...DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY... by Thelma Houston
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*Released 1976*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: C)


Intro:

Am  Dm7,
C  C/B  Am,
Dm7  G7

(x2)

Verse 1:

Am (x02210@1)   D (xx0232@1)Don't leave me,
     G (320003@1)  G7This (320001@1)way.
            CI (x32010@1)can't sur-vive,
      C/B (x2555x@1)  AmCan't (x02210@1)stay a-live,
     Dm7
With-out your love,
   G7Oh (320001@1)baby;

Am (x02210@1)   D (xx0232@1)Don't leave me,
     G (320003@1)  G7This (320001@1)way, no.
           CI (x32010@1)can't ex-ist,
     C/B (x2555x@1)  AmI'll (x02210@1)surely miss,
     Dm7
Your tender kiss.
G7 (320001@1)Don't leave me,
     AThis (x02220@1)way.

Chorus 1:

     AAaah (x02220@1)baby,
   GMy (320003@1)heart is,
        DFull (xx0232@1)of love,
       AAnd (x02220@1)de-sire for you,
    GNow (320003@1)come on down,
    DAnd (xx0232@1)do what,
    AYou (x02220@1)gotta do.

    G (320003@1)          DYou (xx0232@1)started this fire,
     ADown (x02220@1)in my soul,
    GNow (320003@1)can't you see,
     DIt's (xx0232@1)burning,
A (x02220@1)Out of control?

G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)Come on satis-fy,
    AThe (x02220@1)need in me,
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)Only your good lovin',
    ECan (022100@1)set me free...

Verse 2:

Am (x02210@1)Don't,
          DDon't (xx0232@1)you leave me,
     G (320003@1)  G7This (320001@1)way, no.
                CDon't (x32010@1)you under-stand,
    C/B (x2555x@1)       AmI'm (x02210@1)at your com-mand?
   Dm7
Oh baby please,
             G7Please (320001@1)don't leave me,
     AmThis (x02210@1)way.
Dm7   G7
 Aaah baby;

Am (x02210@1)   D (xx0232@1)Don't leave me,
     G (320003@1)  G7This (320001@1)way.
            CI (x32010@1)can't sur-vive,
      C/B (x2555x@1)  AmCan't (x02210@1)stay a-live,
     Dm7
With-out your love,
Baby don't leave me,
     AThis (x02220@1)way, no.

Chorus 2:

     AAaah (x02220@1)baby,
   GMy (320003@1)heart is,
        DFull (xx0232@1)of love,
       AAnd (x02220@1)de-sire for you,
    GNow (320003@1)come on down,
    DAnd (xx0232@1)do what,
    AYou (x02220@1)gotta do.

    G (320003@1)          DYou (xx0232@1)started this fire,
     ADown (x02220@1)in my soul,
    GNow (320003@1)can't you see,
     DIt's (xx0232@1)burning,
A (x02220@1)Out of control?

G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)Come on satis-fy,
    AThe (x02220@1)need in me,
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)Only your good lovin',
    A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)DCan (xx0232@1)set me free.
A (x02220@1)Need your lovin' baby,
G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)Need, need...

Interlude:

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D(x4) (xx0232@1)
Break:

A (x02220@1)Satisfy,
    G (320003@1)         DThe (xx0232@1)need in me,
A (x02220@1)Satisfy,
    G (320003@1)         DThe (xx0232@1)need in me...

Coda:

(with Vocal Ad-Libs)

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am (x02210@1)    Dm7     C (x32010@1)     C/B (x2555x@1)   G7 (320001@1)    D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02210  xx0211  x32010  x20010  323000  xx0232  320003

   A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1) EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02220  022100


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)