Chords for Don McLean - Respect
Tempo:
110.825 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
E
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It ain't so [A] easy, is it?
[D] You almost [E] lost your place
[A] And perhaps you're [Bm] wondering how [D] you're going to cope with [E] your disgrace
[A] Well, your wealth is [Bm] well established [D] and your friends were [E] never few
[Bm] And all the things they told you [E] are your finding [A] to be true
[Bm] But if truth can free the guilty [D] while the innocent [E] must die
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect, respect the [A] coldest lie
And [Bm] you talk of human justice [D] while you drive [E] on fancy wheels
[A] And you push them [Bm] to their [D] limit just to see how [E] nice it feels
[A] But it doesn't [Bm] really matter if she's [E] living or she's dead
[Bm] You just drive [D] away forgetting [B] that your bumper's [A] dipped in red
[Bm] But if that's the kind of justice that [D] our whole [E] justice claims
Then I [A] respect, [Bm] respect, respect old [A] Jesse James
And most [A] cordially they caught you and [D] they asked you to [E] obey
And they threw you [Bm] into [D] prison just in case you could [E] not pay
[A] Well, King Arthur [Bm] jousted [D] Lancelot who stole [E] away his wife
[Bm] And your lawyers jousted with the [E] court to save your [A] precious life
[Bm] Well, if living is what [D] matters though you lie with [E] every breath
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect the ones we put to death
[Bm] And you won your [A] case most easily [D] and soon you [E] will be free
[A] Oh, but there will [Bm] be a [D] million more who lose [E] their liberty
[A] Not because [Bm] of what they did [D] but what [E] they did not do
[Bm] They did not pay a lawyer [E] or a judge to see [A] them through
Why [Bm] they had no friends to call on and [D] they could [E] not raise their bail
[A] Well, if [Bm] winning is what matters I respect the [A] ones who fail
[D] You almost [E] lost your place
[A] And perhaps you're [Bm] wondering how [D] you're going to cope with [E] your disgrace
[A] Well, your wealth is [Bm] well established [D] and your friends were [E] never few
[Bm] And all the things they told you [E] are your finding [A] to be true
[Bm] But if truth can free the guilty [D] while the innocent [E] must die
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect, respect the [A] coldest lie
And [Bm] you talk of human justice [D] while you drive [E] on fancy wheels
[A] And you push them [Bm] to their [D] limit just to see how [E] nice it feels
[A] But it doesn't [Bm] really matter if she's [E] living or she's dead
[Bm] You just drive [D] away forgetting [B] that your bumper's [A] dipped in red
[Bm] But if that's the kind of justice that [D] our whole [E] justice claims
Then I [A] respect, [Bm] respect, respect old [A] Jesse James
And most [A] cordially they caught you and [D] they asked you to [E] obey
And they threw you [Bm] into [D] prison just in case you could [E] not pay
[A] Well, King Arthur [Bm] jousted [D] Lancelot who stole [E] away his wife
[Bm] And your lawyers jousted with the [E] court to save your [A] precious life
[Bm] Well, if living is what [D] matters though you lie with [E] every breath
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect the ones we put to death
[Bm] And you won your [A] case most easily [D] and soon you [E] will be free
[A] Oh, but there will [Bm] be a [D] million more who lose [E] their liberty
[A] Not because [Bm] of what they did [D] but what [E] they did not do
[Bm] They did not pay a lawyer [E] or a judge to see [A] them through
Why [Bm] they had no friends to call on and [D] they could [E] not raise their bail
[A] Well, if [Bm] winning is what matters I respect the [A] ones who fail
Key:
A
Bm
E
D
F#m
A
Bm
E
_ It ain't so [A] easy, is it?
[D] You almost [E] lost your place
[A] And perhaps you're [Bm] wondering how [D] you're going to cope with [E] your disgrace
_ [A] Well, your wealth is [Bm] well established [D] and your friends were [E] never few
[Bm] And all the things they told you [E] are your finding [A] to be true _ _ _
_ [Bm] But if truth can free the guilty [D] while the innocent [E] must die
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect, respect the [A] coldest lie
_ And _ [Bm] you talk of human justice [D] while you drive [E] on fancy wheels
[A] And you push them [Bm] to their [D] limit just to see how [E] nice it feels
[A] But it doesn't [Bm] really matter if she's [E] living or she's dead
[Bm] You just drive [D] away forgetting [B] that your bumper's [A] dipped in red _ _ _
_ [Bm] But if that's the kind of justice that [D] our whole [E] justice claims
Then I [A] respect, [Bm] respect, respect old [A] Jesse James
And _ _ most [A] cordially they caught you and [D] they asked you to [E] obey
_ And they threw you [Bm] into [D] prison just in case you could [E] not pay
_ [A] Well, King Arthur [Bm] jousted [D] Lancelot who stole [E] away his wife
[Bm] And your lawyers jousted with the [E] court to save your [A] precious _ life _ _
_ [Bm] Well, if living is what [D] matters though you lie with [E] every breath
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect the ones we put to death _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] And you won your [A] case most easily [D] and soon you [E] will be free _
[A] Oh, but there will [Bm] be a [D] million more who lose [E] their liberty
_ _ [A] Not because [Bm] of what they did [D] but what [E] they did not do
_ [Bm] They did not pay a lawyer [E] or a judge to see [A] them through _ _
_ _ Why [Bm] they had no friends to call on and [D] they could [E] not raise their bail _
_ [A] Well, if [Bm] winning is what matters I respect the [A] ones who fail _ _
[D] You almost [E] lost your place
[A] And perhaps you're [Bm] wondering how [D] you're going to cope with [E] your disgrace
_ [A] Well, your wealth is [Bm] well established [D] and your friends were [E] never few
[Bm] And all the things they told you [E] are your finding [A] to be true _ _ _
_ [Bm] But if truth can free the guilty [D] while the innocent [E] must die
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect, respect the [A] coldest lie
_ And _ [Bm] you talk of human justice [D] while you drive [E] on fancy wheels
[A] And you push them [Bm] to their [D] limit just to see how [E] nice it feels
[A] But it doesn't [Bm] really matter if she's [E] living or she's dead
[Bm] You just drive [D] away forgetting [B] that your bumper's [A] dipped in red _ _ _
_ [Bm] But if that's the kind of justice that [D] our whole [E] justice claims
Then I [A] respect, [Bm] respect, respect old [A] Jesse James
And _ _ most [A] cordially they caught you and [D] they asked you to [E] obey
_ And they threw you [Bm] into [D] prison just in case you could [E] not pay
_ [A] Well, King Arthur [Bm] jousted [D] Lancelot who stole [E] away his wife
[Bm] And your lawyers jousted with the [E] court to save your [A] precious _ life _ _
_ [Bm] Well, if living is what [D] matters though you lie with [E] every breath
Then [A] I respect, [F#m] respect the ones we put to death _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] And you won your [A] case most easily [D] and soon you [E] will be free _
[A] Oh, but there will [Bm] be a [D] million more who lose [E] their liberty
_ _ [A] Not because [Bm] of what they did [D] but what [E] they did not do
_ [Bm] They did not pay a lawyer [E] or a judge to see [A] them through _ _
_ _ Why [Bm] they had no friends to call on and [D] they could [E] not raise their bail _
_ [A] Well, if [Bm] winning is what matters I respect the [A] ones who fail _ _