Adele - I Can’t Make You Love Me Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]Turn down the [Em]lights, turn down the [C]bed.
Turn down these [G]voices, [Em]inside my [Am]head.
[verse 2]
[C]Lay down with [Em]me, tell me no [C]lies.
Just hold me [G]close, [Em]don’t [Am]patronize.
Don’t [G]patronize [D]me.
[verse 3]
‘Cause I can’t [C]make you [G]love me, if you [Am]don’t
You can’t [C]make your [G]heart feel, [Em]something it [Em]won’t [D]
[Em]Here in the [C]dark, in [D]these final [Em]hours
I [Em]will lay down my [C]heart, [D]and I’ll feel the [Em]power
But you [Am]don’t, no, you [D]don’t
Cause I can’t [C]make you [G]love me, if you [Am]don’t.
[verse 4]
[C]I’ll close my [Em]eyes, then I won’t [C]see.
The love you don’t [G]feel, [Em]when you’re holding [D]me.
[Closing]
[C]Morning will [Em]come, and I’ll do what’s [C]right.
Just give me till [G]then, [Em]to give up this [D]fight.
[Am]And I will give up this [D]fight.
How to play I Can't Make You Love Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Adele - I Can't Make You Love Me on guitar requires 5 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
I Can't Make You Love Me uses these transitions most often: C → G (7), Em → C (6), and G → Em (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Em chord transition.
1. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
2. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
4. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
5. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
7. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
8. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
9. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
10. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
I Can't Make You Love Me chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Can't Make You Love Me.
- I Can't Make You Love Me includes 46 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- I Can't Make You Love Me contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how I Can't Make You Love Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
- Em → C: 26%
- Em → D: 17%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%