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Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love With You Chords

Chord reference C, Em, Am, F, C, G, B7, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Wise [Em]men [Am]say only [F]fools [C]rush [G]in But [F]I [G]can’t [Am]help [F]falling in [C]love [G]with [C]you [C]Shall [Em]I [Am]stay, would it [F]be [C]a [G]sin? If [F]I [G]can’t [Am]help [F]falling in [C]love [G]with [C]you

[Em]Like a river [B7]flows [Em]surely to the [B7]sea [Em]Darling so it [B7]goes [Em]Some things [A7]are meant to [Dm]be [G]

[C]Take [Em]my [Am]hand, take my [F]whole [C]life [G]too For [F]I [G]can’t [Am]help [F]falling in [C]love [G]with [C]you

[Em]Like a river [B7]flows [Em]surely to the [B7]sea [Em]Darling so it [B7]goes [Em]Some things [A7]are meant to [Dm]be [G]

[C]Take [Em]my [Am]hand, take my [F]whole [C]life [G]too For [F]I [G]can’t [Am]help [F]falling in [C]love [G]with [C]you For [F]I [G]can’t [Am]help [F]falling in [C]love [G]with [C]you

Artist Elvis Presley
Album Blue Hawaii
Genres Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Year 1961
Key C

How to Play Can't Help Falling In Love on Guitar?

Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Am, F, G, B7, Dm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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