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