Tender When I Want To Be

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[Actually in F; capo 5. Each chord is half a measure, except two chords

joined by a hyphen are a half-measure total.]

[In MCC's 1995 tour, she performed a version of this song that was straight

rock 'n' roll. That version had pretty much the same chords, except the

bridge (the part with "I never would have known it...") used Dm Dm Em Em

rather than Dm7 G C C/E.]

C C F F G G C F - G

C C F F G G C - Csus C [stop]

I have a heart that's proud, you bet

I have a mind that won't forget

G G C F - G

That I have arms that are strong yet tender when they wanna be

Well you can be the will that finds the way

You can be the one who saves the day

But show me tender when it's time to say exactly how it oughta be

And I never would've known it, darlin'

If I hadn't known about you

F F G G [stop]

You said everyone can be a rock and roll like a river too

Well something happens when you find someone

Makes you feel like you can do no wrong

You don't have to take the whole world on, just be tender when you wanna be

C C F F G G C F - G

Sha la la la laa laaa [instrumental]

 

And I never would've known it baby

If I hadn't known about you

You said everyone can be a rock and roll like a river too

So let the waters carry us away

Wave goodbye to the old parade

Baby, when we're unafraid to be tender when we wanna be

All the waters wash our cares away

All that we can see are better days

Don't ever let me hesitate to be tender when I wanna be

C F - G C F - G

Sha la la la la laa laaa, sha la la la laa laaa

C F - G C C.

Sha la la la la laa laaa

- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com