A Little Respect chords by
Erasure (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

C

Csus4

C

Csus4

C

Csus4

C

Csus4

I try to discover

Verse 1
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
A little something to make me sweeter
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
E E 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
Oh baby     refrain
E E 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
F F 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
from breaking my heart
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
I'm so       in love

Pre-chorus 1
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
with you
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
I'll be       forever blue
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
F F 
 
That     you gimme no reason
Am Am 
 
Why you make-a-me work so hard
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
That     you gimme no
G G 
 
That you gimme no
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
That     you gimme no
G G 
 
That you gimme no

Chorus 1
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Soul, I hear you calling
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh baby, please, give a little respect
F F 
 
G G 
 
to me
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
And if       I should falter

Verse 2
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Would you open     you arms out to       me?
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
E E 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
We can make     love not war
E E 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
F F 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
And live at peace    with our hearts
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
I'm so       in love

Pre-chorus 2
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
with you
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
I'll be       forever blue
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
F F 
 
What     religion or reason
Am Am 
 
Could drive a man to forsake his lover?
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Don't    you tell me no
G G 
 
Don't you tell me no
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Don't    you tell me no
G G 
 
Don't you tell me no

Chorus 2
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Soul, I hear you calling
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh baby, please, give a little respect
F F 
 
G G 
 
to me
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4

Interlude 1

Bb

Bb

G7

G7

Pre-chorus 3
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
I'm so in love with you
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
I'll be       forever blue
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
F F 
 
That     you gimme no reason
Am Am 
 
You know you make-a-me work so hard
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
That     you gimme no
G G 
 
That you gimme no
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
That     you gimme no
G G 
 
That you gimme no

Chorus 3

C

Am

Soul, I hear you calling

F

Em

Oh baby, please, give a little respect

F

G

to me

Chorus 4
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Soul, I hear you calling
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh baby, please, give a little respect
F F 
 
G G 
 
to me
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4

Outro 1

C

Csus4

C

Csus4

C

Csus4

C

Csus4

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Csus4 G Gsus4 E...

Chords

C
Csus4
G
Gsus4
E
Esus4
F
Fsus4
Am
Em
Bb
G7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of A Little Respect by Erasure, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Erasure's performance.

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