Artist: Ricky Nelson
INTRO: [E]
#1.
[E]When you came along, oh, [B]happy was I.
When [E]you went away, I [A]thought I would die.
Oh, [F#]babe...[B]don't leave me this [E]way[A] . [E] [B]
#2.
[E]You know how much [B]I needed your touch..
[E]Baby, I loved you a [A]little too much.
Oh, [F#]babe...[B]don't leave me this [E]way.[A] [E]
[CHORUS]
[A]I thought you said our [E]love was true.
[A]You loved me, and [E]I loved you.
[A]But, now you're gone and [E]I am blue.
Oh, [F#]what am I [B]gonna do?
#3.
[E]I just can't see why you [B]wanted to go.
[E]You knew all along, it [A]hurt me so.
Oh, [F#]babe..[B]don't leave me this [E]way[A] . [E]
(INTERLUDE:) [E] [B] [E] [A] ..[F#] [B] [E] [A] [E] ..(x2)
[CHORUS]
[A]I thought you said our [E]love was true.
[A]You loved me, and [E]I loved you.
[A]But, now you're gone and [E]I am blue.
Oh, [F#]what am I [B]gonna do?
#4.
[E]I just can't see why you [B]wanted to go.
[E]You knew all along, it [A]hurt me so.
Oh, [F#]babe..[B]don't leave me this [E]way[A] . [E]
[OUTRO]
Oh, [F#]babe..[B]don't leave me this [E]way.[A] [E] [B] [E]
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#1.
[E]When you came along, oh, [B]happy was I.
When [E]you went away, I [A]thought I would die.
Oh, [F#]babe...[B]don't leave me this [E]way[A] . [E] [B]
#2.
[E]You know how much [B]I needed your touch..
[E]Baby, I loved you a [A]little too much.
Oh, [F#]babe...[B]don't leave me this [E]way.[A] [E]
[CHORUS]
[A]I thought you said our [E]love was true.
[A]You loved me, and [E]I loved you.
[A]But, now you're gone and [E]I am blue.
Oh, [F#]what am I [B]gonna do?
#3.
[E]I just can't see why you [B]wanted to go.
[E]You knew all along, it [A]hurt me so.
Oh, [F#]babe..[B]don't leave me this [E]way[A] . [E]
(INTERLUDE:) [E] [B] [E] [A] ..[F#] [B] [E] [A] [E] ..(x2)
[CHORUS]
[A]I thought you said our [E]love was true.
[A]You loved me, and [E]I loved you.
[A]But, now you're gone and [E]I am blue.
Oh, [F#]what am I [B]gonna do?
#4.
[E]I just can't see why you [B]wanted to go.
[E]You knew all along, it [A]hurt me so.
Oh, [F#]babe..[B]don't leave me this [E]way[A] . [E]
[OUTRO]
Oh, [F#]babe..[B]don't leave me this [E]way.[A] [E] [B] [E]
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Used chords
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