em
  Oh, she may be weary
Am                  D7
   Them young girls, they do get weary
G              F6              E7
  Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Am                         D7
   But when she gets weary
             G/B        Bb7  Am  Am/D
Try a little tenderness

G           Em
  You know, she's waiting
Am        D7
   Just anticipating
G7M                       F6
    The thing that she'll never
       E7
Never, never, never posses, yeah, yeah
Am
   But while she's there waiting
D7
   And without them
             G7M        C
Try a little tenderness
       G                 G7
That's all you got to do

C               B7
  It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
Em             A7
   She has her griefs and cares
C
  But the soft words
B7
They are spoke so gentle, yeah
A7                    Am7        D7
   It makes it easier, easier to bear

G     Em
  You won't regret it, no, no
Am                   D7
   Young girls, they, don't forget it
G               F6         E7
  Love is their whole happiness
Am                     D7
   But its all so easy

All you got to do is try
             G/B
Try a little tenderness yeah
              E7
All you gotta, do is dance

And hold her where you want her

Am             Bm
   Squeeze her, don't tease her
C       A/C#       D   B/D#
  Never leave her, now get to her
E                  F
  Got, got, got to try
  F#     G
A little tenderness, yeah, yeah
F7                        E7(9+)
   You got to know how to love her bad

Take this advice, man, you got to

Am             Bm
   Squeeze her, don't tease her
C       A/C#              D        B/D#
  Never leave, you got to hold her
        E         F
Brother sometimes try
  F#     G
A little tenderness, yeah, yeah
F7                        E7(9+)
   You got to know how to love her bad

Don't lose her, no, no

Am            Bm        C
   You got to love her, tease her
A/C#
Always please her
D
  Got to try, now, now, now, try
             G
Try a little tenderness, yeah
F7                             E7(9+)
   Watch me groove, you got to know

What to do, man, take this advice

           Am        Bm
You gotta, love her, squeeze
C                  A/C#  D
Don't you tease my baby