[Intro] 
G Em Am G
[Verse] 
Em Oh how, at the journey's end
 I lie in the heat of the night 
AmEm Feeling the heartache, wondering why
Am I want a friend, I want a friend
Em To lay down beside me
C I want a friend, I want her now
AmD Someone who knows what I mean when I say
 [Chorus] 
G That I need tender hands to hold me,
E I need tender hands tonight
Am Will you lay them on my shoulders
GD Will you lay them on my eyes
G And I need tender hands to take me
EAm All the way to paradise
CG Then, when it's over
CDG I need tender hands to hold me through the night
 [Verse] 
Em Touch me with your velvet mouth
 I will give all the love that I have 
AmEm Under the moonlight, reaching your heart
Am Where are you now, where are you now
Em Come out of the shadows
C Where are you now, I want you now
AmD You know that I cannot always be strong
 [Chorus] 
G And I need tender hands to hold me
E I need tender hands tonight
Am Will you lay them on my shoulders
GD Will you lay them on my eyes
G And I need tender hands to take me
EAm All the way to paradise
CG Then, when it's over
CDG I need tender hands to hold me through the night
 [Bridge] 
Bb I am only a voice in a city of noise
C Can you hear me this time
Bb I see the storm grow
CG There's a light in the desert tonight
 [Chorus] 
G And I need tender hands
E Give me tender hands
AmG Will you lay them on my shoulders
DG Oh oh, give me tender hands to take me
EAm All the way to paradise
CG Then, when it's over
CDEm I have tender hands to hold you through the night
CDG Darling, my tender hands will hold you through the night
 [Outro](fade toward end) 
GEm I want your tender hands
GEm You have tender hands
GEm I want those tender hands
GEm