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

INTRO:
[Ebm] [B] // ^[Gb]^[Db/F] [Ebm] [Abm] [Db] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[Ebm] Don't [Ab] leave me this [Db] way [Db7]
I can't sur-[Gb]-vive I can't [Db/F] stay a-[Ebm]-live
With-[Abm]-out your love [Db] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[Ebm] Don't [Ab] leave me this [Db] way [Db7]
No, I can't [Gb] exist I'll [Db/F] surely [Ebm] miss
Your [Abm] tender kiss, so [Db] don't leave me this [Eb] way

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

VERSE 3:
[Ebm] Don't [Ab] leave me this [Db] way [Db7]
I don't under-[Gb]-stand how I'm at [Db/F] your com-[Ebm]-mand?
So [Abm] Baby please, [Db] don't leave me this [Eb] way

REPEAT CHORUS:

CHORUS EXT: (SET ME FREE) [Eb] ^[Db] ^[Ab] : [x4]

INSTRUMENTAL: [Eb] ^[Db] ^[Ab] : [x4]

BRIDGE:
Come satisfy [Eb] me, come satisfy ^[Db] me ^[Ab]
Come satisfy [Eb] me, come satisfy ^[Db] me ^[Ab]

REPEAT BRIDGE: [3 Times with ad libs]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+2] [Fm]

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

OUTRO:
Set me ^[Eb] free ^[A]
Set me [F] free, set me ^[Eb] free ^[A]
Set me [F] free, set me ^[Eb] free ^[A]
Don't leave me this [F] way; don't leave me this ^[Eb] way ^[A]
Don't leave me this [F] way; don't leave me this ^[Eb] way ^[A]
Don't leave me this [F] way; don't leave me this ^[Eb] way ^[A]