Intro: F / Am / Am / F / F / C / Am / G Verse: F Am Turn down the lights; Am F Turn down the bed. F C Turn down these voices Am Dm Inside my head. F Am Lay down with me; Am F Tell me no lies. F C Just hold me close; Am Dm Don't patronize. Dm Gsus4 G Don't patronize me. Chorus: F C Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't. F C You can't make your heart feel Am Am G Something it won't. Am F Here in the dark G Am In these final hours, Am F I will lay down my heart G Am And I'll feel the power; Dm But you don't. G No, you don't. F C Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't. Bridge/Intro: F / Am / Am / F / F / C / Am / G Verse: F Am I'll close my eyes, Am F Then I won't see F C The love you don't feel Am G When you're holding me. F Am Morning will come, Am F And I'll do what's right; F C Just give me till then Am G To give up this fight. Dm G And I will give up this fight. Chorus: F C Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't. F C You can't make your heart feel Am Am G Something it won't. Am F Here in the dark G Am In these final hours, Am F I will lay down my heart G Am And I'll feel the power; Dm But you don't. G No, you don't. F C Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't. F If you don't. Bridge/Intro: F / Am / Am / F / F / C / Am / G This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
I Can’t Make You Love Me chords by Bon Iver
Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad
1
d
2
–
3
–
4
–
Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play I Can’t Make You Love Me on ukulele
On ukulele, I Can’t Make You Love Me comes down to the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. The groove sits around 68 bpm, a relaxed pace. On this page the song is in A minor. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Let every chord ring across the bar and keep everything soft and spacious.
6 ukulele chords used in "I Can’t Make You Love Me" by Bon Iver: Am, C, Dm, F, G and Gsus4
How was this arrangement?
Your rating helps other players find the best arrangements
feel so good playing this song
+2 sung down the octave for the TEEKS live in Auckland version.
Ahem. Bonnie Raitt
This is arguably one of the best chords on the site. Sounds so good on my uke, and is a beautiful song to begin with
what strumming pattern did you guys use for this?
the f’s sound better as a major
i love bon iver and this is hands down my favorite cover