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This is a simplified version, suitable for strumming, of "Don't Drive Me Away" as performed by R C Smith
This version is in the original key of E, played with no capo.
Play with a swing feel. The E, A and B/A chords start on beat 1 of each bar while the 7th chords start on the
"and" of beat 2. On the record the song fades out over the last line of the final chorus. You could just
repeat the last line a few times before stopping.
[Chords]
    E: 022100
   E7: 022130
    A: x02225
   A7: x02223
  B/A: x04447
 B7/A: x04445
[Intro]
E       E7      E       E7
E       E7      E       E7
A       A7      A       A7
E       E7      E       E7
B/A     B7/A    A       A7
E       E7      E       E7
[Verse 1]
 EI love you E7baby, I want you Eby my E7side
 EMy love for E7you, I could Enever E7hide
[Chorus]
 AIf you A7love me, Ahear my pA7lea
 EDon't put me E7out, Ein the E7street
I said B/Aple - B7/Aase,      Adon't A7drive me a-EwayE7  E  E7  
I said B/Aple - B7/Aase,      Adon't A7drive me a-EwayE7  E  E7  
[Verse 2]
 EI love you E7baby, won't Edo you no E7wrong
 ECome on E7back here, Elet's go E7home
[Chorus]
 AIf you A7love me, Ahear my pA7lea
 EDon't put me E7out, Ein the E7street
I said B/Aple - B7/Aase,      Adon't A7drive me a-EwayE7  E  E7  
I said B/Aple - B7/Aase,      Adon't A7drive me a-EwayE7  E  E7  
[Verse 3]
 EI love you E7baby, you don't Eeven E7care
 ECome back E7here, and Eanswer my E7prayer
[Chorus]
 AIf you A7love me, Ahear my pA7lea
 EDon't put me E7out, Ein the E7street
I said B/Aple - B7/Aase,      Adon't A7drive me a-EwayE7  E  E7  
I said B/Aple - B7/Aase,      Adon't A7drive me a-EwayE7  E  E7  

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Dont Drive Me Away

by R C Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/A

B7/A

This is a simplified version, suitable for strumming, of "Don't Drive Me Away" as performed by R C Smith

This version is in the original key of E, played with no capo.

Play with a swing feel. The E, A and B/A chords start on beat 1 of each bar while the 7th chords start on the

"and" of beat 2. On the record the song fades out over the last line of the final chorus. You could just

repeat the last line a few times before stopping.

[Chords]

: 022100

: 022130

: x02225

: x02223

B/A

: x04447

B7/A

: x04445

[Intro]

E E7 E E7

A A7 A A7

E E7 E E7

B/A B7/A A A7

E E7 E E7

[Verse 1]

E E7 E E7

I love you baby, I want you by my side

E E7 E E7

My love for you, I could never hide

[Chorus]

A A7 A A7

If you love me, hear my plea

E E7 E E7

Don't put me out, in the street

B/A B7/A A A7 E E7 E E7

I said ple - ase, don't drive me a-way

B/A B7/A A A7 E E7 E E7

I said ple - ase, don't drive me a-way

[Verse 2]

E E7 E E7

I love you baby, won't do you no wrong

E E7 E E7

Come on back here, let's go home

[Chorus]

A A7 A A7

If you love me, hear my plea

E E7 E E7

Don't put me out, in the street

B/A B7/A A A7 E E7 E E7

I said ple - ase, don't drive me a-way

B/A B7/A A A7 E E7 E E7

I said ple - ase, don't drive me a-way

[Verse 3]

E E7 E E7

I love you baby, you don't even care

E E7 E E7

Come back here, and answer my prayer

[Chorus]

A A7 A A7

If you love me, hear my plea

E E7 E E7

Don't put me out, in the street

B/A B7/A A A7 E E7 E E7

I said ple - ase, don't drive me a-way

B/A B7/A A A7 E E7 E E7

I said ple - ase, don't drive me a-way

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