[Intro - pattern slightly swung - xx XX xx XX - No drums for first time round] [Snare is just muted downstroke on strings - not slap or full snare] [A][A][D][E] x 3
[Chorus] [A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by. Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 1] It's been a [A] long, long time, yeah! (stir it, stir it, stir it together) [D] Since I [E] got you on my [A] mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Oh- [E] oh! [A] Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said, [D] it's [A] so [E] clear [A] To see what we could do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Just me and [E] you.
[Chorus] [A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by. Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 2] [A] I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together), then I [D] blaze ya [E] fire; [A] Then I'll satisfy your [D] heart's de [E] sire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) [A] Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together), [D] every [E] minute: [A] All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) [D] Is keep it [E] in, eh!
[Chorus] [A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by. Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 3] [A] Quench me [D] when I'm [E] thirsty; [A] Come on and cool me down, ba [D] by, [E] when I'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) [A] Your recipe is, - dar [D] lin' - is so [E] tasty, [A] When you show and [D] stir your [E] pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus] [A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by. Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Solo][A][A][D][E] x as many times as necessary
[Chorus] [A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by. Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little [E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh! [Repeat Chorus until natural end]
[Verse 1] I try to disc [C] over A little something to [G] make me sweeter Oh baby, ref [E] rain from breaking my [F] heart
[Pre-Chorus] I'm so in [C] love with you I'll be for [G] ever blue That you give me no [F] reason Why you're making me [Am] work so hard [G] That you give me no, that you give me no That you give me no, that you give me no
[Chorus] [C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling Oh baby, [F] please give a little res [Em] pect [F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[C]
[Verse 2] And if I should [C] falter Would you open your [G] arms out to me We can make love, not [E] war And live at peace with our [F] hearts
[Pre-Chorus] I'm so in [C] love with you I'll be for [G] ever blue What religion or [F] reason Could drive a man to for [Am] sake his lover
[G] Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
[Chorus] [C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling Oh baby, [F] please give a little res [Em] pect [F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[Interlude]
|(C) | C | C | C | | Bb | Bb | G | G
[Pre-Chorus] I'm so in [C] love with you I'll be for [G] ever blue That you give me no [F] reason You know, you're making me [Am] work so hard [G] That you give me no, that you give me no That you give me no, that you give me no
[Chorus] [C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling Oh baby, [F] please give a little res [Em] pect [F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling Oh baby, [F] please give a little res [Em] pect [F] to- [G] oo [C] me
