Try A Little Tenderness Chords
by Sam Cooke
Try A Little Tenderness by Sam Cooke is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, D9, E7, C#m5-/7, F#7, E7/13, Bm5-/7, Cdim, Dm6, Gdim, Bm, Bm/A, Bb7M, A7, D, Fdim, C#7, Bm7, B7, G#m, Bb9 and A6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A F#m D9 E7
She may be weary women do get weary
A C#m5-/7 F#7
Wearing the same shabby dress
D9 E7/13 E7 D9
And when she's weary
Bm5-/7 Cdim E7 A F#m D9 Dm6 E7
Try a little tenderness
A F#m D9 Dm6 Cdim E7
You know she's waiting, just anticipating
A C#m5-/7 F#7 Gdim F#7
Things she may never possess
Bm Bm/A D9
While she's without them
Bm5-/7 Cdim E7 A D9 Bb7M A A7
Try a little tendeness
Bridge
D Fdim C#7
It's not just sentimental
F#m Bm7 F#m
She has her grief and care
D Cdim F#7
And a word that's soft and gentle
B7 Cdim B7 E7
Makes it easier to bear
A G#m F#m D9 Dm6 Cdim Bb9
You won't regret it women don't forget it
A Cdim C#m5-/7 Bm5-/7 F#7 Gdim F#7
Love is their whole happiness
Bm Bm5-/7 E7/13 E7 D9 Bm5-/7 Cdim E7 A D9 Bb7M A6
It's all so easy try a little tenderness