...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] [C/B] [Am]
I can't sur-vive, 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] [C/B] [Am] [Dm7]
I can't ex-ist; I'll surely miss your tender kiss.
[G7] [A]
Don't leave me this way.
Chorus 1:
[A] [G] [D] [A]
Aah... baby, my heart is full of love and de-sire for you.
[G] [D] [A]
Now come on down and do what you gotta do.
[G] [D] [A]
You started this fire, down in my soul.
[G] [D] [A]
Now can't you see it's burning, out of control?
[G] [D] [A]
Come on satis-fy the need in me,
[G] [D] [E]
Only your good lovin' can set me free...
Verse 2:
[Am] [D] [G] [G7]
Don't, don't you leave me this way, no.
[C] [C/B] [Am]
Don't you under-stand, I'm at your com-mand?
[Dm7] [G7] [Am]
Oh baby, please, please don't leave me this way.
[Dm7] [G7]
Aah... baby;
[Am] [D] [G] [G7]
Don't leave me this way, no.
[C] [C/B] [Am]
I can't sur-vive, can't stay a-live,
[Dm7] [A]
With-out your love, baby, don't leave me this way, no.
Chorus 2:
[A] [G] [D] [A]
Aah... baby, my heart is full of love and de-sire for you.
[G] [D] [A]
Now come on down and do what you gotta do.
[G] [D] [A]
You started this fire, down in my soul.
[G] [D] [A]
Now can't you see it's burning, out of control?
[G] [D] [A]
Come on satis-fy the need in me,
[G] [D] [E] [G] [D]
Only your good lovin' can set me free.
[A] [G] [D]
Need your lovin', baby, need, need...
Interlude:
[A] [G] [D] (x4)
Break:
[A] [G] [D]
Satisfy the need in me.
[A] [G] [D]
Satisfy 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] [D] [G] [A] [E]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 xx0211 x32010 x20010 323000 xx0232 320003 x02220 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
