Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

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

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

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Say good-bye and say hel-lo, 
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Sure ‘nuf good to see you, 
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but it's time to go, 
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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. 

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

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Do me wrong, do me right 
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(right now ba-by), 
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Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight. 
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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. 
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No, no, I don't want to be lone-ly to-night. 
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I don't want to be lone-ly to-night.