Respect (1967)    (video)    (midi)

 

    C – F   C - F
 
      G                              F
1. (Uh) what you want, (uh) baby, I got it,
     G                               F
    (uh) what you need, (uh) you know I got it.
      G                          F
    (Uh) all I'm askin', (uh) is for a little
           C                                                                         F
    respect when you come home, (just a little bit) hey, baby, (just a little bit)
                                  C                                 F
    when you come home, (just a little bit) Mister ! (just a little bit)
                           
   G                                     F
2.    I ain't gonna do you wrong, while you're gone,
G                                     F
    I ain't gonna do you wrong, 'cause I don't wanna,
G                    - F
    all I askin'      is for a little 
             C                                                                  F
    respect when you come home, (just a little bit) baby (just a little bit),
                                   C                                      - F
    when you come home, (just a little bit) yeah        (just a little bit).
                           
   G                                  - F
3.   I'm about to give you         all my money,
G                              - F
    but all I'm askin'       in return, honey,
G                     - F
    is to give me        my propers,
                            C                                      F
    when you get home, (just-a just-a)yeah, baby, (just-a just-a)
                               C                                      - F
    when you get home, (just a little bit) yeah,      (just a little bit).
 
+  F#m – B     F#m – G – G7
 
      G                      - F
4. Ooh, your kiss is      sweeter than honey,
G                           - F
    and guess what      so is my money,
G                            F
    all I want you to do for me is give it to me,
         C                                                           F
    when you get home, (re- re- re- re) yeah, baby, (re- re- re- re)
                                         C                                F
    when you’re coming home, (just a little bit) now (just a little bit).
                               
     C - - - - - - - - - -   F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    R-E-S-P-E-C-T,  found out what it means to me,
    C - - - - - - - - -    - F  - - - - - - - - - - -
    R-E-S-P-E-C-T,       take care, T.C.B.
              
      C                                           F
    Oh ! (sock it to me) a little respect (sock it to me) !
         C                                                     F
    Whoa, baby (just a little bit) a little respect ! (just a little bit)
                C                                                     F
    I get tired (just a little bit),  but I keep on trying ! (just a little bit)
                              C                                                     F
 You're running out of fools, (just a lit. bit) and I ain't lying (just a lit. bit)
               C                                                      F
    Respect (re- re- re- re-) when you come home ……
 
    (Aretha Franklin)