| Dmaj7 | A7sus2 | Dmaj7 | A7sus2 | 
| Dmaj7 | A7sus2 | Dmaj7 | A7sus2 |
 VERSE 1 
Dmaj7A7sus2Dmaj7A7sus2 First I rise Then I fall
Dmaj7A7sus2 Seems like you don't want
Dmaj7A7sus2Em The love of this man at all
 BRIDGE 1 
BmAF# And it's sure been a lonely time
EmF#Bm Right up to the time I met you
BmAF# So if you take a love like mine,
 CHORUS 
GF#m Ooh, be tender with my love
EmF#Bm You know how easy it is to hurt me
GF#m Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em 'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A [ch]G(add9)/A[/ch] VERSE 2 
Dmaj7A7sus2Dmaj7A7sus2 So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
Dmaj7A7sus2 Do you think I'm gonna stand here
Dmaj7 A7sus2Em All night in the rain?"
 BRIDGE 2 
BmAF# And it's the start of a love affair:
EmF#Bm The moment when I first met you
BmAF# And if you want, I'll take you there
 CHORUS 
GF#m Ooh, be tender with my love
EmF#Bm You know how easy it is to break me
GF#m Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em 'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A [ch]G(add9)/A[/ch] (break) MIDDLE 8 
GF#m With my love, our love will seal it together
G Oh, with our love, you made a promise
A You'll always love me forever
 CHORUS 
GF#m Ooh, be tender with my love
EmF#Bm You know how easy it is to break it
GF#m Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em 'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A [ch]G(add9)/A[/ch] CHORUS 
GF#m Ooh, be tender with my love
EmF#Bm You know how easy it is to break it
GF#m Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em 'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A | [ch]G(add9)/A[/ch] | % | G#/A# | A/B | CHORUS (CODA) 
AG#m Ooh, be tender with my love
F#mG#C#m You know how easy it is to break it
AG#m Fanny, be tender with my love,
F#m 'Cause it's all that I've got,
 [ch]A(add9)/B[/ch] 
AG#m Be tender with my love;
F#mG#C#m You know how easy it is to hurt me
AG#m Fanny, be tender with my love