love me or leave me
words & music by walter donaldson & gus kahn
recorded by doris day , 1955
intro : Am F7 B7 E7
Am Am7/G F7 E7
love me or leave me , or let me be lonely;
Am Am7/G F7 E7
you won’t believe me , i love you only .
C alt Am F G C Am F7 E7
i’d rather be lonely than happy with someone else .
Am Am7/G F7 E7
you might find the night time the right time for kissin’ ,
Am Am7/G F7 G7
but night time is my time for just reminiscin’ ,
C alt Am F G C E7
regrettin’ instead of forgettin’ with somebody else .
bridge :
Am Am7 A7 Dm A7 Dm Dm+7
there’ll be no one unless that someone is you;
G G7 C Dm7 Am7 E7
i intend to be independently blue .
Am Am7/G F7 E7
i want your love , but i don’t want to borrow ,
Am Am7/G F7 G7
to have it today to give back tomorrow ,
C alt Am
for my love is your love – –
F G7 C alt
there’s no love for nobody else .
love me or leave me
words & music by walter donaldson & gus kahn
recorded by doris day , 1955
intro : Am F7 B7 E7
Am Am7/G F7 E7
love me or leave me , or let me be lonely;
Am Am7/G F7 E7
you won’t believe me , i love you only .
C alt Am F G C Am F7 E7
i’d rather be lonely than happy with someone else .
Am Am7/G F7 E7
you might find the night time the right time for kissin’ ,
Am Am7/G F7 G7
but night time is my time for just reminiscin’ ,
C alt Am F G C E7
regrettin’ instead of forgettin’ with somebody else .
bridge :
Am Am7 A7 Dm A7 Dm Dm+7
there’ll be no one unless that someone is you;
G G7 C Dm7 Am7 E7
i intend to be independently blue .
Am Am7/G F7 E7
i want your love , but i don’t want to borrow ,
Am Am7/G F7 G7
to have it today to give back tomorrow ,
C alt Am
for my love is your love – –
F G7 C alt
there’s no love for nobody else .
