Please Me Like You Want To

please me like you want to – jack johnson ( and ben harper’s picking – it’s his song afterall )

this is the version played on “last call” with carson daily
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this tab is the guitar part gently strummed by jack johnson – pretty straightforward .

hope you like it! cheers!

chords

E D A
E | – – – 7 – – – | – – – 5 – – – | – – – 5 – – – |
B | – – – 9 – – – | – – – 7 – – – | – – – 5 – – – |
G | – – – 9 – – – | – – – 7 – – – | – – – 6 – – – |
D | – – – 9 – – – | – – – 7 – – – | – – – 7 – – – |
A | – – – 7 – – – | – – – 5 – – – | – – – 7 – – – |
E | – – – 7 – – – | – – – 5 – – – | – – – 5 – – – |

intro

E D A E

E D A A
don’t do me any favors
E
matter of fact why don’t you
D A A
do yourself a few

E D A A
your presence ain’t nobody’s blessing
E D
i’ve got plenty of other things
A A
i could do

E D A A
oh no , not another excuse
E D
your tired silly games
A A
for me are just no use

E D A A
so now it’s plain for me to see
E D
you’re with somebody
A A
you don’t wanna be

so won’t you
E D A E
please please me like you want to
E D A E
not like you have to
E D A E
or won’t you just go on and leave me
E D A E
you know leaving me is the least that you could do

E D A A ( x4 )

E D
you could have spared me
A A
so much misery
E D
and told me you just wanted
A A
a friend

E D A A
cos’ believe me there is a difference
E
when you mean it
D A A
and when you pretend

E D A A
or was i just your habit
E D
cause i know , i know a habit
A A
is a hard thing to break

E D
but won’t you spare me
A A
a little mercy
E D A A
there’s only so much that i can take

so won’t you
E D A E
please please me like you want to
E D A E
not like you have to
E D A E
or won’t you just go on and leave me
E D A E
you know leaving me is the least that you could do
E D A E
say leaving me is the least that you could do
E D A E E D A E
leaving me is the least that you could do

finish on : E D A E