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1966•R&B•336 views•
Key: G major•BPM: 100
Intro 1
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C
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A
A

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D
D

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Verse 1
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G

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Em
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Oh, she may be weary
Am
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D
D

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And young girls, they do get wearied
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F
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E
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Wearing that same old shaggy dress,

yeah, yeah
Am
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But when she gets weary
D
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Bm
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2

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Bb
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Try a little tenderness yeah, yeah
Am
Am

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D
D

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Verse 2
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G

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Em
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You know she's waiting
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D
D

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Just anticipating
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G

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F
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For things that she'll never, never,
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never, never possess, yeah yeah
Am
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But while she's there waiting,
D
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and without them
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G

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C
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Try a little tenderness
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(That's all you gotta do)
Bridge 1
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B
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It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
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A
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She has her grief and care,

yeah, yeah, yeah
C
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But the soft words,
B
B
2

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they are spoke so gentle, yeah
A
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It makes it easier,
C
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easier to bear, yeah
Verse 3
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Em
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Am
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You won't regret it, no, no
D
D

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Young girls, they don't forget it
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Love is their whole happi- ness, yeah
Am
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But it's all so easy
D
D

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All you gotta do is try, try a little
G
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tenderness, yeah
E
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All you gotta do is, man,

hold her where you want her
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Bm
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2

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Squeeze her, don't tease her,
C#
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4

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never leave her
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6

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Em
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Get to her, try, try
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F#
F#
2

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Just try a little
Outro 1
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Tenderness, yeah, yeah, yeah
F
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E
E

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You've got to know how to love her man,

Take this advice, man

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Bm
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2

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You've got to squeeze her,
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C#
C#
4

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don't tease her, never leave
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Eb
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6

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You've got to hold her
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and rub her softly, man
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F#
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Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah, yeah
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E
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You've got to rub her gently man...


Don't bruise her, no, no
Am
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Bm
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2

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You've got to love her,
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C#
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4

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tease her, don't..., please her
D
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Got to try it man, nah nah
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Try, try a little tenderness, yeah,
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watch her groove
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You've gotta to know what to do, man

Take this advice
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • D

  • Em

  • Am

  • F

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

  • B

    2

  • C#

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • F#

    2

Capo: 0

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