INTRO: Bm Em Am Dm Bm Em Am


#1.
D          G
People are talking all over town, they say 
       C                   Am
you're tired of me, you're gonna put me 
Cm
down.
C            G         D
Please don't leave me, don't deceive me, please 
      G  D
don't go.

#2.
           G
You know I love you, you know it's true, that's 
        C            Cm
why you treat me the way you do.
      F            G               D
Ohhh, honey, don't leave me, don't deceive me, please 
      G  C G G7
don't go.


CHORUS:
     D       C
When I first met you, you know, I didn't love you.
      Gm7   Em           G     C Gm7
But I tried to treat you right.
                C                         Cm
Since I've been with you, I've learned to love you.
C          A                           D
You know I want you for the rest of my life.

#3.
            G       Em         G              C
You used to call me your lover boy..I want to be

your pride and joy.
                    G               D
Mmmmm, honey, don't leave me, don't deceive me,
               Gm7          G
and above all, please don't go.
 C                        G
(Play the blues, play the blues.)



INTERLUDE: D Em G F Dm G Gm7 F C Cm G Em Eb D G
           
           C G C Gm7



CHORUS:
     D       C
When I first met you, you know, I didn't love you.
      Gm7   Em           G     C Gm7
But I tried to treat you right.
                C                         Cm
Since I've been with you, I've learned to love you.
C          A                           D
You know I want you for the rest of my life.


OUTRO:
            G       Em         G              C
You used to call me your lover boy..I want to be

your pride and joy.
                    G               D
Mmmmm, honey, don't leave me, don't deceive me,
               Gm7          G  C Db G
and above all, please don't go.