Try a Little Tenderness chords by
Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge

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Key: D major
Intro 1
G
G

D
D

G
G

D
D

G
G

Bm
Bm

Am
Am

D
D

G
G

A
A

D
D

G
G

A
A

D
D

G
G

Verse 1
Bm
Bm

Am
Am

D
D

Oh she may
G
G

A
A

D
D

G
G

be weary
A
A

D
D

G
G

Them young girls they
D
D

do get wearied
G
G

F
F

E
E

Wearing that same old miniskirt dress
A
A

But when she gets weary
D
D

You try a little tenderness
G
G

D
D

Oh man that
G
G

Un huh
I know shes waiting
D
D

Just anticipating
G
G

The thing that you'll never
F
F

E
E

never possess
No no no
A
A

But while she there waiting
D
D

Try just a little bit of tenderness
G
G

That's all you got to do
Now it might be a little bit
sentimental no
But she has her graves and care
Eb
Eb

But the soft words they are spoke
so gentle
Yeah yeah yeah
Ab
Ab

And it makes it easier to bear
Oh she wont regret it
No no
Eb
Eb

Them young girls they don't forget it
Ab
Ab

Love is their whole happiness
F
F

Yeah yeah yeah
Bb
Bb

But its all so easy
Eb
Eb

All you got to do is try
Verse 2
Ab
Ab

Try a little tenderness
Yeah
Eb
Eb

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Damn that hart (hard?)
All you got to do is
Ab
Ab

know how to love her
You've got to
Hold her
Gb
Gb

Squeeze her
F
F

Never leave her
Bb
Bb

Now get to her
Eb
Eb

Got got got to try a little tenderness
Ab
Ab

Yeah yeah
E
E

Lord have mercy now
A
A

All you got to do is take my advice
You've got to hold her
Don't squeeze her
Never leave her
E
E

You've got to hold her
And never
So you got to try a little tenderness
A
A

A little tenderness
A little tenderness
F#
F#

A little tenderness
You've got to
B
B

Got to got to
You've gotta hold her
Don't squeeze her
Never leaver her
You got
Got got got to
Now now now
Got got got to
E
E

Try a little tenderness
A
A

Ye
E
E

A
A

E
E

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