N.C.

(I want everybody to get up off your seat

And get your arms together, and your hands together

And give me some of that o-o-old soul clapping)

eb eb Eb Eb (repeat on bass)

You didn't have to love me like you did, But you did, but you did, And I thank you

You didn't have to squeeze me like you did, But you did, but you did, And I thank you

Eb7

If you took your love to somewhere else, I wouldn't know what it meant to be loved to death

Eb                                                                                                     Bb7

You made me feel like I've never felt  Kisses so good I had to holler for help

You didn't have to squeeze me but you did, But you did but you did, And I thank you

You didn't have to hold me but you did, But you did but you did, And I thank you

Every day was something new, You pull out your bag and your fine to-do

You got me trying new things too, Just so I can keep up with you

You didn't have to shake me like you did, But you did but you did, And I thank you

You didn't have to make it like you did, But you did but you did, And I thank you

 (bass starts running up the blues scale a bit). 

All my life I've been shortchanged, Without your love baby, it's a crying shame

And now I know what the fellas are talking about, When they say that they been turned out

Eb7                                             Ab7

I want to thank you (thank you)   Thank you (oh, baby)

Eb7                                       Ab7

Thank you baby (yeah, yeah) Oh baby (I gotta be thanking),Got to say

Interlude: Cm        Db                  Cm        Db       Ab      Eb

 horns:     c eb f.   F eb c eb c     c eb f.    F eb c eb c

You didn't have to love me like you did, But you did, but you did, (And I thank you.)

You didn't have to hold me like you did, But you did, but you did, (And I thank you.)

Eb                                       Ab7                                Db7                         Bb7

Thank you (thank you, baby) Baby (Got to thank you) Baby (oh, baby)  Thank! I've! Got! I've got to 

Eb                         Ab.

(thank you baby)  Thank you baby (oh baby)