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...RESPECT... by Otis Redding
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*from 'Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul' (1965)*
[Intro]
  D      Gx2
D
[Verse 1]
 AWhat you want, Ghoney, you got it
 AAnd what you need, Gbaby, you got it
 AAll I'm askin' Gis give me a little resDpect when I come home
Ooh, Gyeah, hey, hey, Dhey
GYeah, now, ooh, yeah
[Verse 2]
 AYou can do me wrong, Ghoney, if you wanna
 ABut only do me wrong, Ghoney, while I'm gone
 AAll I'm askin' is give it, Ggive it when I come Dhome
Ooh, Gyeah, hey, hey, Dhey
GYeah, now
[Verse 3]
 CHey, little girl, Bbyou're sweeter than honey
 CAnd I wanna give yoBbu all of my money
 CAll I'm askin' Bbis give it when I come Dhome
Yeah, Gnow, hey, hey, Dhey
Ooh, Gyeah, now
D
[Verse 4]
 AHey, little girl, Gyou're so sweeter than honey
 AAnd I wanna give you Gall of my money
 ABut all I want you to do Gis give it, give it, give it Dwhen I come home
Ooh, Gyeah, hey, hey, Dhey
[Outro]
Respect when I Gwant it, respect when I Dneed it
Respect when I Gwant it, respect when I Dneed it
Got to, got to Ghave it, we got to Dhave it
Got to, got to Ghave it
Give it to me when I Dwant it
Give it to me when I Gneed it
Give it to me with rDespect, ah
Give it to me when I Gwant it
Got to, got to Dgive it
Got to, got to Ggive it
You got to Dgive it
You got to Ggive it
We got to Dgive it.

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...RESPECT... by Otis Redding

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*from 'Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul' (1965)*

[Intro]

D G

[Verse 1]

A G

What you want, honey, you got it

A G

And what you need, baby, you got it

A G D

All I'm askin' is give me a little respect when I come home

G D

Ooh, yeah, hey, hey, hey

Yeah, now, ooh, yeah

[Verse 2]

A G

You can do me wrong, honey, if you wanna

A G

But only do me wrong, honey, while I'm gone

A G D

All I'm askin' is give it, give it when I come home

G D

Ooh, yeah, hey, hey, hey

Yeah, now

[Verse 3]

C Bb

Hey, little girl, you're sweeter than honey

C Bb

And I wanna give you all of my money

C Bb D

All I'm askin' is give it when I come home

G D

Yeah, now, hey, hey, hey

Ooh, yeah, now

[Verse 4]

A G

Hey, little girl, you're so sweeter than honey

A G

And I wanna give you all of my money

A G D

But all I want you to do is give it, give it, give it when I come home

G D

Ooh, yeah, hey, hey, hey

[Outro]

G D

Respect when I want it, respect when I need it

G D

Respect when I want it, respect when I need it

G D

Got to, got to have it, we got to have it

Got to, got to have it

Give it to me when I want it

Give it to me when I need it

Give it to me with respect, ah

Give it to me when I want it

Got to, got to give it

You got to give it

We got to give it.

About Respect Chords by Otis Redding

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The chords for "Respect" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, C, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.