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Respect Yourself by Joe Cocker
Respect Yourself
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
Joe Cocker with a great live cover of the Staple Singers hit from 1974
Slight variation to the recorded version
4/4 time 110 bpm
[Intro]
Bm D E
Bm D A
Bm D E
Bm D A
[Verse 1]
Bm D E Bm D E
If you disrespect everybody that you run into
Bm D E Bm D E
How in the world do you think anybody 'sposed to respect you
Bm D E Bm D E
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hand
Bm D E Bm D E
Just get out the way and let the gentleman do his thing
Bm D E Bm D E
You're the kind of gentleman that wants everything their own way
Bm D E Bm D E
Take the sheet off your face boy, it's a brand new day
[Chorus 1]
Bm D
Respect yourself, na na na na na na
Bm D
Respect yourself, na na na na na na
F#
If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na- na- na
Bm D
Respect yourself, na na na na na na
Bm D
Respect yourself, na na na na na na
Bm
Da da da da da da, dop dop dop dee dee dee
[Verse 2]
Bm D E
If you're walking around thinking that the world owes you
Bm D E
Something cause you're here
Bm D E Bm D E
You're going out the world backwards like you did when you first came here
Bm D E Bm D E
You keep talking about the president won't stop air pollution
Bm D E Bm D E
Put your hand over your mouth when you cough that'll help the solution
Bm D E Bm D E
You cuss around women and you don't even know their names
Bm D E
Then you're dumb enough to think that it makes you a big ol' man
[Chorus 2]
Bm D
Respect yourself, na na na na na na
Bm D
Respect yourself, na na na na na na
F#
If you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na- na- na
Bm D Bm D
Respect yourself, Respect yourself
[Verse 3]
Bm D E Bm D E
Cos if the world is treating you bad, you gotta respect yourself
Bm D Bm D E
And if you feel low down, you still gotta respect yourself
Bm D Bm D E
When you're down and blue, you gotta respect yourself
Bm D Bm D E
All the way down in your heart, you gotta respect yourself
[Solo]
Bm D E x12
[Outro]
Bm D Bm D
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Bm D Bm D Bm
Respect yourself, respect yourself
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