Here's my version of Bonnie Raitt's "I can't make you love me.?
The Intro is a CHORD-MELODY (which was played on piano in the
original version). This is a bit different from many of my other
submissions - Nonetheless it's fairly self explanatory as always.
Have fun . . . Ian C.T. vom Saal
Questions, Comments, Etc . . . [email protected]
Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
[Capo III - Eb original key]
[Chords]
C/E5th 032050 Cadd9 032033 Cmaj7 032000 Em7 022033
Esus 022200 Bm7 X24232 Dsus 000233 Cadd9032030
[Cadd9]-[C]-[Cmaj7]-[Bm7] [Bm7]-[C]
[C]-[Em7] [Em7]-[C] [C]-[Bm7]-[Am7]
[Simplified Intro]> [Cmaj7] [Em7] [Em7] [Cadd9] [C] [Bm7] [Bm7] [C]
[C] [Em7] [Em7] [C] [C] [Bm7] [Am7]
[Verse-1]
[C]Turn [Cmaj7]down the [Em7]lights,
[Em7]turn down the [C]bed
T[C]urn down these v[Bm7]oices [Em]inside my h[Am7]ead
[C]Lay [Cmaj7]down with m[Em7]e,
[Em7]tell me no [C]lies
[C]Just hold me c[Bm7]lose, [Em]don't patro[Am7]nize
Don't patron[Cadd9]ize [D] [Dsus] [D]
[Chorus]
Cause 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 (right into the intro below)
[C/E5th] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Em] [Esus]>[Em]>[Em][C] [C] [Bm7] [Bm7] [Am7]
[Verse-2]
[C]I'll [Cmaj7]close my [Em7]eyes,
[Em7]then I won't [C]see
The [C]love you don't [Bm7]feel when [Em]you're holding [Am7]me
[C]Mor[Cmaj7]ning will [Em7]come and [Em7] I'll do what's [C]right
Just [C]give me till [Bm7]then to [Em]give up this [Am7]fight
And I will [Cadd9]give up this [D]fight [Dsus] [D]
[Chorus]
[Intro] repeat / fade (solo)
The Intro is a CHORD-MELODY (which was played on piano in the
original version). This is a bit different from many of my other
submissions - Nonetheless it's fairly self explanatory as always.
Have fun . . . Ian C.T. vom Saal
Questions, Comments, Etc . . . [email protected]
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Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
[Capo III - Eb original key]
[Chords]
C/E5th 032050 Cadd9 032033 Cmaj7 032000 Em7 022033
Esus 022200 Bm7 X24232 Dsus 000233 Cadd9032030
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[Intro]> [C/E5th]-[Cadd9]-[Cmaj7]-[Em] [Esus]-[Em]-[Em]-[C]
[Cadd9]-[C]-[Cmaj7]-[Bm7] [Bm7]-[C]
[C]-[Em7] [Em7]-[C] [C]-[Bm7]-[Am7]
[Simplified Intro]> [Cmaj7] [Em7] [Em7] [Cadd9] [C] [Bm7] [Bm7] [C]
[C] [Em7] [Em7] [C] [C] [Bm7] [Am7]
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[Verse-1]
[C]Turn [Cmaj7]down the [Em7]lights,
[Em7]turn down the [C]bed
T[C]urn down these v[Bm7]oices [Em]inside my h[Am7]ead
[C]Lay [Cmaj7]down with m[Em7]e,
[Em7]tell me no [C]lies
[C]Just hold me c[Bm7]lose, [Em]don't patro[Am7]nize
Don't patron[Cadd9]ize [D] [Dsus] [D]
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[Chorus]
Cause 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 (right into the intro below)
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[C/E5th] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Em] [Esus]>[Em]>[Em][C] [C] [Bm7] [Bm7] [Am7]
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[Verse-2]
[C]I'll [Cmaj7]close my [Em7]eyes,
[Em7]then I won't [C]see
The [C]love you don't [Bm7]feel when [Em]you're holding [Am7]me
[C]Mor[Cmaj7]ning will [Em7]come and [Em7] I'll do what's [C]right
Just [C]give me till [Bm7]then to [Em]give up this [Am7]fight
And I will [Cadd9]give up this [D]fight [Dsus] [D]
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[Chorus]
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[Intro] repeat / fade (solo)
