Love Me Or Leave Me
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Tuning: E A D G B E Standard
G/G#: 3-6-5-X-X-X
(Intro)
Fm G/G#
When we first met, I would do
Fm G/G#
anything to be with you
Fm D# C#
I lost myself, I'm not the same
Fm G/G#
I changed the things you asked me to,
Fm G/G#
Became somebody else for you
Fm D#
So love me now
C# Fm D# Fm
or leave me this way
D# Fm D# C#
Leave me this way
(Verse)
Fm G/G#
The seasons came and went again
Fm G/G#
And every day I played pretend
Fm D# C#
I thought that we would be okay
Fm G/G#
But February brought the rain
Fm G/G#
and washed the lies off of my face,
Fm D# C#
So love me now
D#
or leave me this way
(Chorus)
C# D# Fm
'Cause I can't be all that you want
C# D# Fm
No I can't be all that you need
C# D# Fm
I won't go on playing along
C# G# D#
Won't you set me free
Fm D# Fm
Or love me for me?
D# Fm D# C#
Could you love me for me?
(Verse)
Fm D#
So why do we fall apart
Fm D#
And hide the pieces in the dark?
Fm D# C#
I finally learned from my mistakes
Fm D#
I shed the mask that I was in
Fm D#
This is me in my own skin
Fm D# C#
So love me now
D#
or leave me this way
(Chorus)
C# D# Fm
'Cause I can't be all that you want
C# D# Fm
No I can't be all that you need
C# D# Fm
I won't go on playing along
C# G# D#
Won't you set me free
(BRIDGE)
Fm
I wanted to believe in us
D#
But I can never be enough
C# D#
To live up to the girl of your dreams
Fm
I finally woke up today
G/G# G#
And relized that I'm okay
C#
with who I am
D# C#
So love me for me!
(BUILD-UP)
D# Fm C# D# Fm
Could you love me for me?
C# D#
Love me or leave me this way
Fm C#
Leave me this way!
D#
Leave me this way!!
(Chorus)
C# D# Fm
'Cause you can't be all that I want
C# D# Fm
No you can't be all that I need
C# D# Fm
I won't go on playing along
C# G# D#
Won't you set me free
C# D#
So I can be me?
Fm C# D# Fm
Yeah!
C# D# Fm
No I won't go on playing along
C# G# D#
Won't you set me free
(OUTRO)
Fm G/G# Fm G/G#
Fm D# C#
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How to play Love Me Or Leave Me
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.