Try a Little Tenderness

by Nina Simone

From the album: Forbidden Fruit

Track 20 of 21 on Forbidden Fruit (1961).

Duration: 3:22

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Lyrics for Try a Little Tenderness

In the hustle of the day, we're all inclined to miss Little things that mean so much A word, a smile, or a kiss When a woman loves a man, he's a hero in her eyes And a hero he will always be if he'll just realize That she may be weary, women do get weary Wearing the same shabby dress And when she's weary, try a little tenderness She may be waiting, just anticipating Things she may never possess While she's without them, try a little tenderness It's not just sentimental She has her grief and her care But one word that's soft and gentle Makes it easier to bear You won't regret it, women don't forget it Love is their whole happiness And it's all so easy, try a little tenderness And it's all so easy, try a little tenderness

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  2. No Good Man
  3. Gin House Blues
  4. I'll Look Around
  5. I Love to Love
  6. Work Song
  7. Where Can I Go Without You
  8. Just Say I Love Him
  9. Memphis in June
  10. Forbidden Fruit
  11. Porgy I Is Your Woman Now
  12. Baubles Bangles and Beads
  13. Gimme a Pigfoot
  14. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
  15. Spring Is Here
  16. Lonesome Valley
  17. Golden Earrings
  18. My Ship
  19. 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
  20. Try a Little Tenderness
  21. Od Yesh Homa