Randy Travis - Softly And Tenderly Chords

Softly and Tenderly
written by Will L. Thompson
2/2/06


CAPO II


INTRO: A  D  A  E  A  D  

A                    D         A      A/G#
Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling
F#m         B7      E      E7      
Calling for you and for me
A                             D            A       A/G#
See on 'yond the portals He's waiting and watching
F#m          E       A        A-A/G#-A/C#
Watching for you and for me


CHORUS:
     E          A    
Come home, come home
B7                    E   E7
Ye who are weary come home
A                    D        A       A/G#
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
F#m      D   A       E    A
Calling, oh sinners, come home


A  D  A  D

A                        D        A         A/G#
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading
F#m          B7       E     E7
Pleading for you and for me
A                        D            A      A/G#
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies
F#m         E           A   A-A/G#-A/C#
Mercies for you and for me


CHORUS (play A-A/G#-A/C# riff before starting next chorus)


CHORUS

D  F#m      D   A       E    D    D-D/F#-E-A
   Calling, oh sinners, come home



CHORDS without CAPO:

A    = B
A/C# = B/D#
A/G# = B/ A#
B7   = C#7
D    = E
D/F# = E/G#
E    = F#
E7   = F#7
F#m  = G#m