(Campbell/Woods/Connelly)
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 shes 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
tenderness
little tendernes

gotta lord you gotta hold her
squeeze her
never leave her

sock it sock it sock it sock it sock it sock it sock it
tenderness
got to
got to
try a little tenderness

a little tenderness X2
you gotta gotta you gotta
yeah gotta
oh lord
you gotta

hold her
squeeze
never leave
get to her
sock it to her

with a little tenderness
little tenderness
little tenderness
you gotta hold her
squeeze her

never leave
tenderness
little tenderness
tenderness