Chords for Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way - HQ 17/2/1977
Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#
C#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Don't [D#m] leave me this way.
[C#m]
[A] [E]
[F#] [C#m]
[A]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[A]
[C#m] Don't [F#] leave [B] me this way.
[E]
[B] I can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m]
without your [B] love.
Oh [C#m] baby, [F#] don't [B] leave me this way.
No, [E] I can't exist.
[B]
I'll [C#m] surely miss [F#m] your tender kiss.
[F#] Don't [C#] leave me this way.
Baby, [B]
my heart [F#] is [C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [B] beating [F#] fast.
[C#] [B]
Now can't you see it's [C#] burning?
I'm in control.
So come [F#] on, satisfy [C#] the need in me.
[B]
Cause only you can love [G#]
[C#m] me.
[F#] Don't, don't you [B] leave me this way.
[E] Don't you understand?
[B] I'm at [C#m] your command.
[F#m]
Oh baby, please, please don't leave [C#m] me this way.
[B] No, baby, [C#m]
[F#] no, don't [B] you leave me this way.
No, I [E] [B]
can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m] without your love.
Baby, don't [C#] leave me this way.
Yeah baby, [B] my heart is [F#] full of love [C#] for you.
[B] So come on [F#] now and do [C#] what you gotta [A#m] do.
[B] You started [F#] this fire [C#] down in my soul.
[B] Now can't you [C#] see it's burning?
I'm in control.
[B] So come on, [F#] satisfy [C#] the need in me.
[B]
Cause only [F#] you can love me.
[C#] You can set me free.
[B]
[F#] Yeah, [C#] need your loving, baby.
[B]
Need it, [F#] need it, [C#] need your love right now.
[B]
[C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [B] Satisfy the need in [F#] me.
[C#] Satisfy [B] the need in [F#] me.
[C#] Satisfy the [B] need in [F#] me.
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] You'll notice she was [F#] standing in the ball's eye set.
Great artist, but [C#] she doesn't look like a Thelma.
[F#] Now something new from a legend.
It's Cliff.
Check out the belt.
[N] It's higher than Simon's.
[C#m]
[A] [E]
[F#] [C#m]
[A]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[A]
[C#m] Don't [F#] leave [B] me this way.
[E]
[B] I can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m]
without your [B] love.
Oh [C#m] baby, [F#] don't [B] leave me this way.
No, [E] I can't exist.
[B]
I'll [C#m] surely miss [F#m] your tender kiss.
[F#] Don't [C#] leave me this way.
Baby, [B]
my heart [F#] is [C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [B] beating [F#] fast.
[C#] [B]
Now can't you see it's [C#] burning?
I'm in control.
So come [F#] on, satisfy [C#] the need in me.
[B]
Cause only you can love [G#]
[C#m] me.
[F#] Don't, don't you [B] leave me this way.
[E] Don't you understand?
[B] I'm at [C#m] your command.
[F#m]
Oh baby, please, please don't leave [C#m] me this way.
[B] No, baby, [C#m]
[F#] no, don't [B] you leave me this way.
No, I [E] [B]
can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m] without your love.
Baby, don't [C#] leave me this way.
Yeah baby, [B] my heart is [F#] full of love [C#] for you.
[B] So come on [F#] now and do [C#] what you gotta [A#m] do.
[B] You started [F#] this fire [C#] down in my soul.
[B] Now can't you [C#] see it's burning?
I'm in control.
[B] So come on, [F#] satisfy [C#] the need in me.
[B]
Cause only [F#] you can love me.
[C#] You can set me free.
[B]
[F#] Yeah, [C#] need your loving, baby.
[B]
Need it, [F#] need it, [C#] need your love right now.
[B]
[C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [B] Satisfy the need in [F#] me.
[C#] Satisfy [B] the need in [F#] me.
[C#] Satisfy the [B] need in [F#] me.
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[F#] [C#] You'll notice she was [F#] standing in the ball's eye set.
Great artist, but [C#] she doesn't look like a Thelma.
[F#] Now something new from a legend.
It's Cliff.
Check out the belt.
[N] It's higher than Simon's.
