G             Em
Oh she may be weary
      C                D
Those young girls they do get weary
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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                           B
Now it's not just          sentimental no
    Em                      A
But she has her griefs and cares
C                                     B
But the soft words       they are spoke so gentle
Yeah yeah yeah
       A.                    D7
And it makes it easier to bear

   G.            Em
Oh she won't regret it, no no
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