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I Can't Make You Love Me

by Bonnie Raitt

Written by: Reid & Shamblin

I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME Reid & Shamblin Bonnie Raitt F Am7 F C Am7 Dm7 F Am7 F C Dm7 | / ~ ~ / / | / ~ ~ / / | / ~ ~ / / | / ~ ~ / / | / ~ ~ / / | / ~ ~ / / | / ~ ~ / / | / / / / | F Am7 F C ||: Turn^down the^lights ss ss | turn^down the^bed dd dd | turn^down these^voi ce ss | ||: I'll^close my^eyes ss ss | then^I wont^see ee ee | the^love you^dont fe el | Am7 Dm7 F Am7 F | In^side my^he ad dd | lay^down with^me ee ee | tell^me no^lies ss ss | | When your holding me | morn^ing will^come ee ee | and^Ill do^whats right tt | C | Just^hold me^clos se ee | | Just^give me^till then to | Am7 Dm7 C G C 1. | dont^pa tro^ni ze ee | 2/4 ~ ^Dont pa^tron | iz zz e^e me | ee ee e^cause I^cant | Am7 Dm7 C G C 2. | give^up this^fight tt tt | t^t=and I^will give^up this^fi=ght | tt tt tt tt | tt tt cos I^cant | F C | make you^love=me ee if=yo=u=don’t | F C F | tt t ~ / You^cant | make your^heart t^fe el | some^thing it^wont nt tt | Am7 C G Am7 | Here^in^the^dar rk kk^in | these^fi i=nal^ho ur^s s^I=will | C G Am7 | lay^down^my^hear rt^tt t^and | I’ll^feel l=the^pow e^r r^But | Dm7 C G F C | ^you wont t tt no^oh | yo=u wont t t^Cause I^can't | make you^love me ee | F Am7 F | ee ee ee If^you | d^o^n^t tt tt | t^t^t^tt tt tt | C Dm7 1. | / ~ ~ / / | / / / / :|| C F BbM7 2. | / ~ ~ / / | / / / / | / / / / | @ / / / / ||

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I Can't Make You Love Me is performed by Bonnie Raitt and written by Reid & Shamblin. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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