1965. Words & Music by Carl Smith & Raynard Miller.

D/E - 000232
D/A - x0423x

Intro

A A A D/A A D/A 
D/E (000232@1)Verse 1

       ARescue (x02220@1)me
        DTake (xx0232@1)me in your arms
       GRescue (320003@1)me
            EmI (022000@1)want your tender charms
           A'Cause (x02220@1)I'm lonely
        DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm blue
        GI (320003@1)need you
               EmAnd (022000@1)your love too
Come on and rescue me

Chorus

A (x02220@1)                DCome (xx0232@1)on, baby, and rescue me
A (x02220@1)                DCome (xx0232@1)on, baby, and rescue me
A (x02220@1)                D'Cause (xx0232@1)I need you by my side
                    D/ECan't (000232@1)you see that I'm lonely

Verse 2

       ARescue (x02220@1)me
              DCome (xx0232@1)on and take my heart
            G (320003@1)               EmTake (022000@1)your love and conquer every part
              A'Cause (x02220@1)I'm lonely
         DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm blue
        GI (320003@1)need you
               EmAnd (022000@1)your love too
Come on and rescue me

Chorus

Middle - Same as Intro

Verse 3 (Same as verses 1/2)

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

Chorus 3

A(Come (x02220@1)on baby)
D (xx0232@1)                    ATake (x02220@1)me baby (take me baby)
                       DHold (xx0232@1)me baby (hold me baby)
                       ALove (x02220@1)me baby (love me baby)
                 DCan't (xx0232@1)you see I need you baby
                        D/ECan't (000232@1)you see that I'm lonely

Verse 4

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 5

     AMmm-hmm (x02220@1)(mmm-hmm)
     DMmm-hmm (xx0232@1)(mmm-hmm)
           DTake (xx0232@1)me baby (take me baby)
          DLove (xx0232@1)me baby (love me baby)
          ANeed (x02220@1)me baby (need me baby)
      DMmm-hmm (xx0232@1)(mmm-hmm)
                    D/ECan't (000232@1)you see that I'm lonely

Outro

       ARescue (x02220@1)Me,
       DRescue (xx0232@1)Me,
  A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DMmm,mmm,____mmm. (xx0232@1)
repeat to fade