Try A Little Tenderness — Otis Redding

This Is For You

And them young girls they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress But when they get weary

You Gotta

Tell You, Might Not Believe It, But

You know she's waiting Just anticipating The thing that she'll never, never, possess,no,no But while [all the time] she's without it Go to her and try just a little bit of tenderness

Thats All You Gentlemen Gotta Do

Oh,but its one thing It might be a bit sentimental yeah, yeah She has - her greaves and care But the soft words [they] are spoken so gentle Yeah But, oh, that makes it, makes it easier to bear, yeah

You wont regret it No no, Them young girls they dont forget it

Cause

And its all so easy Come on and try Try a little Tenderness Yeah Try Just keep on trying

You've got to love her Squeeze her Don't tease her Make love [Get to her] Hold her tight Just, just try a little tenderness Thats all you gotta do Youve gotta hold her tight

One more time You've got to love her hold her Don't tease her Never leave her Make love to her Hold her, man

Try a little tenderness

Just One Time

All you've gotta do Love her You've gotta hold her Don't squeeze her Never leave her You gotta now, now, now

Watch it, tell everybody Try Try a little tenderness

You gotta make love Don't tease her Never leave her Rub her down Smooth her, soothe her Move her Love her Rub her Gotta gotta, zak it to her Try some tenderness

Oh yeah Tenderness Little tendernes Gotta, lord you gotta hold her Squeeze her Never leave her