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Song title:       Try A Little Tenderness
Original Album:	  The Dock of The Bay

Words and Music by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
Copyright © 1968 Atlantic Records 
Published by Atlantic Records Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


VERSE:
Notes:

Fill1
e|-0-------
b|---3-1-0-

Chords:
G  355433    F  133211
Em 022000    E7 776050
C  x35553    Am 577555
D  x57775

G             Em
Oh she may be weary
      C                D
Those young girls they do get weary
G            F               E7     [Fill1] 
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Am                   D    
But when she gets weary  
                       G    C  G  D
You try a little tenderness


VERSE:
Notes:
The /D /D# etc. indicates bass notes.

Chords:
G  355433    D  x57775    Am 577555
Em 022000    F  133211    B  799877
C  x35553    E7 776050    A  577655


G            Em       C      D
I know she's waiting, 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


VERSE:
Chords:
G  355433    D  x57775    Am 577555
Em 022000    F  133211    B  799877
C  x35553    E7 776050    A  577655

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 it's all so easy, all you got to do is try...
                   G    C G
Try a little tenderness


VERSE:
Chords:
B  799877    D  x57775    F# 244322
A  577655    D# x67776    G  355433
C  x35553    E  x79997    E7 776050
C# x46664    F  133211

              A         B
You've got to hold her, squeeze her
C     C#         D       D#
Never leave her, now get to her
E              F     F#     G          F E7
got got got to try a little tenderness

              A         B
You've got to hold her, squeeze her
C     C#         D
Never leave her, you've got to (break)

             G          F  E7
Try a little tenderness