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

VERSE 1:
[G#] Oh she may be [Fm] weary, [A#m] those young girls they do get [D#7] weary
[G#] Wearing that [F#] same old shaggy [F7] dress
[A#m] But when she gets weary, [D#] try a little tender-[G#]-ness [B7] [A#m] [D#7]

VERSE 2:
[G#] I know she's [Fm] waiting, [A#m] just antici-[D#7]-pating
The [G#] thing that she'll [F#6] never never [F7] never never possess yeah
[A#m] But while she's there waiting, [D#] try just a little bit of tender-[G#]-ness
[C#] That's all you got to do [G#]

BRIDGE:
[C#] Now it's not just senti-[C7]-mental, no, no, no
[Fm] She has her griefs and her [A#] cares
[C#] But the soft words, they are [C7] spoke so gentle
And it [A#] makes it easier, easier to [D#7] bear

VERSE 3:
[G#] Oh she won't re-[Fm]-gret it, no no
[A#m] Them young girls they don't for-[D#]-get it
[G#] Love is their [F#7] whole happi-[F7]-ness
[A#m] But its all so easy, [D#] all you got to do is try
Try a little tender-[G#]-ness [F7]

CHORUS:
You've got to [A#m] squeeze her, never [Cm] tease her, [C#] never [D] leave her
You gotta, [D#] You gotta, [E] You gotta, [F] You gotta
[F#] Try a [G] little [G#] tenderness [F#7] [F7]

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]