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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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- From: bearce@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Phil Bearce)
-
- >From phil@hpmsfpb.sj.hp.com Tue Jul 28 11:40 PDT 1992
-
- Someone requested this one, and this is my best guess at the chords. I don't
- know the name of the (E+) chord, but I drew it above the first one. If
- someone knows the right chords, please help me out here.
-
-
- I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME
- as recorded by Bonnie Raitt
- (in other words, I don't know who wrote it)
- ______
- D E A D ||||||
- Turn down the lights, turn down the bed ++++++
- D Amaj7 OOO|||
- Turn down these voices inside my head ++++++
- D E Amaj7 D ||||||
- Lay down with me, tell me no lies (_______)
- Amaj7 Bm E+ E
- Just hold me close, don't patronize - don't patronize me
- D A D
- CHORUS: Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
- D A Dmaj7
- You can't make your heart feel something it won't
- D A F#m
- Here in the dark, in these lonely hours
- D A Dmaj7
- I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
- Bm E+ E
- But you won't, no you won't
- D A Dmaj7
- 'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't
-
- D E A D
- I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
- D Amaj7 E
- The love you don't feel when you're holding me
- D E A D
- Morning will come and I'll do what's right
- D A E
- Just give me till then to give up this fight
- Bm E+ E
- And I will give up this fight
-
- CHORUS:
-
- ________________________________________________________________
-
- From: StevenJ1@aol.com
-
- I Can't Make You Love Me
- (M. Reid/A. Shamblin)
- as recorded by Bonnie Raitt
-
-
- Capo III in Eb
-
- Cmaj7 Bm7/E Bm7 Cmaj7
- C Bm7/E Bm7 Cmaj7
- C Bm7 Am7
-
-
- [Cmaj7]Turn down the l[Bm7/E]ights,
- t[Bm7]urn down the b[Cmaj7]ed
- T[C]urn down these v[Bm7]oices [Em]inside my h[Am7]ead
- L[Cmaj7]ay down with m[Bm7/E]e,
- t[Bm7]ell me no l[Cmaj7]ies
- [C]Just hold me c[Bm7]lose, [Em]don't patro[Am7]nize
- Don't patron[Cmaj7]ize me [Dsus4] [D]
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-
- CHORUS:
- Cause I can't m[C]ake you l[G]ove me if you d[Cmaj7]on't [Am7]
- You can't m[C]ake your h[G]eart feel s[Bm7]omething it w[Cmaj7]on't
- H[Em7]ere in the d[Cmaj7]ark, in t[D]hese final h[Em]ours
- I will l[Em]ay down my h[Cmaj7]eart and I[D]'ll feel the p[Em7]ower
- But y[Am7]ou won't, no y[Dsus4]ou won't [D]
- 'Cause I can't m[Cmaj7]ake you l[Bm7]ove me, [Cmaj7]
- if you d[Cmaj7]on't
- Bm7/E Bm7 Cmaj7, C Bm7 Em Am7
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-
- I[Cmaj7]'ll close my e[Bm7/E]yes,
- t[Bm7]hen I won't s[Cmaj7]ee
- The l[C]ove you don't f[Bm7]eel when y[Em]ou're holding m[Am7]e
- M[Cmaj7]orning will c[Bm7/E]ome and I[Bm7]'ll do what's r[Cmaj7]ight
- J[C]ust give me till t[Bm7]hen to g[Em]ive up this f[Am7]ight
- And I will g[Cmaj7]ive up this f[Dsus4]ight [D]
-
- repeat CHORUS
-
-
-
- From: Len Moskowitz <moskowit@panix.com>
-
- Cheryl<euphoria@ix.netcom.com> posted nice chords. Here's a slightly
- different version with the chords I've selected notated under hers.
- I've also provided tab for the chords. I play it on a 12-string.
- Lovely song.
-
- I Can't Make You Love Me
- (Bonnie Raitt, from "Luck of the Draw")
-
- Capo up one
-
- Chord Tab
-
- Dmaj7 F#m7 F#m7/E D D9 Amaj7 Bm Bm/E Esus4 E A
- E 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
- B 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 2
- G 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 2
- D 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 2
- A x 4 4 x 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
- E x 2 0 x x x 2 0 0 0 x
-
- Intro:
-
- Dmaj7 F#m7 F#m7/E D
- D9 Amaj7 F#m7 Bm/E
- Dmaj7 F#m7 F#m7/E D
- D9 Amaj7 Bm
-
- [D]Turn down the [E]lights, [A]turn down the [D]bed
- Dmaj7 F#m7 F#m7/E D
-
- [D]Turn down these [Amaj7]voices [A]inside my [E]head
- D9 Amaj7 F#maj7 Bm
-
- [D]Lay down with [E]me, [Amaj7]tell me no [D]lies
- Dmaj7 F#maj7 F#maj7/E D
-
- Just hold me [Amaj7]close, don't [Bm]patronize - don't pa[E+]tronize
- D9 Amaj7 F#maj7 Bm Esus4
-
- [E]me
- E
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-
-
- {soc}
- Cause I can't [D]make you [A]love me if you [D]don't
- Amaj7 D A D
- You can't [D]make your [A]heart feel something it [Dmaj7]won't
- D A F#m D Dmaj7
- [D]Here in the [A]dark, in these lonely [F#m]hours
- F#m7 A E F#m
-
- I will [D]lay down my [A]heart and I'll feel the [Dmaj7]power
- F#m7 A E F#m
-
- But you [Bm]won't, no [E+]you [E]won't
-
-
- 'Cause I can't [D]make you [A]love me, if you [Dmaj7]don't
-
- {eoc}
- F#m7 F#m7/E....
-
-
-
- [D]I'll close my [E]eyes, [A]then I won't [D]see
-
- [D]The love you don't [Amaj7]feel when [A]you're holding [E]me
-
- [D]Morning will [E]come and [A]I'll do what's [D]right
-
- Just [D]give me till [A]then to give up this [E]fight
-
- And I will [Bm]give up [E+]this [E]fight
-
-
- {c:chorus}
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