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Rescue Me

Fontella Bass

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:08 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: ./b/bass_fontella/rescue_me.crd

Classic Chicago soul (#1 R&B, #5 Pop, 11/65) for Fontella Bass:


                              "Rescue Me"
                         (C. Smith - R. Miner)

Intro:

	bass w/drums [2X; piano and guitar enter 2nd time]

	(A)              (D/A)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-2-------2-------|-2---2---2-----2-|
	---4-2-4-----4-2-|-------4---2-4---|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	 ^ [1 only]

	[brass enters]

	 A                D/A
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	---------2-------|-2---2---2-------|
	---4-2-4-----4-2-|-------4---4-2---|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	 D             E7
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-0---------------|-----------------|
	---4---2---0-----|-----------------|
	--------------0--|-----------------|

Verse 1:

	       A
	Rescue me
	        D
	Take me in your arms
	       G
	Rescue me
	             Em
	I want your tender charm
	            A
	'Cause I'm lonely
	         D
	And I'm blue
	        G
	I need you
	              Em
	And your love too
	                  (A)
	Come on and rescue me

Chorus 1:

	 A                  D
	Come on, baby, and rescue me
	 A                  D
	Come on, baby, and rescue me
	   A              D
	'Cause I need you by my side
	 D    /C# /B       /A   E7
	Can't you see that I'm lonely

Verse 2:

	Rescue me
	Come on and take my heart
	Take your love and conquer every part
	'Cause I'm lonely
	And I'm blue
	I need you
	And your love too
	Come on and rescue me

[repeat chorus 1]

[repeat intro]

[repeat verse 1]

Chorus 2:

	(Come on baby)
	Take me baby (take me baby)
	Hold me baby (hold me baby)
	Love me baby (love me baby)
	Can't you see I need you baby
	Can't you see that I'm lonely

Chorus 3:

	Rescue me
	Come on and take my hand
	C'mon, baby and be my man
	'Cause I love you
	'Cause I want you
	Can't you see that I'm lonely

Chorus 4:

	Mmm-hmm (mmm-hmm)
	Mmm-hmm (mmm-hmm)
	Take me baby (take me baby)
	Love me baby (love me baby)
	Need me baby (need me baby)
	Mmm-hmm (mmm-hmm)
	Can't you see that I'm lonely

	[fade over bass improvisation]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers