[F] Oh she may be [Dm] weary

[Gm] And young girls they do get [C7] weary

[F] Wearing that [Eb] same old shaggy [D] dress [D7]

[Gm] But when she gets weary

[C7] Try a little tender[Am]ness [Cdim] [Gm7] [C7]

[F] I know she's [Dm] waiting [Gm] just antici[C7]pating

[F] The thing that you'll [Eb] never never po[D]ssess no no [D7] no

[Gm] But while she's there waiting

[C7] Try just a little bit of [F] tenderness [Bb] [F]

That’s all you gotta do [F7]

[Bb] Now it might be a little bit senti[A]mental no no [A7] no

[Dm] But she has her griefs and [G] cares

[Bb] But the soft words they are spoke so [A] gentle yeah yeah [A7] yeah

[Gm] And it makes it easier easier to [Gm7] bear [C7]

[F] You won’t re[Dm]gret it no no

[Gm] Them young girls they don't for[C7]get it

[F] Love is their [Eb] whole happi[D]ness yeah yeah [D7] yeah

[Gm] But it’s all so easy [C7] all you got to do

Is try a little [F] tenderness [D] [D7]

You've got to

[Gm] Hold her [Am] and squeeze her [Bb] and never [B] leave her

You [C] got to got to [C#] got to got to [D] got to got to

[Eb] Try a [E] little [F] tenderness [Eb] [D]

You've got to

[Gm] Hold her [Am] don’t squeeze her [Bb] don’t ever [B] leave her

You [C] got to got to [C#] got to got to [D] got to got to

[Eb] Try a [E] little [F] tenderness [Eb] [D]

Repeat and finish on [F] tenderness