Otis Redding, Try A Little Tenderness (1966)
^{Key: :[F#] (w: Irving King, Harry M. Woods, 1932)}

VERSE 1:
[F#] Oh she may be [D#m] weary, [G#m] those young girls they do get [C#7] weary
[F#] Wearing that [E] same old shaggy [D#7] dress
[G#m] But when she gets weary, [C#] try a little tender-[F#]-ness [A7] [G#m] [C#7]

VERSE 2:
[F#] I know she's [D#m] waiting, [G#m] just antici-[C#7]-pating
The [F#] thing that she'll [E6] never never [D#7] never never possess yeah
[G#m] But while she's there waiting, [C#] try just a little bit of tender-[F#]-ness
[B] That's all you got to do [F#]

BRIDGE:
[B] Now it's not just senti-[A#7]-mental, no, no, no
[D#m] She has her griefs and her [G#] cares
[B] But the soft words, they are [A#7] spoke so gentle
And it [G#] makes it easier, easier to [C#7] bear

VERSE 3:
[F#] Oh she won't re-[D#m]-gret it, no no
[G#m] Them young girls they don't for-[C#]-get it
[F#] Love is their [E7] whole happi-[D#7]-ness
[G#m] But its all so easy, [C#] all you got to do is try
Try a little tender-[F#]-ness [D#7]

CHORUS:
You've got to [G#m] squeeze her, never [A#m] tease her, [B] never [C] leave her
You gotta, [C#] You gotta, [D] You gotta, [D#] You gotta
[E] Try a [F] little [F#] tenderness [E7] [D#7]

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]