Intro
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[Verse 1]
Amaj7 A7sus2 Amaj7 A7sus2
First I rise Then I fall
Amaj7 A7sus2
Seems like you don't want
Amaj7 A7sus2 Bm
The love of this man at all
[Bridge 1]
F#m E C#
And it's sure been a lonely time
Bm C# F#m
Right up to the time I met you
F#m E C#
So if you take a love like mine,
[Chorus]
D C#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Bm C# F#m
You know how easy it is to hurt me
D C#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Bm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
D/E G(add9)/E
And my love won't desert me
[Verse 2]
Amaj7 A7sus2 Amaj7 A7sus2
So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
Amaj7 A7sus2
Do you think I'm gonna stand here
Amaj7 A7sus2 Bm
All night in the rain?"
[Bridge 2]
F#m E C#
And it's the start of a love affair:
Bm C# F#m
The moment when I first met you
F#m E C#
And if you want, I'll take you there
[Chorus]
D C#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Bm C# F#m
You know how easy it is to break me
D C#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Bm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
D/E G(add9)/E (break)
And my love won't forsake me
[Middle 8]
D C#m
With my love, our love will seal it together
D
Oh, with our love, you made a promise
E
You'll always love me forever
[Chorus]
D C#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Bm C# F#m
You know how easy it is to break it
D C#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Bm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
D/E G(add9)/E
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
D C#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Bm C# F#m
You know how easy it is to break it
D C#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Bm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
D/E | G(add9)/E | % | D#/F | E/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,
A(add9)/F#
And my love won't forsake me
E D#m
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
(repeat and fade)