Intro
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[Verse 1]
Bmaj7 A7sus2 Bmaj7 A7sus2
First I rise Then I fall
Bmaj7 A7sus2
Seems like you don't want
Bmaj7 A7sus2 C#m
The love of this man at all
[Bridge 1]
G#m F# D#
And it's sure been a lonely time
C#m D# G#m
Right up to the time I met you
G#m F# D#
So if you take a love like mine,
[Chorus]
E D#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
C#m D# G#m
You know how easy it is to hurt me
E D#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
C#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
E/F# G(add9)/F#
And my love won't desert me
[Verse 2]
Bmaj7 A7sus2 Bmaj7 A7sus2
So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
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Do you think I'm gonna stand here
Bmaj7 A7sus2 C#m
All night in the rain?"
[Bridge 2]
G#m F# D#
And it's the start of a love affair:
C#m D# G#m
The moment when I first met you
G#m F# D#
And if you want, I'll take you there
[Chorus]
E D#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
C#m D# G#m
You know how easy it is to break me
E D#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
C#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
E/F# G(add9)/F# (break)
And my love won't forsake me
[Middle 8]
E D#m
With my love, our love will seal it together
E
Oh, with our love, you made a promise
F#
You'll always love me forever
[Chorus]
E D#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
C#m D# G#m
You know how easy it is to break it
E D#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
C#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
E/F# G(add9)/F#
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
E D#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
C#m D# G#m
You know how easy it is to break it
E D#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
C#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
E/F# | G(add9)/F# | % | F/G | F#/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,
A(add9)/G#
And my love won't forsake me
F# Fm
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
(repeat and fade)