Key:
B
F#
C#
C#m
E
B
F#
C#
Don't [D#m] leave me this way.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Don't [F#] leave [B] me this way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] I can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m]
without your [B] love.
_ Oh [C#m] baby, [F#] don't [B] leave me this way.
No, _ _ _ [E] I can't exist.
_ [B]
I'll [C#m] surely miss [F#m] your tender kiss.
[F#] _ Don't [C#] leave me this way. _ _
_ _ _ Baby, _ _ [B]
my heart [F#] is _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] beating [F#] fast.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B]
Now can't you see it's [C#] burning?
I'm in control. _
So come [F#] on, satisfy [C#] the need in me.
[B]
Cause only you can love _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] me.
[F#] Don't, don't you [B] leave me this way.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't you understand?
_ [B] I'm at [C#m] your command.
[F#m]
Oh baby, _ please, please don't leave [C#m] me this way.
_ _ [B] No, baby, [C#m] _
[F#] no, don't [B] you leave me this way.
No, _ _ I [E] _ _ _ _ [B]
can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m] without your love.
Baby, don't [C#] leave me this way. _
_ _ Yeah baby, _ [B] my heart is [F#] full of love [C#] for you.
[B] So come on [F#] now and do [C#] what you gotta [A#m] do.
[B] You started [F#] this fire [C#] down in my soul.
[B] Now can't you [C#] see it's burning?
I'm in control.
[B] So come on, [F#] satisfy [C#] the need in me.
_ [B]
Cause only [F#] you can love me.
[C#] You can set me free.
_ [B] _
_ [F#] Yeah, [C#] need your loving, baby.
[B]
Need it, [F#] need it, [C#] need your love right now.
[B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] Satisfy the need in [F#] me.
[C#] _ _ Satisfy [B] the need in [F#] me.
_ [C#] _ Satisfy the [B] need in _ [F#] me.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ You'll notice she was [F#] standing in the ball's eye set.
Great artist, but [C#] she doesn't look like a Thelma.
[F#] Now something new from a legend.
It's Cliff.
Check out the belt.
[N] It's higher than Simon's. _
_ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Don't [F#] leave [B] me this way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] I can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m]
without your [B] love.
_ Oh [C#m] baby, [F#] don't [B] leave me this way.
No, _ _ _ [E] I can't exist.
_ [B]
I'll [C#m] surely miss [F#m] your tender kiss.
[F#] _ Don't [C#] leave me this way. _ _
_ _ _ Baby, _ _ [B]
my heart [F#] is _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] beating [F#] fast.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B]
Now can't you see it's [C#] burning?
I'm in control. _
So come [F#] on, satisfy [C#] the need in me.
[B]
Cause only you can love _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] me.
[F#] Don't, don't you [B] leave me this way.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't you understand?
_ [B] I'm at [C#m] your command.
[F#m]
Oh baby, _ please, please don't leave [C#m] me this way.
_ _ [B] No, baby, [C#m] _
[F#] no, don't [B] you leave me this way.
No, _ _ I [E] _ _ _ _ [B]
can't [C#m] stay alive [F#m] without your love.
Baby, don't [C#] leave me this way. _
_ _ Yeah baby, _ [B] my heart is [F#] full of love [C#] for you.
[B] So come on [F#] now and do [C#] what you gotta [A#m] do.
[B] You started [F#] this fire [C#] down in my soul.
[B] Now can't you [C#] see it's burning?
I'm in control.
[B] So come on, [F#] satisfy [C#] the need in me.
_ [B]
Cause only [F#] you can love me.
[C#] You can set me free.
_ [B] _
_ [F#] Yeah, [C#] need your loving, baby.
[B]
Need it, [F#] need it, [C#] need your love right now.
[B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] Satisfy the need in [F#] me.
[C#] _ _ Satisfy [B] the need in [F#] me.
_ [C#] _ Satisfy the [B] need in _ [F#] me.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ You'll notice she was [F#] standing in the ball's eye set.
Great artist, but [C#] she doesn't look like a Thelma.
[F#] Now something new from a legend.
It's Cliff.
Check out the belt.
[N] It's higher than Simon's. _