If I Can't Have You Chords
by Shawn Mendes
If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F#m, Bm, Em and E7sus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This is what the electric guitar plays in the Verses:
G F#m Bm Em Em F#m
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------4---------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-------0-------2-|
D|-----------------|------------4----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----5------------|----4----2-------|----2------------|----2-------4----|
E|-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0-------2-------|
This is what the electric guitar plays in the Pre-Chorus
G F#m Bm Em Em F#m
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2h4-------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-------0-------2-|
D|----0------------|------------4----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|----4----2-------|----2------------|----2-------4----|
E|-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0-------2-------|
G F#m Em F#m G
I can't write one song that's not about you
F#m Em F#m G
Can't drink without thinking about you
F#m Em F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you
Verse: 1
G F#m Bm
I'm in Toronto and I got this view
Em Em F#m
But I might as well be in a hotel room, yeah
G F#m Bm
It doesn't matter 'cause I'm so consumed
Em Em F#m
Spending all my nights reading texts from you
Pre-Chorus:
G F#m Bm
Oh, I'm good at keeping my distance
Em Em F#m
I know that you're the feeling I'm missing
G F#m Bm
You know that I hate to admit it
G F#m E7sus2
But everything means nothing if I can't have you
G F#m Em F#m G
I can't write one song that's not about you
F#m Em F#m G
Can't drink without thinking about you
F#m Em F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you
G F#m Em F#m G
I can't write one song that's not about you
F#m Em F#m G
Can't drink without thinking about you
F#m Em F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you
Verse: 2
G F#m Bm
I'm so sorry that my timing's off
Em Em F#m
But I can't move on if we're still gonna talk
G F#m Bm
Is it wrong for me to not want half?
Em Em F#m
I want all of you, all the strings attached
Pre-Chorus:
G F#m Bm
Oh, I'm good at keeping my distance
Em Em F#m
I know that you're the feeling I'm missing
G F#m Bm
You know that I hate to admit it
G F#m E7sus2
But everything means nothing if I can't have you
G F#m Em F#m G
I can't write one song that's not about you
F#m Em F#m G
Can't drink without thinking about you
F#m Em F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you
G F#m Em F#m G
I can't write one song that's not about you
F#m Em F#m G
Can't drink without thinking about you
F#m Em F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you
Bridge
G F#m Bm
I'm trying to move on, forget you, but I hold on
Em Em F#m
Everything means nothing, everything means nothing, babe
G F#m Bm
I'm trying to move on, forget you, but I hold on
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you
N.C.
I can't write one song that's not about you
N.C.
Can't drink without thinking about you
N.C.
Is it too late to tell you that
N.C.
Everything means nothing if I can't have you (Yeah)
G F#m Em F#m G
I can't write one song that's not about you
F#m Em F#m G
Can't drink without thinking about you
F#m Em F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G F#m E7sus2
Everything means nothing if I can't have you