I Can’t Make You Love Me
Bonnie Raitt
[Verse 1]
Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
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
You can't make your heart feel somethin' it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't
[Verse 2]
I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holdin' me
Mornin' 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
You can't make your heart feel somethin' it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Don't try baby
Ain't no use in you tryin', baby
[Intro]
C Em9 C Gsus2/B Em7 Am7 x4
C Em7(4) C G/B Am7
[Verse]
C Em7 C
Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
G/B Em7 Am7
Turn down these voices inside my head
C Em7 C
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
G/B Em7 Am7
Just hold me close, don't patronize
G/D D
Don't patronize me
[Chorus]
G/B C G C
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
G G/B C
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Em7 G/C D/F# Em7
Here in the dark, in these final hours
G/C D/F# Em7
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
Am7 G/D D
But you won't, no, you won't
C G G/C C Em7 C G/B Am7
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
[Verse]
C Em7 C
I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
G/B Em7 Am7
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
C Em7 C
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
G/B Em7 Am7
Just give me till then to give up this fight
G/D D
And I will give up this fight
[Chorus]
G/B C G C
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
G G/B C
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Em7 G/C D/F# Em7
Here in the dark, in these final hours
G/C D/F# Em7
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
Am7 G/D D
But you won't, no, you won't
C G G/C C Em7 C G/B Am7
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
[Outro]
(w/Ooh's)
C Em7 C G/B Am7
C Em7 C G/B Am7
C Em9 C G/B Am7
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