Communards, Don't Leave Me This Way (1986)
^{Key: :[Bbm] (w: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert) (Thelma Houston, 1976)}

INTRO:
[Bbm] [Gb] // ^[Db]^[Ab/C] [Bbm] [Ebm] [Ab] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[Bbm] Don't [Eb] leave me this [Ab] way [Ab7]
I can't sur-[Db]-vive I can't [Ab/C] stay a-[Bbm]-live
With-[Ebm]-out your love [Ab] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[Bbm] Don't [Eb] leave me this [Ab] way [Ab7]
No, I can't [Db] exist I'll [Ab/C] surely [Bbm] miss
Your [Ebm] tender kiss, so [Ab] don't leave me this [Bb] way

CHORUS:
[Bb] Aaahh, [Bb] Baby
My [Ab] heart is full of [Eb] love and de-[Bb]-sire for you
So [Ab] come on down and [Eb] do what you [Bb] gotta do
You [Ab] started this [Eb] fire down [Bb] in my soul
Now [Ab] can't you see it's [Eb] burning [Bb] out of control?
So come [Ab] on down and [Eb] satisfy the [Bb] need in me
Cause [Ab] only your good [Eb] lovin' can [F] set me free

VERSE 3:
[Bbm] Don't [Eb] leave me this [Ab] way [Ab7]
I don't under-[Db]-stand how I'm at [Ab/C] your com-[Bbm]-mand?
So [Ebm] Baby please, [Ab] don't leave me this [Bb] way

REPEAT CHORUS:

CHORUS EXT: (SET ME FREE) [Bb] ^[Ab] ^[Eb] : [x4]

INSTRUMENTAL: [Bb] ^[Ab] ^[Eb] : [x4]

BRIDGE:
Come satisfy [Bb] me, come satisfy ^[Ab] me ^[Eb]
Come satisfy [Bb] me, come satisfy ^[Ab] me ^[Eb]

REPEAT BRIDGE: [3 Times with ad libs]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+2] [Cm]

CHORUS 2:
[Bb] Aaahh [Bb open], [C] Baby
My [Bb] heart is full of [F] love and de-[C]-sire for you
So [Bb] come on down and [F] do what you [C] gotta do
You [Bb] started this [F] fire down [C] in my soul
Now [Bb] can't you see it's [F] burning [C] out of control?
So come [Bb] on down and [F] satisfy the [C] need in me
Cause [Bb] only your good [F] lovin' can [C] set me free

OUTRO:
Set me ^[Bb] free ^[E]
Set me [C] free, set me ^[Bb] free ^[E]
Set me [C] free, set me ^[Bb] free ^[E]
Don't leave me this [C] way; don't leave me this ^[Bb] way ^[E]
Don't leave me this [C] way; don't leave me this ^[Bb] way ^[E]
Don't leave me this [C] way; don't leave me this ^[Bb] way ^[E]