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

INTRO:
[Dbm] [A] // ^[E]^[B/D#] [Dbm] [Gbm] [B] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[Dbm] Don't [Gb] leave me this [B] way [B7]
I can't sur-[E]-vive I can't [B/D#] stay a-[Dbm]-live
With-[Gbm]-out your love [B] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[Dbm] Don't [Gb] leave me this [B] way [B7]
No, I can't [E] exist I'll [B/D#] surely [Dbm] miss
Your [Gbm] tender kiss, so [B] don't leave me this [Db] way

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

VERSE 3:
[Dbm] Don't [Gb] leave me this [B] way [B7]
I don't under-[E]-stand how I'm at [B/D#] your com-[Dbm]-mand?
So [Gbm] Baby please, [B] don't leave me this [Db] way

REPEAT CHORUS:

CHORUS EXT: (SET ME FREE) [Db] ^[B] ^[Gb] : [x4]

INSTRUMENTAL: [Db] ^[B] ^[Gb] : [x4]

BRIDGE:
Come satisfy [Db] me, come satisfy ^[B] me ^[Gb]
Come satisfy [Db] me, come satisfy ^[B] me ^[Gb]

REPEAT BRIDGE: [3 Times with ad libs]