Respect Yourself - Staple Singers Chords

Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

D

B

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Respect Yourself - Staple Singers chords
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[D] [E] [Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm]
If you disrespect everybody that you're running to
[B]
On the [Bm] world, do you think [B] everybody's gonna do the same to [Bm] you?
Don't ever hate the man with the Bible in his hand
You're [F#]
just getting [Bm] out of the way and let the gentleman do his thing
You're just trying to tell the gentleman that it ain't no way
Take [B]
your shit [Bm] off the face, boy, [B] it's a brand new day
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] [B] Respect yourself
If you [F#] don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good salute
Respect yourself
[D] Respect [B]
yourself
[D] [B]
[F#] [Bm]
[Bm]
[E] [F#]
[Bm] If you're walking around thinking that the world owe you something, boy, you hear
You're going out the world backwards like you did when you first come here
Keep talking about the president, won't [F#] stop at a [Bm] solution
Put your hand over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
Boy, you turn around when you don't even know what that means, no
Then you're dumb enough to think that would make you a big old man
Yeah, respect yourself
[D] Respect [B]
yourself
If [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good salute
Respect [B]
[D] yourself
[B]
[D] [Bm] [B]
[D] Respect [B]
yourself
[D] Respect [B] yourself [D] Respect yourself
I [Bm] mean, respect yourself [D] Respect yourself
Respect [Bm] yourself
[Bm] [D] [N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
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To learn The Staple Singers - (Album Version) Respect Yourself chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, Bm, D, B, D, Bm and B. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm]
If you disrespect _ everybody that you're running to
_ _ _ [B] _ _
On the [Bm] world, do you think _ [B] everybody's gonna do the same to [Bm] you? _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't ever hate the man with the Bible in his hand
You're _ [F#]
just getting [Bm] out of the way and let the gentleman do his thing _ _ _ _ _ _
You're just trying to tell the gentleman that it ain't no way
_ _ _ Take [B]
your shit [Bm] off the face, boy, [B] it's a brand new day
[Bm] _ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] Respect yourself
_ _ _ _ If you [F#] don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good salute _ _
Respect yourself
[D] Respect _ _ [B] _
yourself
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ If you're walking around thinking that the world owe you something, boy, you hear
_ _ _ _ _ You're going out the world backwards like you did when you first come here
_ _ _ _ _ Keep talking about the president, won't [F#] stop at a [Bm] solution
_ _ _ _ _ Put your hand over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
_ _ _ _ _ Boy, you turn around when you don't even know what that means, _ _ no
_ Then you're dumb enough to think that would make you a big old man
Yeah, _ respect yourself
_ [D] _ Respect _ [B] _
yourself
_ _ If _ [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good salute
Respect _ [B] _
_ [D] yourself
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Respect [B]
yourself
[D] Respect _ _ [B] _ _ yourself _ [D] _ Respect yourself
I [Bm] mean, respect yourself [D] Respect yourself
Respect _ [Bm] _ _ _ yourself
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was written by Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice.

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