I Can't Make You Love Me Chords

KeyCmaj Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays340

I Can't Make You Love Me by Mike Reid is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Cmaj with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Cmaj7, Em7, Cadd9, C, Bm7, Em, Am7, D, Dsus and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Cmaj
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16
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Intro: (Cmaj7)  (Em7)  (Cadd9)  (C)  (Bm7)  (C)  (Em)  (C)  (Bm7)  (Am7)  
 
(C) Turn (Cmaj7) down the (Em7) lights,  
Turn down the (C) bed  
Turn down these (Bm7) voices (Em) inside my (Am7) head    
(C) Lay (Cmaj7) down with (Em7) me,  
Tell me no (C) lies  
Just hold me (Bm7) close, (Em) don't patro(Am7)nize 
Don't patron(Cadd9)ize (D) (Dsus) (D) 
 
I can't (C) make you (G) love me if you (C) don't       
You can't (C) make your (G) heart feel (Bm7) something it (C) won't 
(Em7) Here in the (C) dark, in (D) these final (Em) hours 
I will (Em7) lay down my (C) heart and (D) I'll feel the (Em) power 
But (Am7) you won't, no (D) you won't  
'Cause I can't (Cadd9) make you (G) love me,  
(C) If you (Cmaj7) don't 
 
(C) I'll (Cmaj7) close my (Em7) eyes,  
Then I won't (C) see 
The love you don't (Bm7) feel when (Em) you're holding (Am7) me 
(C) Mor(Cmaj7)ning will (Em7) come and I'll do what's (C) right 
Just give me till (Bm7) then to 	 (Em) give up this (Am7) fight 
And I will (Cadd9) give up this (D) fight (Dsus) (D) 
 
I can't (C) make you (G) love me if you (C) don't       
You can't (C) make your (G) heart feel (Bm7) something it (C) won't 
(Em7) Here in the (C) dark, in (D) these final (Em) hours 
I will (Em7) lay down my (C) heart and (D) I'll feel the (Em) power 
But (Am7) you won't, no (D) you won't  
'Cause I can't (Cadd9) make you (G) love me,  
(C) If you (Cmaj7) don't 
 
(Cmaj7)  (Em7)  (Cadd9)  (C)  (Bm7)  (C)  (Em)  (C)  (Bm7)  (Am7)   
    	

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