Aretha Franklin, Respect (1965)
Key: :[F#] (w: Otis Redding)
INTRO: [F#] [B] //
[F#] [B]
VERSE 1:
[C#] What you want,
[B] baby I got it
[C#] What you need,
[B] do you know I got it
[C#] All I'm asking
[B]
CHORUS 1:
Is for a little re-
[F#]-spect when I come home
Hey
[B] baby, when you come
[F#] home,
[B] Mister
VERSE 2:
[C#] I ain't gonna do you wrong,
[B] while you're gone
[C#] Ain't gonna do you wrong ,
[B] 'cause I don't wanna
[C#] All I'm askin'
[B]
CHORUS 2:
Is for a little re-
[F#]-spect when I come home
Hey
[B] baby, when you come
[F#] home,
[B] yeah
VERSE 3:
[C#] I'm about to give you,
[B] all of my money
[C#] And all I'm askin'
[B] in return, honey
[C#] Is to give me
[B] my profits
CHORUS 3:
When you get
[F#] home
(just a, just a, just a, just a)
Yeah
[B] baby
(just a, just a, just a, just a)
When you get
[F#] home, yeah
[B]
INSTUMENTAL: [Cm] [F] [Cm] [C#]
VERSE 4:
[C#] Ooo, your kisses,
[B] Sweeter than honey
[C#] And guess what?
[B] So is my money
[C#] All I want you to
[B] do for me
CHORUS 4:
Is give it to
[F#] me when you get home
(re, re, re ,re)
Yeah
[B] baby
(re, re, re ,re)
Whip it to
[F#] me
(respect, just a little bit)
When you get
[B] home, now
BRIDGE:
[F# open] R-E-S-P-E-C-T,
[B open] Find out what it means to me
[F# open] R-E-S-P-E-C-T,
[B open] Take care, TCB
OUTRO:
[F#] Oh, a little re-
[B]-spect
[F#] Whoa, babe, a little re-
[B]-spect
[F#] I get tired, keep on
[B] tryin'
You're
[F#] runnin' out of foolin', and I ain't
[B] lyin'