Try A Little Tenderness chords by Commitments (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
C#m
F#m7
B7
D
C#7
G7
A
E7
G#7
F#7
E/G#
F#m
G#m
Bbdim
B
C
D#

Verse 1
E 
C#m 
 (E major) Oh, she may  (C sharp minor) be    weary
F#m7 
B7 
 (F sharp minor7) And young girls they do get wea (B7) ry
E 
D 
C#7 
 (E major) Wearing that  (D major) same old shaggy  (C sharp7) dress
F#m7 
 (F sharp minor7) But when she gets weary
B7 
E 
G7 
F#m7 
B7 
 (B7) Try a little tender (E major) ness  (G7)  (F sharp minor7)  (B7) 

Verse 2
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You  (C sharp minor) know  shes waiting
F#m7 
B7 
 (F sharp minor7) Just an (B7) ti   cipating
E 
D 
The  (E major) things that she  (D major) never, never,
C#7 
nev (C sharp7) er,   never possess, yeah
F#m7 
 (F sharp minor7) But while she's there waiting
B7 
E 
 (B7) Try a little ten (E major) derness
A 
 (A major) That's all you gotta do
E 
E7 
 (E major) This is for you  (E7) 

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Bridge 1

It's not just sentimental, no, no, no

She has her greavs and her care

Yeah, yeah, yeah

But soft words they are spoke so gentle

It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

Verse 3
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You won't  (C sharp minor) re    gret it, no, no
F#m7 
B7 
 (F sharp minor7) Young girls they never forget  (B7) it
E 
D 
C#7 
 (E major) Love is their on (D major) ly happiness  (C sharp7) 
F#m7 
B7 
But its all so,  (F sharp minor7) so easy  (B7) 
E/G# 
C#7 
All you got to do is try a little  (E/G#) ten     derness  (C sharp7) 

Chorus 1
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Squeeze her
G#m 
Don't you  (G sharp minor) tease her
A 
Never  (A major) leave her
Bbdim 
You've  (B flatdim) got      to...
B 
You've  (B major) got to...
C 
You've  (C major) got to...
C#m 
D 
D# 
E 
D 
C#7 
You've  (C sharp minor) got   to  (D major) try a  (D sharp major) lit  tle  (E major) tenderness  (D major)  (C sharp7) 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Squeeze her
G#m 
Don't you  (G sharp minor) tease her
A 
Bbdim 
Never  (A major) leave  (B flatdim) her
B 
You've got to...  (B major) 
C 
You've got to...  (C major) 
C#m 
You've got to...  (C sharp minor) 
D 
D# 
E 
D 
C#7 
You've got to  (D major) try a  (D sharp major) lit  tle  (E major) tenderness  (D major)  (C sharp7) 
F#m 
You've got to  (F sharp minor) squeeze her
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Never tease her
A 
Bbdim 
 (A major) Never leave her  (B flatdim) 
B 
You've got to...  (B major) 
You've got to...
You've got to...
E 
D 
C#7 
Yeah, yeah  (E major)  (D major)  (C sharp7) 
F#m 
You've got to  (F sharp minor) squeeze her
G#m 
Don't you  (G sharp minor) tease her
A 
Never  (A major) leave her
Bbdim 
You've  (B flatdim) got      to...
B 
You've  (B major) got to...
C 
You've  (C major) got to...
C#m 
D 
D# 
E 
D 
C#7 
You've  (C sharp minor) got   to  (D major) try a  (D sharp major) lit  tle  (E major) tenderness  (D major)  (C sharp7) 
F#m 
G#m 
Baby, you got,  (F sharp minor) you got to squeeze  (G sharp minor) her
A 
Bbdim 
B 
Don't  (A major) you tease her, baby,  (B flatdim) no        (B major) 
C 
You've got to...  (C major) 
C#m 
You've got to...  (C sharp minor) 
D 
D# 
E 
D 
C#7 
You've got to  (D major) try a  (D sharp major) lit  tle  (E major) tenderness  (D major)  (C sharp7) 
F#m 
You've got to  (F sharp minor) squeeze her
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Never leave her
A 
 (A major) You've got to...
Bbdim 
 (B flatdim) You've got to...
B 
 (B major) You've got to...
C 
C#m 
D 
D# 
E 
 (C major) Got to, got to,  (C sharp minor) got   to  (D major) try a  (D sharp major) lit  tle  (E major) tenderness

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
C#m
F#m7
B7
D
C#7
G7
A
E7
G#7
F#7
E/G#
F#m
G#m
Bbdim
B
C
D#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 102

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G#7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Bbdim: x-1-2-x-2-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D#: x-6-8-8-8-x

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This is the definitive original version of Try A Little Tenderness by Commitments, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Commitments.