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If I Cant Love Her

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Intro:
C C
 Am   F-  C/G--  G7-- C  
And in my twisted faceAm  
There's not the slightest tracC/Ge
                          F-   Fmaj7/G-- G-- D#  
Of anything that even hints of kindness
And from my tortured shapeB  
No comfort, no escapeCm  
                            Fm- Gsus-- G7--
I see, but deep within is utter blindness
Em- A#  
Hopeless
C/A#-       F/A  C/G  
As my dream dies
As the F6/9time flies
  C/E- Dm/F-Em/G-F/A- G/B-
Love a lost illusion
Em- A#  
Helpless
C/A#-  F/A  C/G  
Unforgiven
Cold and F6/9drivenC/E  
        Dm/F-Em/G-F/A- G/A-
To this sad conclusion
C- Dm7(add4) -  C/E- Fmaj7 -- F6 --
C/G-F/A   -   G/B - C -- G/B --
Am-  Dm7-     C/E-     F-     Fmaj7/ G-  Fmaj7/A-
No power on earth, if I can't love 
G/B - F/A -- G7/B --
C/G-F/A    -    G/B - C -- G/B --
Am-     Dm7-        C/E-         F-      Am- Em-A#  
How I could have loved her and make her love me too
             F/A  Fm/G#-G7- Am  
If I can't love her, then who?
AmAm   -   Dm/A--G--Em-- Am
Am      -      Dm/A--G--Em- Am
A#- F/A- A#- C/A#-            Gm7  Asus  
Careless and unthinking, I moved onward
A
 F#m-  C-  D/C  
G/B D/A
G6/9 D/F#
 Em/G- F#m/ A-  G/B-  A/C#- 
D- Em7sus4   -   D/F#-Gmaj7 -- G6 --
D/A-G/B     -    A/C#-D -- A/C# --
Bm-   Em7-  D/F#-      G-    Gmaj7/ A- Gmaj7/ B-
No point anymore, if I can't love 
A/C# - G/B -- A/C# --
F- Gm7add4  -   F/A- A#-
No spirit could win me
F/C-A#/D    -    C/E-F -- C/E --
 Dm-     Gm7-        F/A-          A#-     Dm- Am-D#  
Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free
            A#/D  A#m6/ C#-
But it's not to be
             F/C   C7sus-  C7- A#/ C-  C-
If I can't love her
FmeC#.
F

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If I Cant Love Her

by Alan Menken

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Fmaj7

C/A#

F/A

F6/9

C/E

Em/G

G/B

G/A

Dm7

Fmaj7/A

Fm/G#

Intro:

C C

Am F C/G G7 C

- -- --

And in my twisted face

C/G

There's not the slightest trace

F Fmaj7 G G D#

- /-- --

Of anything that even hints of kindness

And from my tortured shape

No comfort, no escape

Fm G7

- Gsus-- --

I see, but deep within is utter blindness

Em A#

Hopeless

C/A# F/A C G

- /

As my dream dies

F6/9

As the time flies

C/E Dm Em/G F/A G/B

- /F--- -

Love a lost illusion

Em A#

Helpless

C/A# F/A C G

- /

Unforgiven

F6/9 C/E

Cold and driven

Dm F Em/G F/A G/A

/--- -

To this sad conclusion

C- Dm7(add4) - C/E- Fmaj7 -- F6 --

C/G-F/A - G/B - C -- G/B --

Am Dm7 C/E F Fmaj7 G Fmaj7/A

- - - - / - -

No power on earth, if I can't love

G/B - F/A -- G7/B --

C/G-F/A - G/B - C -- G/B --

Am Dm7 C/E F Am Em A#

- - - - - -

How I could have loved her and make her love me too

F/A Fm/G# G7 Am

If I can't love her, then who?

Am - Dm/A--G--Em-- Am

Am - Dm/A--G--Em- Am

A# F/A A# C/A# Gm7 Asus

- - - -

Careless and unthinking, I moved onward

F#m C D/C

- -

G/B D/A

G6/9 D/F#

Em/G F#m A G/B A/C#

- / - - -

D- Em7sus4 - D/F#-Gmaj7 -- G6 --

D/A-G/B - A/C#-D -- A/C# --

Bm Em7 D/F# G Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 B

- - - - / - / -

No point anymore, if I can't love

A/C# - G/B -- A/C# --

F F/A A#

- Gm7add4 - - -

No spirit could win me

F/C-A#/D - C/E-F -- C/E --

Dm Gm7 F/A A# Dm Am D#

- - - - - -

Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free

A#/D A#m6 C#

/ -

But it's not to be

F/C C7sus C7 A# C C

- - / - -

If I can't love her

F C#

me.

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