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