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

INTRO:
[Am] [F] // ^[C]^[G/B] [Am] [Dm] [G] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] way [G7]
I can't sur-[C]-vive I can't [G/B] stay a-[Am]-live
With-[Dm]-out your love [G] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] way [G7]
No, I can't [C] exist I'll [G/B] surely [Am] miss
Your [Dm] 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 [E] set me free

VERSE 3:
[Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] way [G7]
I don't under-[C]-stand how I'm at [G/B] your com-[Am]-mand?
So [Dm] 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] [Bm]

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

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