Bon Iver - I Can’t Make You Love Me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Can’t Make You Love Me" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn I Can’t Make You Love Me Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Iver

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Can’t Make You Love Me" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F             Am
Turn down the lights;
               F
Turn down the bed.
F                C/E
Turn down these voices
           Dm
Inside my head.
F              Am
Lay down with me;
            F
Tell me no lies.
F              C/E
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/E
You can't make your heart feel
 Em          Am  G
Something it won't.
Am           F
Here in the dark
     G          Am
In these final hours,
                    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/E   Dm
Cause I can't make you love me
         F
If you don't.

I close my eyes
I won't see
The love you don't feel
When you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me 'til then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

Chorus:
'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart
I feel the power but you don't
No, you don't
I can't make you love me if you don't
If you don't

No, no, no, you won't
I found love, darling
I found love, darling
I found love, darling
I found love, darling, yeah
I found love, darling, darling, darling
Love in the nick of time
I found love, darling, yeah
Love in the nick of time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gsus4

Guitar chord Gsus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Can’t Make You Love Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Can’t Make You Love Me" by Bon Iver.