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Can’t Be Loved – Elle King
[Intro]
C#m  A  E  B
[Verse 1]
Quit C#mtryin to love meA  
I done Etold you I’m not the Bone
Baby, C#mplee-ee-ee-ease, quit tryin to Alove me
You should kno-Eo-o-ow you were just some Bfun
Can’t unC#mlock my heart. Don’t you even Astart … 
To try-Ey-y-y to get in my Bhead
[Chorus]
It’s Adark and it’s Bblack; I can’t Eever get Aback
To Ewhen … I used to Blove
My Aheart just ain’t Bright but I Etry with my Amight
But EI… I just can’t be Bloved
[Verse 2]
Baby, pC#mlee-ee-ee-ease, let’s make this Aeasy
Ain’t too Eha-a-a-ard … to forget about Bme
And after I’m C#mgoooooone, it’ll be just that Aeasy
To get yourself Esomeone … a little better than Bme … Yeahhhh…
[Chorus]
It’s Adark and it’s Bblack; I can’t Eever get Aback
To Ewhen … I used to Blove
My Aheart just ain’t Bright but I Etry with my Amight
But EI… I just can’t be Bloved
My Aheart just ain’t Bright but I Etry with my Amight
But EI… I just can’t be Bloved
Just can’t be C#mloved … just can’t be Aloved
            E     B     C#m     A   E(1st position)
Can’t be loved

All chords in this song (4)

C#m

Barre (Am shape)

X46654

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press4 Fret

Skill · find home

C# minor

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Cant Be Loved

by Elle King

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Can’t Be Loved – Elle King

[Intro]

C#m A E B

[Verse 1]

C#m A

Quit tryin to love me

E B

I done told you I’m not the one

C#m A

Baby, plee-ee-ee-ease, quit tryin to love me

E B

You should kno-o-o-ow you were just some fun

C#m A

Can’t unlock my heart. Don’t you even start …

E B

To try-y-y-y to get in my head

[Chorus]

A B E A

It’s dark and it’s black; I can’t ever get back

E B

To when … I used to love

A B E A

My heart just ain’t right but I try with my might

E B

But I… I just can’t be loved

[Verse 2]

C#m A

Baby, plee-ee-ee-ease, let’s make this easy

E B

Ain’t too ha-a-a-ard … to forget about me

C#m A

And after I’m goooooone, it’ll be just that easy

E B

To get yourself someone … a little better than me … Yeahhhh…

[Chorus]

A B E A

It’s dark and it’s black; I can’t ever get back

E B

To when … I used to love

A B E A

My heart just ain’t right but I try with my might

E B

But I… I just can’t be loved

A B E A

My heart just ain’t right but I try with my might

E B

But I… I just can’t be loved

C#m A

Just can’t be loved … just can’t be loved

E B C#m A E

(1st position)

Can’t be loved

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