Can't Depend On Love Chords
Can't Depend On Love by Gordon Lightfoot is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Bm, Em, Am7, G/B, B7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C
verse 1:
G Bm
I spent most of my life outside in the driving rain
Em Am7
I was only trying to get (Em) by with some of life's amenities
G
Well, nothing's free
Bm Am7 G/B B7 C
I got more than I bargained for, now it's plain to see
G/B Am G C
I can't depend on love to defend me
verse 2:
G Bm
It took most of my time to do what never was done
Em Am7
I was on the outside of an inside kind of love that now is gone
G
Come right or wrong
Bm Am7 G/B B7 C
It was laid to rest that way, I hate to be unkind
G/B Am G
Pretending is for strangers who don't know you
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