Try A Little Tenderness chords by Commitments (Official Version)

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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 
Oh, she may be    weary
F#m7 
B7 
And young girls they do get weary
E 
D 
C#7 
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
F#m7 
But when she gets weary
B7 
E 
G7 
F#m7 
B7 
Try a little tenderness

Verse 2
E 
C#m 
You know  shes waiting
F#m7 
B7 
Just anti  cipating
E 
D 
The things that she never, never,
C#7 
never,   never possess, yeah
F#m7 
But while she's there waiting
B7 
E 
Try a little tenderness
A 
That's all you gotta do
E 
E7 
This is for you

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Bridge 1

G#7

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

C#m

She has her greavs and her care

F#7

Yeah, yeah, yeah

G#7

But soft words they are spoke so gentle

F#7

F#m7

It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

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

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

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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.