Try a little tenderness
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G
G Em - Am D
1. Ooh, she may be weary, young girls they do get weary,
G F
E
wearing
that same old funky dress.
Am
But ooh, while she gets weary,
weary
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won’t
you try some tenderne.......ss
?
G Em - Am D
2. You know she's there
waiting and anticipating
G
F
E
all the
things she’ll never, never have, oh, no no.
Am
Ooh, while she gets weary,
D G
- C G - G7
won’t
you try, oh, try some tenderness ? Mm mm.
C
- B7
And I know it, ha, sentimental, no no,
ah,
Em A
she
had, Lord, she had her griefs and cares.
C
- B7
But when, ah, ha, girl, soft words were spoken,
A - D D7
made
it easier, easy, girl, easier to bear.
G Em
3. You know, you won't regret
it, no, ah,
Am D
young
girls they don't forget it,
G
F
E
loving
the same old, same old happiness, yeah, ha, yeah.
Am
Ooh, while she gets weary,
D
B7
won’t
you try, oh, try some tenderness ?
- E
I feel good, Lord.
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You've got to hold her, squeeze her, never leave her,
D
- D# - E F F# G
you
got to, you got to, you got to try some tenderness.
F - E
I feel good, yeah, I feel good, Lord, oh, yeah.
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You've got to hold her, squeeze her, never leave her,
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D
you
got to, got to, yeah, you got to try now, try, try some
G - F - E
tenderness.
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You've got to hold her, squeeze her, never leave her,
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sock
it to me, sock it tome one more time,
G - F - E - A - B - C - C# D ....
tenderness.
(Three Dog Night)