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Don't

(Jerry Lieber / Mike Stoller)(Davis)


Copyright Jerry Leiber Music/Mike Stoller Music


RCA studio session - September 5-7, 1957 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood

 September 6 - 12-3:30 pm - 4:30-8 pm

H2PB 5529-07
January 7, 1958 Single A side RCA 47-7150 Don't / I Beg Of You
Computer enhanced version:
September 24, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863 68079-2 Elvis 30 N° 1 Hits


Re-recording sessions - June 22, 1982 - House Of David - Nashville

 MWA5 6226
May 1983 LP I Was The One RCA AHL 1 4678 I Was The One









Don't, (don't) don't (don't), that's what you say
Each time that I hold you this way (oo-oo-oo)
When I feel like this
And I want to kiss you baby
Don't say don't (don't, don't)


Don't, (don't) don't (don't), leave my embrace
For here in my arms is your place (oo-oo-oo)
When the night grows cold
And I want to hold you baby
Don't say don't (don't, don't don't, don't)


If you think that this is just a game
I'm playing
If you think that I don't mean every word I'm saying


Don't, (don't) don't (don't), don't feel that way
I'm your love and yours I will stay (oo-oo-oo)
This you can believe
I will never leave you
Heaven knows I won't (won't)
Baby don't say don't (don't, please don't) 



D                  A7      D                      G
DON'T, DON'T, THATS WHAT YOU SAY
            D                      F#m         Bm              Em          A7
EACH TIME THAT I HOLD YOU THIS WAY
                                        D                     G         Em 
WHEN I FEEL LIKE THIS AND I WANT TO KISS YOU
A                                  D          A7 
BABY DONT SAY DON'T
D                  A7          D                 G
DON'T, DON'T, LEAVE MY EMBRACE
            D                      F#m    Bm             Em          A7 
FOR HERE IN MY ARMS IS YOUR PLACE
                                                     D           G            Em
WHEN THE NIGHT GROWS COLD AND I WANT TO HOLD YOU 
A                       D              D7 
BABY DONT SAY DON'T
G                                                       D
IF YOU THINK THAT THIS IS JUST A GAME I'M PLAYING
E                                                          A7 
IF YOU THINK THAT I DONT MEAN EVERY WORD THAT I'M SAYING
D             A7              D                                  G 
DON'T, DON'T, DON'T FEEL THAT WAY
            D                             F#m      Bm         Em          A7 
I'M YOUR LOVE AND YOURS I WILL STAY
                                D                           G              Em
THIS YOU CAN BELIEVE, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
A                          D              A7 
HEAVEN KNOWS I WON'T,
                          D
BABY DONT SAY DON'T
G                    D 
DON'T SAY DON'T




Version 2 


Standard tuning.

    D      A7     D      D7       G
    Don't, don't, that's what you say
    A7   D           F#m           Em        A7
    Each time that I hold you this way,
                     D    D7            G
    When I feel like this and I want to kiss you,
    Em    A         D         Em      A
    baby, don't say don't.

    D      A7    D     D7   G
    Don't, don't leave my embrace
    A7  D          F#m          Em       A7
    For here in my arms is your place
                         D    D7            G
    When the night grows cold and I want to hold you,
    Em    A         D
    baby, don't say don't.

    G                 F#   F#7  G       D
    If you think that this is   just a game
        D
    I'm playing
    E7
    If you think that I don't mean
    A7    E7       A7
    ev'ry word I'm saying
    D      A7     D     D7        G
    Don't, don't, don't feel that way
    A7  D             F#m           Em        A7
    I'm your love and yours I will stay
                   D
    This you can believe
    D7           G
    I will never leave you
    Em     A       D         Em
    Heaven knows I won't
    A7              D       G7     D
    Baby, don't say don't
    Chords:
       A7
    e --0--
    B --2--
    G --0--
    D --2--
    A --0--
    E -----