Respect Yourself Chords by The Staple Singers
Tempo:
111.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
B
D
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
[Bm] [B]
On the world, [Bm] do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible [E] in [B] his [Bm] hand
You'll [E] [Bm] just get out of the way and let the [B] gentleman do his [Bm] thing
[E] [Bm] You'll just turn a gentleman to thwart everything, [E] no [Bm] way
Take [E] [Bm] your seat off your face, boy, [E]
it's a [B] brand new day
[Bm] [Bm]
Respect yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself
Respect yourself
[D] If [B] [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good [B] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Respect yourself Respect yourself
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself
[B] [Em] [G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[C#] Everybody
[F#]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
If you're walking around thinking that the [B] world owes you something, don't you [Bm] hear?
You [E] [Bm] going out [Bm] the world backwards like you [B] did when you first come [Bm] here
Keep talking about the president won't stop evolution
Put your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
Oh, like you're cursing around with women who don't even know their name
No, then you come enough to think that I made you a big old
Yeah, [B] respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Yeah, [B] respect yourself
[Bm]
Yeah, respect yourself
Respect yourself
[B] [F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good
Respect [B] [Bm] yourself Respect yourself
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm] [B] Respect yourself [D] Respect [Bm] [B] yourself [D] [Bm] [B] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] [B]
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself
Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Respect
[D] yourself
[Bm] Respect [D] [Bm] yourself
and yourself.
[D] You are, [Bm] you are yourself.
Yeah, yourself.
[D] [B]
[Bm] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
[Bm] [B]
On the world, [Bm] do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible [E] in [B] his [Bm] hand
You'll [E] [Bm] just get out of the way and let the [B] gentleman do his [Bm] thing
[E] [Bm] You'll just turn a gentleman to thwart everything, [E] no [Bm] way
Take [E] [Bm] your seat off your face, boy, [E]
it's a [B] brand new day
[Bm] [Bm]
Respect yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself
Respect yourself
[D] If [B] [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good [B] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Respect yourself Respect yourself
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself
[B] [Em] [G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[C#] Everybody
[F#]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
If you're walking around thinking that the [B] world owes you something, don't you [Bm] hear?
You [E] [Bm] going out [Bm] the world backwards like you [B] did when you first come [Bm] here
Keep talking about the president won't stop evolution
Put your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
Oh, like you're cursing around with women who don't even know their name
No, then you come enough to think that I made you a big old
Yeah, [B] respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Yeah, [B] respect yourself
[Bm]
Yeah, respect yourself
Respect yourself
[B] [F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good
Respect [B] [Bm] yourself Respect yourself
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm] [B] Respect yourself [D] Respect [Bm] [B] yourself [D] [Bm] [B] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] [B]
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself
Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Respect
[D] yourself
[Bm] Respect [D] [Bm] yourself
and yourself.
[D] You are, [Bm] you are yourself.
Yeah, yourself.
[D] [B]
Key:
Bm
B
D
E
F#
Bm
B
D
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
On the world, [Bm] do you think everybody's supposed to respect you? _ _ _ _ _
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible [E] in [B] his [Bm] hand
_ _ You'll _ [E] [Bm] just get out of the way and let the [B] gentleman do his [Bm] thing _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] You'll just turn a gentleman to thwart everything, [E] no [Bm] way
_ _ Take _ [E] [Bm] your seat off your face, boy, [E]
it's a [B] brand new day
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Respect yourself _ _ _ _ Respect _ yourself _ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ _ Respect _ yourself
_ _ _ [D] If [B] _ [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good_ _ _ _ [B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Respect yourself _ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ [D] _ Respect [Bm] _ _ yourself _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] Everybody _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ If you're walking around thinking that the [B] world owes you something, don't you [Bm] hear? _ _
_ You [E] [Bm] going out [Bm] the world backwards like you [B] did when you first come [Bm] here _ _
Keep _ _ talking about the president won't stop evolution _ _ _
_ _ _ Put your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution _
Oh, _ _ like you're cursing around with women who don't even know their name _
No, _ then you come enough to think that I made you a big _ old_
Yeah, _ [B] respect yourself _ _
[D] [Bm] Yeah, _ [B] respect yourself
[Bm] _
Yeah, _ respect yourself _ _
Respect _ _ _ yourself _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good_
Respect _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ yourself _ _ _ Respect _ yourself
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] Respect yourself _ [D] Respect _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ yourself [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] Respect yourself _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself
_ Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Respect _ _
[D] yourself
[Bm] _ _ Respect _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] yourself
and yourself.
[D] You are, [Bm] you are yourself. _
Yeah, _ _ _ yourself. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
On the world, [Bm] do you think everybody's supposed to respect you? _ _ _ _ _
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible [E] in [B] his [Bm] hand
_ _ You'll _ [E] [Bm] just get out of the way and let the [B] gentleman do his [Bm] thing _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] You'll just turn a gentleman to thwart everything, [E] no [Bm] way
_ _ Take _ [E] [Bm] your seat off your face, boy, [E]
it's a [B] brand new day
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Respect yourself _ _ _ _ Respect _ yourself _ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ _ Respect _ yourself
_ _ _ [D] If [B] _ [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good_ _ _ _ [B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Respect yourself _ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ [D] _ Respect [Bm] _ _ yourself _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] Everybody _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ If you're walking around thinking that the [B] world owes you something, don't you [Bm] hear? _ _
_ You [E] [Bm] going out [Bm] the world backwards like you [B] did when you first come [Bm] here _ _
Keep _ _ talking about the president won't stop evolution _ _ _
_ _ _ Put your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution _
Oh, _ _ like you're cursing around with women who don't even know their name _
No, _ then you come enough to think that I made you a big _ old_
Yeah, _ [B] respect yourself _ _
[D] [Bm] Yeah, _ [B] respect yourself
[Bm] _
Yeah, _ respect yourself _ _
Respect _ _ _ yourself _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good_
Respect _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ yourself _ _ _ Respect _ yourself
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] Respect yourself _ [D] Respect _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ yourself [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] Respect yourself _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself
_ Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Respect _ _
[D] yourself
[Bm] _ _ Respect _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] yourself
and yourself.
[D] You are, [Bm] you are yourself. _
Yeah, _ _ _ yourself. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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