| f | Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards | f | Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards |
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| [Intro - single strums] | | [Intro - single strums] |
| Am Am F | | Am Am F |
| Mmmm mm mm mm mm mm mm-mm [F] | | Mmmm mm mm mm mm mm mm-mm [F] |
| C G Am Dm G | | C G Am Dm G |
| Mm mm mm mm mm mm-mm mm-mm | | Mm mm mm mm mm mm-mm mm-mm |
| Am Am F | | Am Am F |
| Aaaaa aa aa aa aa aa aa-aa [F] | | Aaaaa aa aa aa aa aa aa-aa [F] |
| C G Am Dm G | | C G Am Dm G |
| Aa aa aa aa aa aa-aa aa-aa | | Aa aa aa aa aa aa-aa aa-aa |
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| [Verse 1] | | [Verse 1] |
| Am D G G7 | | Am D G G7 |
| Don't leave me this wa-ay | | Don't leave me this wa-ay |
| C G Am | | C G Am |
| I can't sur-vive I can't stay alive | | I can't sur-vive I can't stay alive |
| Dm G | | Dm G |
| Without your love, no baby | | Without your love, no baby |
| Am D G G7 | | Am D G G7 |
| Don't leave me this wa-ay | | Don't leave me this wa-ay |
| C G Am | | C G Am |
| No, I can't exist, I will surely miss | | No, I can't exist, I will surely miss |
| Dm G A | | Dm G A |
| Your tender kiss, so don't leave me this way | | Your tender kiss, so don't leave me this way |
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| |[Chorus 1] | | |[Chorus 1] |
| |A | | |A |
| n | | Aaaahhhhh, baby | n | | Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |My heart is full of love and desire for you | | |My heart is full of love and desire for you |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |So come on down and do what you gotta do | | |So come on down and do what you gotta do |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |You started this fire down in my soul | | |You started this fire down in my soul |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |Now can't you see, it's burning out of control | | |Now can't you see, it's burning out of control |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |So come on down and satisfy the need in me | | |So come on down and satisfy the need in me |
| | G D E7 | | | G D E7 |
| |'Cause only your good lovin' can set me freeeee | | |'Cause only your good lovin' can set me freeeee |
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| [Verse 2] | | [Verse 2] |
| Am D G G7 | | Am D G G7 |
| Don't, leave me this wa-ay | | Don't, leave me this wa-ay |
| C G Am | | C G Am |
| You don't under-stand, (understand) how I'm at your command | | You don't under-stand, (understand) how I'm at your command |
| Dm G A | | Dm G A |
| So baby please, don't you leave me this way | | So baby please, don't you leave me this way |
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| n | |[Chorus] | n | |[Chorus 2] |
| |A | | |A |
| n | | Aaaahhhhhh, baby | n | | Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |My heart is full of love and desire for you | | |My heart is full of love and desire for you |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |So come on down and do what you gotta do | | |So come on down and do what you gotta do |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |You started this fire down in my soul | | |You started this fire down in my soul |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |Now can't you see, it's burning out of control | | |Now can't you see, it's burning out of control |
| | G D A | | | G D A |
| |So come on down and satisfy the need in me | | |So come on down and satisfy the need in me |
| n | | G D A | n | | G D A |
| |'Cause only your good lovin' can set me free | | |'Cause only your good lovin' can set me free |
| |G D A | | |
| |Set me free, set me free | | |
| |G D A | | |
| | Set me free, set me free | | |
| |G D A | | |
| |Set me free, set me freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, | | |
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| [Instrumental] | | |
| [G///][D///] [A*] [G///][D///] [A*] [G///][D///] [A*] [G///][D*] | | |
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| [Bridge] (4x starting quiet then build it up gradually) | | |
| A D G | | |
| Come and satisfy me, come satisfy meeee (x4) | | |
| [A][A][C][C] | | |
| |[Chorus] | | |
| |C C | | |
| |Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! | | |
| | Bb F C | | |
| |My heart is full of love and desire for you | | |
| | Bb F C | | |
| |Now, come on down and do what you gotta do | | |
| | Bb F C | | |
| |You started this fire down in my soul | | |
| | Bb F C | | |
| |Now, can't you see, it's burning out of control | | |
| | Bb F C | | |
| |Come on down and satisfy the need in me | | |
| | Bb F C | | |
| |Cause only your good lovin' can set me free | | |
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| [Outro] | | |
| Bb F C | | |
| Set me free, set me free x3 [Bb] Set me [F]free, set me [C*]free | | |
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| t | | t | [Outro] |
| | | G D A |
| | | Set me free, set me freeeeee |
| | | G D A |
| | | Set me free, set me freeeeee |
| | | G D A |
| | | Set me free, set me freeeeee |
| | | G D A |
| | | Set me free, set me freeeeee |
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| | | [A - Double Strum] |
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