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