This is a simplified version, suitable for strumming, of "Don't Drive Me Away" as performed by R C Smith
(aka Robert Curtis Smith) - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1ueGSZipY
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.
A later version of the song was released by Sam Cooke under the name "Please Don't Drive Me Away".
[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]
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
(aka Robert Curtis Smith) - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1ueGSZipY
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.
A later version of the song was released by Sam Cooke under the name "Please Don't Drive Me Away".
[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]
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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