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

INTRO:
[Cm] [Ab] // ^[Eb]^[Bb/D] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[Cm] Don't [F] leave me this [Bb] way [Bb7]
I can't sur-[Eb]-vive I can't [Bb/D] stay a-[Cm]-live
With-[Fm]-out your love [Bb] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[Cm] Don't [F] leave me this [Bb] way [Bb7]
No, I can't [Eb] exist I'll [Bb/D] surely [Cm] miss
Your [Fm] tender kiss, so [Bb] don't leave me this [C] way

CHORUS:
[C] Aaahh, [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 [G] set me free

VERSE 3:
[Cm] Don't [F] leave me this [Bb] way [Bb7]
I don't under-[Eb]-stand how I'm at [Bb/D] your com-[Cm]-mand?
So [Fm] Baby please, [Bb] don't leave me this [C] way

REPEAT CHORUS:

CHORUS EXT: (SET ME FREE) [C] ^[Bb] ^[F] : [x4]

INSTRUMENTAL: [C] ^[Bb] ^[F] : [x4]

BRIDGE:
Come satisfy [C] me, come satisfy ^[Bb] me ^[F]
Come satisfy [C] me, come satisfy ^[Bb] me ^[F]

REPEAT BRIDGE: [3 Times with ad libs]