Thelma Houston
Don't Leave Me This Way

Song :
Eb
Intro :

Cm   Fm7   Eb   Ebmaj7   Cm   Fm7   Bb7 
Cm   Fm7   Eb   Ebmaj7   Cm   Fm7   Bb7
 
Cm     F             Bb   Bb7
 Don't leave me this way.
            Eb          Ebmaj7   Cm
I can't sur-vive, can't stay a-live,
     Fm7               Bb7
With-out your love, oh baby;
 
Cm     F             Bb   Bb7
 Don't leave me this way, no.
           Eb        Ebmaj7   Cm        Fm7
I can't ex-ist; I'll surely miss your tender kiss.
Bb7                  C
 Don't leave me this way.
 
Chorus :
 
       C        Bb               F           C
Aah... baby, my heart is full of love and de-sire 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 satis-fy the need in me,
Bb              F          G
 Only your good lovin' can set me free...
 
Cm                F             Bb   Bb7
 Don't, don't you leave me this way, no.
                Eb         Ebmaj7        Cm
Don't you under-stand, I'm at your com-mand?
   Fm7                        Bb7           Cm
Oh baby, please, please don't leave me this way.
Fm7     Bb7
 Aah... baby;
 
Cm     F             Bb   Bb7
 Don't leave me this way, no.
            Eb          Ebmaj7   Cm
I can't sur-vive, can't stay a-live,
     Fm7                                      C
With-out your love, baby, don't leave me this way, no.

Chorus :
 
       C        Bb               F           C
Aah... baby, my heart is full of love and de-sire 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 satis-fy the need in me,
Bb              F          G           Bb F
 Only your good lovin' can set me free.
C                        Bb    F
 Need your lovin', baby, need, need...
 
Interlude : 
 
C   Bb   F   C   Bb   F
C   Bb   F   C   Bb   F 
 
Break :
 
C            Bb         F
 Satisfy the need in me.
C            Bb          F
 Satisfy the need in me...
 
Coda Ad Libs :
 
C   Bb   F