Love Me or Leave Me — Nina Simone
Chords and lyrics for Love Me or Leave Me by Nina Simone (key of C).
Verse 1
Love me or leave me - Nina Simone
Verse 1
Say, [Am]love me or [Am7]leave me and [Dm7]let me be [E7]lonely
[Am] You won't [Am7]believe me but [Dm7]I love you [E7]only
[C] I'd rather be [C7]lonely than[D7sus4] happy [G7]with [C]somebody [E]else[E7]
Pre-Chorus
You [Am]might find the[Am7] night time the [Dm7]right time for [E7]kissing
[Am] Night-time[Am7] is my time for [Dm7]just [E7]reminiscing
[C] Regretting [C7]instead of [D7sus4]forgetting [G7]with [C]somebody [E]else[E7]
Chorus
[A7] There'll be no one unless that someone is [Dm]you
[G7] I intend to be independently [C]blue[B]
Verse 2
Saaay,[Am] I want [Am7]your love, I [Dm7]don't wanna [E7]borrow
[Am] Have it [Am7]today to [Dm7]give back [E7]tomorrow
[C] Your love is[C7] my love there's [D7sus4]no love [G7]for [C]nobody [E]else[E7]
Solo
(verse chords)
Verse 3
Say, [Am]love me or [Am7]leave me and [Dm7]let me be [E7]lonely
[Am] You won't [Am7]believe me but [Dm7]I love you [E7]only
[C] I'd rather be [C7]lonely than[D7sus4] happy [G7]with [C]somebody [E]else[E7]
Pre-Chorus
You [Am]might find the[Am7] night time the [Dm7]right time for [E7]kissing
[Am] Night-time is[Am7] my time for [Dm7]just [E7]reminiscing
[C] Regretting [C7]instead of [D7sus4]forgetting [G7]with [C]somebody [E]else[E7]
Chorus
[A7] There'll be no one unless that someone is [Dm]you
[G7] I intend to be independently [C]blue[B]
Last Verse
[Am]Say, I want your[Am7] love, I [Dm7]don't wanna [E7]borrow
[Am] Have it [Am7]today to [Dm7]give back [E7]tomorrow
[C] Your love is[C7] my love
[A7] My love is your love
There's no [F]love [G6]... for nobody [C][C7][C6]else[C][Caug]
[C7] [C6] [Caug]
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