REDDING OTIS - "tenderness" Tablature

From: "Phillip C. Saunders" <phillip@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:12:11 -0500
Subject: Otis_Redding/Try.A.Little.Tenderness.CRD


Artist:otis redding
song title:try a little tenderness
(Chords are mostly A and E barre forms, except for the Em which is
open and the E7 which is a C7 form moved up four frets. The ascending
part (A through G) is an A barre form. /D indicates bass notes)


G Em
Oh she may be weary
C D
Those young girls they do get weary
G F E7 e-0------
Wearing that same old shaggy dress b---3-1-0
Am D
But when she gets weary
G C G D
You try a little tenderness

G Em
I know she's waiting
C D
Just anticipating
G F E7
The thing that you'll never never possess
Am D
no no no but while she's there waiting
G C G
Try just a little bit of tenderness

That's all you got to do

C /D /D# B
Now it's not just sentimental no
F A /B
But she has her griefs and cares
C /D /D# B
But the soft words they are spoke so gentle
yeah yeah yeah
F E7
And it makes it easier to bear

C G
Oh she won't regret it, no no
Em C D
Them young girls they don't forget it
G F E7
Love is their whole happiness
yeah yeah yeah
Am D
But its all so easy
all you got to do is try
G C G
Try a little tenderness

you've got to
A
Hold her
B
Squeeze her
C C#
Never leave her
D D#
now get to her
E F F# G F E7
got got got to try a little tenderness

A
you've got to hold her
B
don't squeeze her
C C#
never leave her
D
you've got to (break)
G F E7
try a little tenderness

lyrics by devries@eden.rutgers.edu
chords by phillip@princeton.edu