| A              | C#m/G#         | A              | C#m/G#         |

[Verse 1]
A                  C#m       D/F#     Dm/F
  Hush baby, don't cry, just try to remember
    A         C#m      D            Dm
the time when all your pitfalls and fears
       F#m      B       D     B
became mine and when we fall apart
F#m        B              D           E          E
  just one thing takes me back to the start.

[Chorus]
D     A            Bm       F#m
Tenderness, put my heart to rest,
     D          F#m            E         E
your tenderness hits me to the bone.
D     A            Bm       F#m
Tenderness when my head's a mess,
     D          F#m             E         E
your tenderness keeps me coming home.

[Verse 2]
A                  C#m       D/F#        Dm/F
  Hush baby, don't cry, this rings in my head
        A        C#m     D          Dm
all the time and still I tend to forget your words.
     F#m     B       D       B
When I'm the swan in my full dive,
F#m        B           D   E          E
  just one thing keeps me alive.

[Chorus]
D     A            Bm       F#m
Tenderness, put my heart to rest,
     D          F#m            E         E
your tenderness hits me to the bone.
D     A            Bm       F#m
Tenderness when my head's a mess,
     D          F#m             E         E
your tenderness keeps me coming home.

[Bridge]
A  A           G        G
     And so it seems to me
   F#m                F#m             F                      F***
to all of us here the answer is clear that you need a little less stress
              G*  ( A )
and some more tenderness.

[Interlude]
| A              | G              | F#m            | F***       G*  |
| A              | G              | F#m            | F***       G*  |
| F#m            | B              | D              | B7**    E**    |

[End-Chorus]
D     A            Bm       F#m
Tenderness, put my heart to rest,
     D          F#m            E         E
your tenderness hits me to the bone.
D     A            Bm       F#m
Tenderness when my head's a mess,
     D          F#m             E         E
your tenderness keeps me coming home.

[Outro]
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