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Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

by James Taylor, The Isley Brothers · posted by WaltP

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Tab
DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT (diatonic)
By: James Taylor
The Isley Brothers
Key: D

5  6   -6    5  6   -6
Do me wrong, do me right,
 5   6   -6   6   5   6   -6
Tell me lies but hold me tight, 
  5   6    5    -6   6   6   5   -4    4
Save your good-byes for the morn-ing light, 
-3”   4    5  -5  5   4 -2” -3” -2”
But don't let me be lone-ly to-night. 

 5   -5   6   5   6  -7 6-6
Say good-bye and say hel-lo, 
 5     6   6   5  -6   6
Sure ‘nuf good to see you, 
 5   -5    6  -7  6
but it's time to go, 
  -6   7   7  -6     7    -6    5  4
Don't say yes but please don't say no, 
-3” 4     5  -5  5  4  -2” -3”  4
I don't want to be lone-ly to-night. 

-6 -7 7   -7   -6 -7 7
Go a-way then, damn you, 
-6  7 -6  7  7  -8    -6     5 4
Go on and do as you please, yeah 
 5    6    6  5  -6  6
You ain't gon-na see me 
 5  -4    -4  4  -4   4
Get-tin' down on my knees. 
-6  7  -8 -8  7
I'm un-de-cid-ed, 
-7   7     7      7   7  -6  5
and your heart's been di-vid-ed, 
   4    -4    5  -5  5    4   -4  5    -44
You've been turn-ing my world up-side down. 

5  6    -6   5  6   -6
Do me wrong, do me right 
   5    4  4-4 5
(right now ba-by), 
6  -6  6   7   -8   -6  7   -7  6   6 -6
Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight. 
  7   -6    6   7   -6   6   7    7   -6
Save your good-byes for the morn-ing light 
-3”   4    5  6  5   4  -2”  4   4
But don't let me be lone-ly to-night. 
4   -4   5   -5  5   4 -2” -3”  4
I don't want to be lone-ly to-night. 
5  -44  4  -4    5   6  -6   5 -2” -3”  4
No, no, I don't want to be lone-ly to-night. 
4   -4    5  6  -6   5 -2” -3”  4
I don't want to be lone-ly to-night. 


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