Tender Years Chords

KeyC# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Tender Years by George Jones is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords C#, C, G, C7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
Text
16
Speed
  			st FRET/KEY: C#/PLAY: C 
C You keep saying you love him 
I be-{G} lieve that it's C true 
And it just doesn't matter 
How G much I love C you 
But in time you'll under-{C7} stand, dear 
When F you shed a C tear 
Then you'll know you were living 
In G your TENDER C YEARS. 
 
In your eyes there's a lovelight 
That shines for him 
But how long will it stay there 
Will that lovelight grow dim 
You can just see the happiness 
You can't see the tears 
Its true 'cause you're living 
In your TENDER YEARS. 
 
So if I can't be your first love 
I'll wait and be your last 
I'll be somewhere in your future 
To help you forget the past 
And you'll know that I love you 
With a love that's sincere 
'Cause I'll wait till you're thru living 
In your TENDER YEARS. 
 
TAG: 
C Yes, you'll know that I C7 love you 
With a F love that's sin-{C} cere 
Yes, I'll wait till you're thru living 
In G your TENDER C YEARS. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante