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