Intro
| C#maj7 | A7sus2 | C#maj7 | A7sus2 |
| C#maj7 | A7sus2 | C#maj7 | A7sus2 |
[Verse 1]
C#maj7 A7sus2 C#maj7 A7sus2
First I rise Then I fall
C#maj7 A7sus2
Seems like you don't want
C#maj7 A7sus2 D#m
The love of this man at all
[Bridge 1]
A#m G# F
And it's sure been a lonely time
D#m F A#m
Right up to the time I met you
A#m G# F
So if you take a love like mine,
[Chorus]
F# Fm
Ooh, be tender with my love
D#m F A#m
You know how easy it is to hurt me
F# Fm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
D#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
F#/G# G(add9)/G#
And my love won't desert me
[Verse 2]
C#maj7 A7sus2 C#maj7 A7sus2
So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
C#maj7 A7sus2
Do you think I'm gonna stand here
C#maj7 A7sus2 D#m
All night in the rain?"
[Bridge 2]
A#m G# F
And it's the start of a love affair:
D#m F A#m
The moment when I first met you
A#m G# F
And if you want, I'll take you there
[Chorus]
F# Fm
Ooh, be tender with my love
D#m F A#m
You know how easy it is to break me
F# Fm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
D#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
F#/G# G(add9)/G# (break)
And my love won't forsake me
[Middle 8]
F# Fm
With my love, our love will seal it together
F#
Oh, with our love, you made a promise
G#
You'll always love me forever
[Chorus]
F# Fm
Ooh, be tender with my love
D#m F A#m
You know how easy it is to break it
F# Fm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
D#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
F#/G# G(add9)/G#
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
F# Fm
Ooh, be tender with my love
D#m F A#m
You know how easy it is to break it
F# Fm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
D#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
F#/G# | G(add9)/G# | % | G/A | G#/A# |
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
G# Gm
Ooh, be tender with my love
Fm G Cm
You know how easy it is to break it
G# Gm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Fm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
A(add9)/A#
And my love won't forsake me
G# Gm
Be tender with my love;
Fm G Cm
You know how easy it is to hurt me
G# Gm
Fanny, be tender with my love
(repeat and fade)