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: