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) ______ |||||| Turn down the lights, turn down the bed ++++++ D Amaj7 OOO||| Turn down these voices inside my head ++++++ |||||| Lay down with me, tell me no lies (_______)
Just hold me close, don't patronize - don't patronize me
CHORUS: Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I Can't Make You Love Me (M. Reid/A. Shamblin) as recorded by Bonnie Raitt
Capo III in Eb
[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]
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
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
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
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 2 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:
[D]Turn down the [E]lights, [A]turn down the [D]bed
[D]Turn down these [Amaj7]voices [A]inside my [E]head
[D]Lay down with [E]me, [Amaj7]tell me no [D]lies F#maj7/E
Just hold me [Amaj7]close, don't [Bm]patronize - don't pa[E+]tronize
[E]me
{soc} Cause I can't [D]make you [A]love me if you [D]don't
You can't [D]make your [A]heart feel something it [Dmaj7]won't
[D]Here in the [A]dark, in these lonely [F#m]hours
I will [D]lay down my [A]heart and I'll feel the [Dmaj7]power
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
