I Can't Make You Love Me
Written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin
Performed by Bonnie Raitt

Variation by Jason Grant, "soft folk"

Capo 3rd fret


[Intro] 
   
   


[Verse 1]
             
Turn down the 

 
lights
            
Turn down the 

 
bed
             
Turn down thes

           
e voices insid

    
e me head
             
Lay down with 


me
          
Tell me no lie

s
             
Just hold me c

          
lose, don't pa

tronize
             
Don't patroniz

   
e me

Sustain G chord from end of line 27


[Chorus]
             
'Cause I can't

            
 make you love

          
 me if you don

't
             
You can't make

             
 your heart fe

             
el something i

 
t won't
            
Here in the da

            
rk, in these f

    
inal hours
             
I will lay dow

             
n 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 do


n't


[Instrumental]
   
   


[Verse 2]
             
I'll close my 

 
eyes,
            
then I won't s

 
ee
             
The love you d

             
on't feel when

            
 you're holdin

   
g me
             
Morning will c

 
ome
            
and I'll do wh

      
at's right
            
Just give me t

             
ill then to gi

          
ve up this fig

ht
              
And I will giv

             
e up this figh

        
t


[Chorus]
             
'Cause I can't

            
 make you love

          
 me if you don

't
             
You can't make

             
 your heart fe

             
el something i

 
t won't
            
Here in the da

            
rk, in these f

    
inal hours
             
I will lay dow

             
n 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 do


n't