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

INTRO:
[Fm] [Db] // ^[Ab]^[Eb/G] [Fm] [Bbm] [Eb] : [x2]

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 1:
[Fm] Don't [Bb] leave me this [Eb] way [Eb7]
I can't sur-[Ab]-vive I can't [Eb/G] stay a-[Fm]-live
With-[Bbm]-out your love [Eb] oh, Baby

VERSE 2:
[Fm] Don't [Bb] leave me this [Eb] way [Eb7]
No, I can't [Ab] exist I'll [Eb/G] surely [Fm] miss
Your [Bbm] tender kiss, so [Eb] don't leave me this [F] way

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

VERSE 3:
[Fm] Don't [Bb] leave me this [Eb] way [Eb7]
I don't under-[Ab]-stand how I'm at [Eb/G] your com-[Fm]-mand?
So [Bbm] Baby please, [Eb] don't leave me this [F] way

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

REPEAT BRIDGE: [3 Times with ad libs]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+2] [Gm]

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

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