Don't Leave Me This Way
Kenneth Gamble, Lein Huff / Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes: Wake Up Everybody (1975)
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| Gm | C | F | F7 | Bb | F | Gm | Cm | F | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay. I can't sur | vive I can't | stay a | live, with | out your | love. |
| Gm | C | F | F7 | Bb | F | Gm | Cm | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay. No, I can't | exist, I'll | surely | miss your | tender kiss. |
| F | G | |
| Don't leave me this | way, |
| Gm | C | F | F7 | Bb | F | Gm | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay. I'm broken | man with empty | hands, oh | baby please, please: |
| Gm | C | F | F7 | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay. |
| G | |
| Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! |
| F | C | G | F | C | G | |
| My | heart is full of | love and de | sire for you, Now, | come on down and | do what you | gotta do. |
| F | C | G | F | C | G | |
| You | started this | fire down | in my soul. Now, | can't you see, it's | burning | out of control? |
| F | C | G | F | C | D | |
| Come | on down and | satisfy the | need in me. Cause | only your good | lovin' can | set me free. |
| Gm | C | F | F7 | Bb | F | Gm | Cm | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay, 'Cause it would be | wrong to | string a | long with | love so true. |
| Gm | C | F | F7 | Bb | F | Gm | Cm | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay. Don't you un | derstand I'm | at your | command, | oh baby, please |
| F | G | |
| don't leave me this | way. |
| Gm | C | F | F7 | Bb | F | Gm | Cm | |
| Don't | leave me this | wa- | ay. I can't sur | vive I can't | stay a | live, with | out your love, |
| F | G | |
| Don't leave me this | way. |
| G | |
| Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! |
| F | C | G | F | C | G | |
| My | heart is full of | love and de | sire for you, Now, | come on down and | do what you | gotta do. |
| F | C | G | F | C | G | |
| You | started this | fire down | in my soul. Now, | can't you see, it's | burning | out of control? |
| F | C | G | F | C | D | |
| Come | on down and | satisfy the | need in me. Cause | only your good | lovin' can | set me free. |
Bridge
| F | C | G | F | C | G | F | C | |
| I need it | right now, | I said I need, | I need your | love | baby. | Please, | your love, |
| G | |
| please, please your love, |
| |: | F | C | G | |: | (15x) | |
| Please, | please your | love. |
| F | C | G | F | C | G | F | C | G | |
| I don't | want you to | go, | See I love | you you | can't go. | Would you | stay with | me, |
| G | F | C | |
| stay stay with me, baby please... |