Three Dog Night - Try A Little Tenderness

 

 

Oh she may be weary
young girls they do get weary
wearing that same old funky dress
but ooh while she gets weary weary
won’t you try some ten—tenderness?

You know she’s there waitin’
and anticipatin’
for the thing she’ll never, never have
oh no no
ooh while she gets weary
won’t you try, oh try some tenderness?
mmmm hmmm

And I know it, hah,
sentimental no no, ah
she had lord, she had her grief and cares
but when ah, ha girl,
soft words were spoken
made it easier, easy girl, easier to bear

You know you won’t regret it, no ah
young girls they don’t forget it
lovin’ the same old, same old happiness yeah, ha yeah
ooh, while she gets weary weary
won’t you try, oh try some tenderness?
I feel good lord

You've got to hold her, squeeze her
never leave her
you got to
you got to
you got to try some tenderness
I feel good yeah
I feel good lord, ow yeah

You got to hold her, squeeze her
never leave her
you got to got to yeah you got to
try now try try try try some tenderness
In the morning you’ll feel good woah

You've got to hold her, squeeze her
never leave her,
ow, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah some tenderness
you've got to help me
I feel good lord

You got to hold her, squeeze her,
never leave her,
you got to
you got to
woah

you got to listen to me, oh now
you got to hold--
you got to hold her
squeeze her, never leave her . . .