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Got To Have Tenderness
Glen Campbell
1969 Galveston Album
Intro F
Verse 1
F
The sun comes up in the morning,
over the neighboring hill.
Breeze sings the song in the tree top,
in tune with Mr Whippoorwill
Chorus 1
D# C C7
Got to have tenderness, got to have tenderness,
F C
we`ve got to have love.
Verse 2
F
Little white clouds go a hurryin,`
somewhere along their way
Across the highways of the sky
they softly seem to say,
Chorus 2
D# C C7
Got to have tenderness, got to have tenderness,
F
we`ve got to have love.
Bridge
Bb F
Everybody`s worried bout a place in the sun
C F
but nobody`s worried bout love.
Bb F
But a place in the sun won`t be any fun
G G7 C C7
when it`s love the world needs much more of.
Verse 3
F
Now the rain is falling down, over the neighboring hill.
Singing a love song to each rose, in tune with Mr Whippoorwill.
Outro
D# C C7
Got to have tenderness, we got to have tenderness,
F
we`ve gotta have love.
D# C C7
Yes we got to have tenderness, oh got to have tenderness,
F
and we gotta have love.
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Last Updated: February 24, 2026