Lirik dan Chord Lagu Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

Lagu tersebut awalnya muncul pada era 1930-an dan telah dibawakan kembali oleh sejumlah penyanyi seperti Bong Crosby.

Versi Otis keluar pada 1966 silam dalam album bertajuk Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul dan menjadi versi terpopuler dari lagu ini.

Singel yang dibawakan Otis ini masuk sejumlah daftar-daftar lagu terbaik, salah satunya '500 Greatest Songs of All Time' rilisan Rolling Stone.

Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Try a Little Tenderness" dari Otis Redding berikut ini.

G    Em
Oh, she may be weary
Am                         D7
Them young girls, they do get weary,
G             F                          E7
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Am                           D7
But when she gets weary
              G                 Bb Am D
Try a little tenderness

G                Em              Am          D7
You know, she's waiting, just anticipating
Gmaj7                                   F                 E7
The thing that she'll never, never, never, never posses, yeah, yeah
Am                                                 D7
But while she's there waiting, and without them
                  Gmaj7          C            G                       G7
Try a little tenderness, that's all you got to do

C                     B7
It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
Em             A7
She has her griefs and cares
C                               B7
But the soft words they are spoke so gentle, yeah
A7                        Am7        D7
It makes it easier, easier to bear

G      Em
You won't regret it, no, no
Am                          D7
Young girls, they, don't forget it
G                   F                E7
Love is their whole happiness
Am                   D7
But its all so easy
                                                  G
All you got to do is try, try a little tenderness yeah
                        E7
All you gotta, do is dance, and hold her where you want her

Am                Bm
Squeeze her, don't tease her,
C         A               D   B
Never leave her, now get to her
E                     F             F#            G
Got, got, got to try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah,
F7                        E7
You got to know how to love her, man, you'll be surprised, man
Am                                Bm                           C         A
You've got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave
                       D              B
You've got to hold her and rub her softly
 F               G
Try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah
F7                                    E7                Am
You've got to rub her gentle man, all you gotta do

Don't got, don't bruise her, no no
                  Bm                       C             A
You've got to love her, tease her, don't squeeze her
D
Gotta try nah nah nah, try
                 G                                    F7
Try a little tenderness, yeah, watch her groove
                       E7
You've gotta to know what to do, man
Take this advice
              Am             Bm           C            A
You got to love, squeeze, don't tease my baby

Love her