Erasure – A Little Respect
228 bpm 4/4 Strumming [The Innocents 1988]
Intro
C C C C C C C C
I try to
Verse 1
C C C C
discover-rrr… a little something
G G G G
to make-eee me swee-eee-ter… Oh baby
Em Em Em Em
refrain-nnn… from breaking
F F F F
my heart-ttt-ttt… I'm so-ooo in
C C C C
love-eee with you-uuu… I'll be-eee
G G G G
for-eee-ver blue-eee… that you give me no
F F Am Am
reason… why you're making me work so hard-ddd…
Pre Chorus 1
G G
That you give me no… That you give me no…
G G
That you give me no… That you give me no…
Chorus 1
C C C C
so-ooo-ul-lll… I hear-rrr you
Am Am Am Am
ca-lll-ling-ggg… Oh ba-aaa-by
F F F F
please-eee-eee-eee… Give a little
Em Em F G
res-pect-ttt-ttt… to-ooo-ooo-ooo
C C C C C C C C
me-eee-eee-eee… and if I should
Verse 2
C C C C
fal-lll-ter… Would you open your
G G G G
arms-sss out to-ooo me… We can make love not
Em Em Em Em
war-rrr… and live at peace with our
F F F F
heart-ttt-tts… I'm so-ooo in
C C C C
love-eee with you-uuu… I'll be-eee
G G G G
for-eee-ver blue-eee… What religion or
F F Am Am
reason… could drive a man to forsake his lover…
Pre Chorus 2
G G
Don't you tell me no… Don't you tell me no…
G G
Don't you tell me no… Don't you tell me no…
Chorus 2
C C C C
so-ooo-ul-lll… I hear-rrr you
Am Am Am Am
ca-lll-ling-ggg… Oh ba-aaa-by
F F F F
please-eee-eee-eee… Give a little
Em Em F G
res-pect-ttt-ttt… to-ooo-ooo-ooo
C C C C C C C C
me-eee-eee-eee…
Solo
A# A# A# A# G G G G
I'm so-ooo in
Bridge
C C C C
love-eee with you-uuu… I'll be-eee
G G G G
for-eee-ver blue-eee… that you give me no
F F Am Am
reason… You know you're making me work so hard-ddd…
Pre Chorus 1
G G
That you give me no… That you give me no…
G G
That you give me no… That you give me no…
Refrain
C C C C
so-ooo-ul-lll… I hear-rrr you
Am Am Am Am
ca-lll-ling-ggg… Oh ba-aaa-by
F F F F
please-eee-eee-eee… Give a little
Em Em F G
res-pect-ttt-ttt… to-ooo-ooo-ooo
Outro (Fade Ending)
C C C C
me-eee-eee-eee… I hear-rrr you
Am Am Am Am
ca-lll-ling-ggg… Oh ba-aaa-by
F F F F
please-eee-eee-eee… Give a little
Em Em F G
res-pect-ttt-ttt… to-ooo-ooo-ooo
C C C C C C C C
me-eee-eee-eee…
C C C C C C C C * C