BASS FONTELLA - "rescue me" Tablature

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:08 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
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