Communards, Don't Leave Me This Way (1986)
Key: :[A#m] (w: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert) (Thelma Houston, 1976)

INTRO:
[A#m] [F#] // ^[C#]^[G#/C] [A#m] [D#m] [G#] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[A#m] Don't [D#] leave me this [G#] way [G#7]
I can't sur-[C#]-vive I can't [G#/C] stay a-[A#m]-live
With-[D#m]-out your love [G#] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[A#m] Don't [D#] leave me this [G#] way [G#7]
No, I can't [C#] exist I'll [G#/C] surely [A#m] miss
Your [D#m] tender kiss, so [G#] don't leave me this [A#] way

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

VERSE 3:
[A#m] Don't [D#] leave me this [G#] way [G#7]
I don't under-[C#]-stand how I'm at [G#/C] your com-[A#m]-mand?
So [D#m] Baby please, [G#] don't leave me this [A#] way

REPEAT CHORUS:

CHORUS EXT: (SET ME FREE) [A#] ^[G#] ^[D#] : [x4]

INSTRUMENTAL: [A#] ^[G#] ^[D#] : [x4]

BRIDGE:
Come satisfy [A#] me, come satisfy ^[G#] me ^[D#]
Come satisfy [A#] me, come satisfy ^[G#] me ^[D#]

REPEAT BRIDGE: [3 Times with ad libs]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+2] [Cm]

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

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