...DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY... by Thelma Houston
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*Released 1976*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Cm)
Intro:
Am Dm7,
C C/B Am, Dm7 G7
(x2)
Verse 1:
Am D G G7
Don't leave me this way.
C
I can't sur-vive,
C/B Am
Can't stay a-live,
Dm7 G7
With-out your love, oh baby;
Am D G G7
Don't leave me this way, no.
C
I can't ex-ist;
C/B Am
I'll surely miss,
Dm7
Your tender kiss.
G7 A
Don't leave me this way.
Chorus 1:
A
Aaah baby,
G D
My heart is full of love,
A
And de-sire for you,
G
Now come on down,
D A
And do what you gotta do.
G D
You started this fire,
A
Down in my soul,
G
Now can't you see,
D A
It's burning out of control?
G D
Come on satis-fy,
A
The need in me,
G D
Only your good lovin',
E
Can set me free...
Verse 2:
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Am
Don't,
D G G7
Don't you leave me this way, no.
C
Don't you under-stand,
C/B Am
I'm at your com-mand?
Dm7
Oh baby please,
G7 Am
Please don't leave me this way.
Dm7 G7
Aaah baby;
Am D G G7
Don't leave me this way, no.
C
I can't sur-vive,
C/B Am
Can't stay a-live,
Dm7
With-out your love,
A
Baby don't leave me this way, no.
Chorus 2:
A
Aaah baby,
G D
My heart is full of love,
A
And de-sire for you,
G
Now come on down,
D A
And do what you gotta do.
G D
You started this fire,
A
Down in my soul,
G
Now can't you see,
D A
It's burning out of control?
G D
Come on satis-fy,
A
The need in me,
G D
Only your good lovin',
A G, D
Can set me free.
A
Need your lovin' baby,
G D
Need, need...
Interlude:
A G D (x4)
Break:
A
Satisfy,
G D
The need in me,
A
Satisfy,
G D
The need in me...
Coda:
(with Vocal Ad-Libs)
A G D
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am Dm7 C C/B G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 xx0211 x32010 x20010 323000
D G A E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 x02220 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
