Can't Break The Habit Chords

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Can't Break The Habit by Merle Haggard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                     C            G 
I can kick any habit  that is if I want to 

                  D7           G 
Or I can lay off  whatever I’m on 

                       C                G 
But of all the things  that I’ve been a slave to 

                          D7            G 
Hey you’re the one thing  I can’t leave alone 

  
                  C                  G 
I can’t break the habit  love is too strong 

                 D7                            G 
I can’t take the cure now  I’ve been hooked to long 

             C                          G 
I crave your loving  wouldn’t quit if I could 

                D7                        G 
Can’t break the habit  cause I have it to good 

  
                           C                G 
I can stay off the bottle  go straight if I want to 

                    D7                     G 
Or I can stay high  till the curtain comes down 

                           C                G 
I used to get around love  and move on if I had to 

                          D7          G 
But you’re the one thing  I can’t get around 

  
                  C                  G 
I can’t break the habit  love is too strong 

                 D7                            G 
I can’t take the cure now  I’ve been hooked to long 

             C                          G 
I crave your loving  wouldn’t quit if I could 

                D7                        G 
Can’t break the habit  cause I have it to good 
    	

Chord diagrams

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