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Soft And Tenderly

Alan Jackson

CountryAdvanced for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F
BbDiagram coming soon
C×○○
G○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro 
F                    Bb        F 
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, 
                        C 
Calling for you and for me 
F                          Bb          F 
See, on the portals, He's waiting and watching, 
              C          F 
Watching for you and for me. 
 
Chorus 
      C          F 
Come home, come home, 
G                       C 
Ye who are weary, come home! 
F                     Bb        F 
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, 
             C           F 
Calling, O sinner, come home! 
 
F                    Bb           F 
O for the wonderful love He has promised, 
                         C 
Promised for you and for me! 
F                              Bb        F 
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon, 
            C          F 
Pardon for you and for me. 
 
Chorus x2 
      C          F 
Come home, come home, 
G                       C 
Ye who are weary, come home! 
F                     Bb        F 
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, 
             C           F 
Calling, O sinner, come home!

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Chord set

F · Bb · C · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.