Try A Little Tenderness original guitar chords by
Otis Redding
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Key: G majorā€¢
Intro 1
G
G

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G

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C
C

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A7
A7

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D
D

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Verse 1
G
G

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Em
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Oh, she may be weary
Am7
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D
D

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And young girls, they do get wearied
G
G

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F7
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E7
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Wearing that same old shaggy dress,
yeah, yeah
Am7
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But when she gets weary
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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Bb7
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Try a little tenderness yeah, yeah
Am7
Am7

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D
D

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Verse 2
G
G

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Em
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You know she's waiting
Am7
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D
D

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Just anticipating
G
G

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F7
F7

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For things that she'll never, never,
E7
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never, never possess, yeah yeah
Am7
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But while she's there waiting,
D
D

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and without them
G
G

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C
C

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Try a little tenderness
G
G

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(That's all you gotta do)
Bridge 1
C
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B7
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It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
Em
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A7
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She has her grief and care,
yeah, yeah, yeah
C
C

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But the soft words,
B7
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they are spoke so gentle, yeah
A7
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It makes it easier,
D7sus4
D7sus4

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D7
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easier to bear, yeah
Verse 3
G
G

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Em
Em

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Am7
Am7

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You won't regret it, no, no
D
D

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Young girls, they don't forget it
G
G

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F7
F7

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E7
E7

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Love is their whole happi- ness, yeah
Am7
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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/B
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tenderness, yeah
E7
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All you gotta do is, man,
hold her where you want her
Am
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Bm
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2

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C
C

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

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never leave her
D
D

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Eb
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6

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

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Just try a little
Outro 1
G
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Tenderness, yeah, yeah, yeah
F7
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E7
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You've got to know how to love her man,
Take this advice, man
Am
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Bm
Bm
2

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

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don't tease her, never leave
D
D

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Eb
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6

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You've got to hold her
Em
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and rub her softly, man
F
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F#
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2

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G
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Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah, yeah
F7
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E7
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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,
C
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C#
C#
4

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tease her, don't..., please her
D
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Got to try it man, nah nah
G
G

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Try, try a little tenderness, yeah,
F7
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watch her groove
E7
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You've gotta to know what to do, man
Take this advice
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ChordsG C A7 D Em...

  • G

  • C

  • A7

  • D

  • Em

  • Am7

  • F7

  • E7

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb7

  • B7

  • D7sus4

  • D7

  • G/B

  • Am

  • C#

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • F

  • F#

    2
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  • G

  • C

  • A7

  • D

  • Em

  • Am7

  • F7

  • E7

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb7

  • B7

  • D7sus4

  • D7

  • G/B

  • Am

  • C#

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • F

  • F#

    2
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