Oh how, at the journey's end,
[Am]I lie in the heat of the night,
Feeling the h[Dm]eartache, wo[Am]ndering why,
[Dm]I want a friend, I want a [G]friend to lay d[Am]own beside me,
[Dm]I want a friend, I want her[G] now, someone[Dm] who knows what I mean,
[G]When I say, that I need
[C]Tender hands to hold me, I need [Am]tender hands tonight,
[Dm]Will you lay them on my shoulders,
[C]Wi[G]ll you lay them on my eyes,
[C]And I need tender hands to take me,
[Am]All the way to [F]paradise, and[C] then, when it's over,
I need t[Am]ender hands to[G] hold me throu[C]gh the night;
Touch me with your velvet mouth,
I will give all the love that I have,
Under the moonlight, reaching your heart,
Where are you now, where are you now,
come out of the shadows,
Where are you now, I want you now,
You know that I cannot always be strong, and I need
Tender hands to hold me, I need tender hands tonight,
Will you lay them on my shoulders,
Will you lay them on my eyes, and I need,
Tender hands to take me all the way to paradise,
And then, when it's over, I need tender hands,
To hold me through the night;
I am only a voice in a city of noise,
can you hear me this time,
I see the storm grow,
there's a light in the desert tonight;
And I need tender hands, give me tender hands,
Will you lay them on my shoulders, oh give me,
Tender hands to take me all the way to paradise,
And then, when it's over, I have tender hands,
To hold you through the night, darling,
My tender hands will hold you through the night;
I want your tender hands, you have tender hands,
I want those tender hands, tender hands...
[Am]I lie in the heat of the night,
Feeling the h[Dm]eartache, wo[Am]ndering why,
[Dm]I want a friend, I want a [G]friend to lay d[Am]own beside me,
[Dm]I want a friend, I want her[G] now, someone[Dm] who knows what I mean,
[G]When I say, that I need
[C]Tender hands to hold me, I need [Am]tender hands tonight,
[Dm]Will you lay them on my shoulders,
[C]Wi[G]ll you lay them on my eyes,
[C]And I need tender hands to take me,
[Am]All the way to [F]paradise, and[C] then, when it's over,
I need t[Am]ender hands to[G] hold me throu[C]gh the night;
Touch me with your velvet mouth,
I will give all the love that I have,
Under the moonlight, reaching your heart,
Where are you now, where are you now,
come out of the shadows,
Where are you now, I want you now,
You know that I cannot always be strong, and I need
Tender hands to hold me, I need tender hands tonight,
Will you lay them on my shoulders,
Will you lay them on my eyes, and I need,
Tender hands to take me all the way to paradise,
And then, when it's over, I need tender hands,
To hold me through the night;
I am only a voice in a city of noise,
can you hear me this time,
I see the storm grow,
there's a light in the desert tonight;
And I need tender hands, give me tender hands,
Will you lay them on my shoulders, oh give me,
Tender hands to take me all the way to paradise,
And then, when it's over, I have tender hands,
To hold you through the night, darling,
My tender hands will hold you through the night;
I want your tender hands, you have tender hands,
I want those tender hands, tender hands...
