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Tender Love

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Tender Love
Written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of The Time
Performed by Force MD’S
   Am7:x02013
    B7:x21202
     C:x32010
 Cmaj7:x32000
     D:xx0232
D7sus4:xx0213
  D/F#:xx4232
    Em:xx2003
 Fadd2:xx3213
   G/D:xx0003
Capo 1
Intro:
Cmaj7  D  Em  D/F#  G/D
Cmaj7  D  Em  Am7
Verse 1:
Cmaj7Here  I lay aDll a-lEmone, tD/F#ossin', tG/Durnin'
Cmaj7Longing for sDome of yEmour tD/F#ender G/Dlove
Cmaj7I'm   waitin’ fDor the rEmight mD/F#oment G/Dto come
Cmaj7So   I can thDank you Emfor 
All the tAm7ender love you've given to me
Chorus:
Tender lEmove, tender love, love so teB7nder
Pulling me clCose to you, baby,  Fadd2I    Emsur - D7sus4ren  -  G/Dder
Verse 2
Cmaj7Candles they liDght the dEmark; D/F#now I G/Dsee how 
Cmaj7Lovely the feeDlings Emare
All the tAm7ender love you've given to me
Verse 3:
Cmaj7I    want you mDore and mEmore, D/F#can't re-G/Dsist you
Cmaj7Ooh, and then I fDeel your tEmouch, tD/F#ender G/Dlove
Cmaj7Loving me straight fDrom the hEmeart, D/F#pull me nG/Dearer
Cmaj7Please let me Dbe a pEmart 
Of the tAm7ender love you've given to me
Repeat Chorus
Coda:
Cmaj7Ooh D  Em  D/F#  G/D  
Cmaj7Yeah,     D    Emsurrender babyD/F#  G/D  
Cmaj7  D  Em  D/F#  G/D
Cmaj7(InstruDmenEmtal Am7Only)
Cmaj7La – la – la, Dla-la-Emla, D/F#la-la-G/Dla
Cmaj7Ooh,      D      Em    D/F#yeahG/D  
Cmaj7Oh, D  Em  D/F#  G/D  
       Cmaj7     D      Em        D/F#     G/DTender  love
Cmaj7Oh, ohD  Em  D/F#  G/D  
Cmaj7  D  Em  D/F#  G/D
Cmaj7  D  Em  D/F#  G/D
Cmaj7(InstruDmenEmtal D/F#Only)G/D  
Cmaj7Please let me Dbe a pEmartD/F#  G/D  
Cmaj7Ooh, ohD,      Em  D/F#tender G/Dlove 

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Tender Love

by Force Mds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

D/F#

G/D

Am7

Fadd2

D7sus4

Tender Love

Written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of The Time

Performed by Force MD’S

Am7:x02013

B7:x21202

C:x32010

Cmaj7:x32000

D:xx0232

D7sus4:xx0213

D/F#:xx4232

Em:xx2003

Fadd2:xx3213

G/D:xx0003

Capo 1

Intro:

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Cmaj7 D Em Am7

Verse 1:

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Here I lay all a-lone, tossin', turnin'

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Longing for some of your tender love

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

I'm waitin’ for the right moment to come

Cmaj7 D Em

So I can thank you for

Am7

All the tender love you've given to me

Chorus:

Em B7

Tender love, tender love, love so tender

C Fadd2 Em D7sus4 G/D

Pulling me close to you, baby, I sur - ren - der

Verse 2

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Candles they light the dark; now I see how

Cmaj7 D Em

Lovely the feelings are

Am7

All the tender love you've given to me

Verse 3:

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

I want you more and more, can't re-sist you

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Ooh, and then I feel your touch, tender love

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Loving me straight from the heart, pull me nearer

Cmaj7 D Em

Please let me be a part

Am7

Of the tender love you've given to me

Repeat Chorus

Coda:

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Ooh

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Yeah, surrender baby

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Cmaj7 D Em Am7

(Instrumental Only)

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

La – la – la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Ooh, yeah

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Oh,

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Tender love

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Oh, oh

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

(Instrumental Only)

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Please let me be a part

Cmaj7 D Em D/F# G/D

Ooh, oh, tender love

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