(Otis Redding)

Oh she may be weary

Them young girls they do get wearied

Wearing that same old miniskirt dress

But when she gets weary

You try a little tenderness

Oh man that

Un hunh

I know she's waiting

Just anticipating

The thing that youl never never possess



No no no

But while she there waiting

Try just a little bit of tenderness

Thats all you got to do

Now it might be a little bit sentimental no

But she has her greavs and care

But the soft words they are spoke so gentle

Yeah yeah yeah

And it makes it easier to bear

Oh she wont regret it

No no

Them young girls they dont forget it

Love is their whole happiness

Yeah yeha yeah

But its all so easy

All you got to do is try

Try a little tenderness

Yeah

Damn that hart (hard?)

All you got to do is know how to love her



You've got to

Hold her

Squeeze her

Never leave her

Now get to her

Got got got to try a little tenderness

Yeah yeah

Lord have mercy now

All you got to do is take my advice

You've got to hold her

Don't squeeze her

Never leave her

You've got to hold her

And never

So you got to try a little tenderness

A little tenderness

A little tenderness

A little tenderness



You've got to

Got to got to

You've gotta hold her

Don't squeeze her

Never leaver her

You got

Got got got to

Now now now



Got got got to

Try a little tenderness

Yeah yeah

Tenderness

Tenderness



You got got got

You got to

Hold her

Squeeze her

Never leave her

Got got got got got got got

Tenderness

Oh yeah

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