Respect
Aretha Franklin

(Otis Redding)


 Intro [2X]:

          C7                F7
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----8-8-10b11---|-----------------
         -----------------|---------8b9-----
         -----------------|----10-10--------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
                  ^^^^^             ^^^  slow bends

 Verse 1:

         G7               F7
            What you want    baby, I got it
         G7               F7
            What you need    you know I got it
         G7                F7
            All I'm askin'    is for a little
             C7                                     F7
         Respect when you come home           hey, baby
                          (just a little bit)           (just a little bit)
                        C7                        F7
         When you come home                    Mister
                          (just a little bit)           (just a little bit)

 Verse 2:

         I ain't gonna do you wrong    while you're gone
         I ain't gonna do you wrong    'cause I don't wanna
         All I askin' is    for a little respect
         When you come home                     baby
                          (just a little bit)           (just a little bit)
         When you come home                     yeah
                          (just a little bit)           (just a little bit)

 Verse 3:

         I'm about to give you   all my money
         But all I'm askin'   in return, honey
         Is to give me   my propers
         When you get home                       yeah, baby
                     (just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a)
         When you get home                     yeah
                          (just a little bit)           (just a little bit)

 Instrumental break [sax solo]:

         F#m                 B
          / / / /  / / / /   / / / /  / / / /
         F#m                 G7
          / / / /  / / / /   / / / /  / / / /

 Verse 4:

         Ooh, your kiss is   sweeter than honey
         And guess what   so is my money
         All I want you to do for me    is give it to me
         When you get home                yeah, baby, whip it to me
                    (re- re- re- re- re- re- re- re- respect)
         When you get home                        now
                           (just a little bit)           (just a little bit)

 Coda:

         C7 [N.C.]
         R-E-S-P-E-C-T
         C7 F7 [N.C.]
                Found out what it means to me
         F7 C7 [N.C.]
                R-E-S-P-E-C-T
         C7 F7 [N.C.]
               Take care, T.C.B.

           C7
           Oh...                                            a little
         (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)
            F7
         Respect 
         (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)

          C7                                        F7  [continue]
         Whoa, baby                     a little respect
                    (just a little bit)                  (just a little bit)
         I get tired                     but I keep on trying
                     (just a little bit)                 (just a little bit)
         You're running out of fools              and I ain't lying
                               (just a little bit)       (just a little bit)
         Respect                     when you come home
            (re- re- re- re- re- re- re- re- respect)
         Or you'll [unintelligible] alone    [fade]
                (just a little bit)       (just a little bit)


 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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