[00:00]Etta James - Try a Little Tenderness (Matriarch of the Blues)
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[00:01.91]It's not just sentimental
[00:10.47]She has her grief and care
[00:19.35]But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle
[00:28.16]It makes it easier, easier to bare
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[00:36.79]Oh, she may be weary
[00:44.16]Young girls they do get wearied
[00:48.60]Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah
[00:57.22]But when she's weary, try a little tenderness
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[01:08.10]Oh, that's all you got to do now
[01:14.54]You know she's waiting
[01:19.54]Just anticipating the things that she'll
[01:25.72]Never, never possess, oh no, no
[01:32.22]But while she's waiting there
[01:37.16]All you gotta do is try a little tenderness, oh yeah
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[01:49.85]It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
[01:58.47]She's had, she's had her grief and care
[02:07.29]But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle
[02:16.47]It makes it easier, easier to bare
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[02:24.22]Oh, you won't regret it, no, no
[02:29.54]Young girls, they don't forget it
[02:32.85]Love, love, love is their only happiness, oh yeah, yeah
[02:42.16]But it's all so easy, all you've got to do is try a little tenderness
[02:53.04]Oh, tenderness
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[02:59.66]All you have to do is try a little tenderness
[03:07.29]All you have to do, oh baby, be nice
[03:14.91]Try a little tenderness
[03:20.41]Squeeze her, don't leave her, try a little tenderness
[03:29.60]Try a little tenderness, baby
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[03:45.41]If you try, try a little tenderness
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[03:56.35]Love is their only happiness
[04:03.85]Try, try a little tenderness, try a little tenderness
[04:16.91]Hug me, squeeze me, don't leave me
[04:21.23]Try a little tenderness
[04:29.91]Young girls they do get wearied
[04:35.97]Try a little tenderness
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Etta James - Try a Little Tenderness (Matriarch of the Blues)
It's not just sentimental
She has her grief and care
But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle
It makes it easier, easier to bare
Oh, she may be weary
Young girls they do get wearied
Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah
But when she's weary, try a little tenderness
Oh, that's all you got to do now
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating the things that she'll
Never, never possess, oh no, no
But while she's waiting there
All you gotta do is try a little tenderness, oh yeah
It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
She's had, she's had her grief and care
But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle
It makes it easier, easier to bare
Oh, you won't regret it, no, no
Young girls, they don't forget it
Love, love, love is their only happiness, oh yeah, yeah
But it's all so easy, all you've got to do is try a little tenderness
Oh, tenderness
All you have to do is try a little tenderness
All you have to do, oh baby, be nice
Try a little tenderness
Squeeze her, don't leave her, try a little tenderness
Try a little tenderness, baby
If you try, try a little tenderness
Love is their only happiness
Try, try a little tenderness, try a little tenderness
Hug me, squeeze me, don't leave me
Try a little tenderness
Young girls they do get wearied
Try a little tenderness