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Respect

by Aretha Franklin

Written by: Otis Redding

RESPECT Otis Redding Aretha Franklin E D ||: / / What^you want | / / ba=by^I got | ||: / / I=aint=gon=na do=you wrong | / / while^your gone | E D | / / What^you need | / ~ ^You know^I^got^it | | / / I=aint=gon=na do=you wrong | / ~ cause I^dont^wan^na | E D A7 | / / All^I'm^ask^ing | / ~ is^for^a lit=tle^res | pect^when=you come^home / ~ ^Ba | | / / All^I'm^ask^ing | / ~ is^for^a lit=tle^res | pect^when=you come^home / ~ ^Ba | D A7 D | a^by / when^you^come^home | ee / / ~ ^Res | pect / / / :|| | a^by / when^you^come^home | ee / / ~ ^Res | pect / / / | E D E ||: / I'm^out t^to give^you | / / all^my^mon^ey | / ~ ^But all^I'm^ask^ing | ||: / Ooh h^your kiss^es | / / sweeter^than^ho^ney | / ~ ^But guess what | D E | ~ in=re turn hon^ey yy | / ~ Is=to give^me ee | | ~ so=heres my mo^ney yy | / All=I^want you^to do=for^me | D A | ~ ^my pro=per^res pect when=you^get | home ee / Yeah | | ~ ^is give=me^some here when=you^get | home ee / Yeah | D A7 D | ba^by yy when^you get | home / / / | / / / / :|| | ba^by yy when^you get | home / / / | / / / / | A7 D A7 | R^E^S^P E^C T | find^out^what^it means^to me | R^E^S^P E^C T | D | ~ ^Take out T^C P | A7 D ||: / / ~ ^A lit=tle res | pect / / / :|| Repeat and fade

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Respect is performed by Aretha Franklin and written by Otis Redding. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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