[Verse 1 - Capo 4 for original key - key of E - Full drums - but light muted strums] [F] Days ache and nights are long [Am] Two years and still you're not [G] gone Guess I'm still holding on [F] Drag my name through the dirt [Am] Somehow it doesn't hurt [G] though Guess you're still holding on You [Dm] told your friends you want me dead And [Am] said that I did everything [G] wrong And you're not wrong
[Pre-Chorus] Well, [Dm] I'll take all the vitriol But [Am] not the thought of you moving [G] on on on on on on (stop drums)
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm not (drums in) [F] ready To [Am] find out you know how to forg [G] et me I'd rather hear how much you regret [F] me And [Am] pray to God that you never [G] met me Than forget me Oh-ooh-oh, I [F] hate to know I made you cry But [Am] love to know I cross your mind, [G] babe, oh I Even after all it'd still [F] wreck me To [Am] find out you'd know how to for [G] get me Even after all this time [N.C.]
[Verse 2] [F] Days ache and nights are grey [Am] My heart is still your place, [G] babe Guess I still feel the same [F] Know you can't stand my face [Am] Some scars you can't erase, [G] babe Guess you still feel the same
[Pre-Chorus] Well, [Dm] I'll take all the vitriol But [Am] not the thought of you moving [G] on on on on on on (stop drums)
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm not (drums in) [F] ready To [Am] find out you know how to forg [G] et me I'd rather hear how much you regret [F] me And [Am] pray to God that you never [G] met me Than forget me Oh-ooh-oh, I [F] hate to know I made you cry But [Am] love to know I cross your mind, [G] babe, oh I Even after all it'd still [F] wreck me To [Am] find out you'd know how to for [G] get me Even after all this time
[Bridge - Harmonies] [F] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [Am] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh [G] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [G] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh (Even after all this time) [F] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [Am] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh [G] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [G] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh
[Chorus - Drums stop] 'Cause I'm not [F] ready To [Am] find out you know how to forg [G] et me I'd rather hear how much you regret [F] me And [Am] pray to God that you never [G] met me N.C. Than forget me Oh-ooh-oh, (drums in) I [F] hate to know I made you cry But [Am] love to know I cross your mind, [G] babe, oh I Even after all it'd still [F] wreck me To [Am] find out you'd know how to for [G] get me N.C. Even after all this time [End]
[Intro OOOMMM bit - BPM 131 - Just bass drum] [Am][Am][Am][G] -- [F][F][F][F] [C][G][Am][Am] -- [Dm][Dm][G][G]
Riff to follow 'Ahs' Am G E -0---0-0------ B -x---x-x------ G -5---7-4------ D -7---7-5------ A -0---0-0------ E --------------
[Verse] [Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] wa.... [G7] ay.. I can't sur [C] vive I can't [G] stay a [Am] live, with [Dm] out your love.... [G] oh, baby.
[Verse] [Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] wa.... [G7] ay.. No, I can't [C] exist..I'll [G] surely [Am] miss your [Dm] tender kiss.. [G] don't leave me this [A] way..
[CHORUS - Fast Asus4 riff to simulate horns - A at nut - Asus4 then A at 5th fret] [A] Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! [A] My [G] heart is full of [D] love and de [A] sire for you. Now, [G] come on down and [D] do what you [A] gotta do. You [G] started this [D] fire down [A] in my soul. Now, [G] can't you see, it's [D] burning [A] out of control? Come [G] on down and [D] satisfy the [A] need in me. Cause [G] only your good [D] lovin' can [E] set me free...
[Verse] [Am] Don't, don't you [D] leave me this [G] way [G7] .. Now, don't you [C] understand I'm at [G] your com [Am] mand? So, [Dm] baby, please, please, [G] don't leave me this [A] way..
[CHORUS] [A] Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! [A] My [G] heart is full of [D] love and de [A] sire for you. Now, [G] come on down and [D] do what you [A] gotta do. You [G] started this [D] fire down [A] in my soul. Now, [G] can't you see, it's [D] burning [A] out of control? Come [G] on down and [D] satisfy the [A] need in me. Cause [G] only your good [D] lovin' can [A] Set me free..set me free..[G] set me free..[D] Set me freeeeeeeeeeeee [Continue to play A A A A G G D D - during the 'eeee's bit] [PIANO BREAK. - Play Chorus chords but up the neck] Don't satisfy me x forever
[Verse] [Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] wa.... [G7] ay.. No, I can't [C] exist..I'll [G] surely [Am] miss your [Dm] tender kiss.. [G] don't leave me this [A] way..
[CHORUS - Don't play chord whilst going up chromatically to next key] Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, [B] baby! [B] My [A] heart is full of [E] love and [B] desire for you. Now, [A] come on down and [E] do what you [B] gotta do. You [A] started this [E] fire down [B] in my soul. Now, [A] can't you see, it's [E] burning [B] out of control? Come [A] on down and [E] satisfy the [B] need in me. Cause [A] only your good [E] lovin' can [B] set me free...
[OUTRO Continue to play B B B B - A A E E] Set me [B] free..set me [A] free ee [E] ee..set me X FOREVER Baby, don't leave me this way, no.. Don't leave me this way, no.. Don't leave me this way, baby.. Don't leave ... don't leave me this way, babe.. Oh, baby ...(Fade.)
[Extra notes] Low head voice for the chorus - 16th notes strumming Piano riff - play open top 3 notes before playing D to allude to or play Dsus4 to D Horn riff in Chorus just simulate by playing A at nut and then at 5th fret
