Respect Yourself-The Staples Singers Chords

Tempo:
109.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

D

Bm

F#

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Respect Yourself-The Staples Singers chords
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[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running [Bm] to,
[B] how in the [Bm] world do you think [B] everybody's supposed to respect you?
[Bm]
[G#] [B] If you don't give a heck about the man with the [A] Bible in his [Bm] hand,
[B]
you'll just get out of the way and let the gentleman do his thing.
You're the kind of gentleman that'll throw everything away.
Take your [Bm] sheet off your face, boy, [B] it's a brand new day.
[Bm]
[B] Respect yourself.
[D] [C#]
Respect [B] yourself.
[C#]
[B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[B] Respect yourself. Respect yourself.
[D]
[B] [F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good good whoop.
[B] Respect [D] yourself.
[B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[B] Respect yourself. Respect yourself.
[D]
[B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[G] [B] [F#] [Bm]
[A] Respect [E]
[C#]
[F#]
[Bm]
yourself.
[F#] [D]
If [B] you're walking [Bm] around thinking that [B] the world owes you something
because you're [Bm] here,
you're going out the world backwards like you did when you first come here.
Keep talking about the president won't stop [F#] [B] abolition.
Put your hand over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution.
[D] Oh, I [B] could cuss around with women who don't even know the language.
Been here some enough to think that I made you a big old man.
Respect yourself.
[C#m]
[C#] [B] Respect yourself.
[D] Respect yourself. Respect [B] yourself.
[D]
Respect [B] yourself.
[D] Respect [B] yourself.
[F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good good whoop.
[B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[B] [D]
[Bm] [B] [C#] [D]
[Bm] [B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[Bm] [B] Respect yourself. Respect yourself.
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself.
[B] Respect yourself.
[D]
[C#] [Bm] [B] [D]
[Bm] Respect yourself.
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself. Respect [D] yourself.
[Bm] Yourself, [D] yeah.
[Bm] Respect yourself.
[D]
[Bm] Respect yourself, [D] yeah.
[Bm] Yourself.
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Bm]
[D]
Key:  
B
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D
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Bm
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F#
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C#
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B
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D
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Bm
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Let's start jamming The Staple Singers - (Album Version) Respect Yourself chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bm, B, D, B and Bm in sequence. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] If you disrespect _ everybody [B] that you're running _ [Bm] to, _ _ _
[B] _ how in the [Bm] world do you think [B] everybody's supposed to respect you?
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [B] If you don't give a heck about the man with the [A] Bible in his [Bm] hand,
_ [B] _
you'll just get out of the way and let the gentleman do his thing. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You're the kind of gentleman that'll throw everything away. _ _ _ _
_ _ Take your [Bm] sheet off your face, boy, [B] it's a brand new day.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] Respect yourself.
_ _ [D] _ [C#] _
Respect [B] yourself.
_ _ [C#] _ _
[B] Respect yourself.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] Respect yourself. Respect yourself.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good good whoop.
_ _ [B] Respect [D] yourself. _
_ _ [B] Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
_ [B] _ _ Respect yourself. Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
_ [B] Respect _ yourself.
[D] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Respect _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
yourself.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D]
If _ _ [B] you're walking [Bm] around thinking that [B] the world owes you something
because you're [Bm] here, _ _
_ _ you're going out the world backwards like you did when you first come here. _
_ _ Keep talking about the president won't stop [F#] _ [B] abolition. _ _ _
_ _ Put your hand over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution. _ _ _
_ [D] _ Oh, I [B] could cuss around with women who don't even know the language. _ _ _
_ _ Been here some enough to think that I made you a big old man. _ _
_ _ Respect yourself.
_ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] Respect yourself.
_ [D] _ Respect yourself. Respect [B] _ _ yourself.
_ [D] _
Respect _ [B] yourself.
_ _ [D] Respect [B] yourself.
[F#] If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good good whoop.
_ _ [B] Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ [B] Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] [B] Respect yourself. Respect yourself.
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself.
[B] Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ Respect yourself.
[D] Respect _ _ [Bm] yourself. Respect _ [D] yourself.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Yourself, [D] yeah.
_ _ [Bm] Respect yourself.
[D] _ _
[Bm] Respect _ yourself, _ [D] yeah.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Yourself.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _

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It's Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice who authored this song.

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