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Song: Can't help falling in love
Artist: Elvis Presley
Composers: George David Weiss,
Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
Tabbed by DJ 23rd July 2015
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The original 1961 studio recording is in D.
With any live versions the key varies:
the 1968 NBC-TV special is in C, as is a 1973 concert.
In another live concert in 1972 he sings it in C#
(Capo at 1st fret to match that one).
Time signature: 12/8
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the original recorded key of D)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
C = x32010 Am = x02210 Dm = xx0231
G = 320033 Am/G = 302210 Em = 022000
C/G = 332010 F = xx3211 F#m7-5 = 202210
C/A = x0xxxx C/E = xx2010 B7 = x21202
C/B = x2xxxx G7/D = xx0001 A7 = x02020
Em = 022000 G7 = 320001 C6 = x32210
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[Intro]
C G
| /__/__/ /__/__/ /__/__/ /__/__/ |
C C/G C/G C/A C/B
| /__/__/ /__/__/ /__/__/ /__/__/ |
[Verse 1]
C Em Am Am/G F C/E G7/D G7
Wise men say ...only fools rush in,
F G Am Dm C/G G7 C C/G
But I can't help falling in love with you
[Verse 2]
C Em Am Am/G F C/E G7/D G7
Shall I stay? Would it be a sin,
F G Am Dm C/G G7 C C/G C
If I can't help falling in love with you?
[Bridge]
Em F#m7-5 B7 Em F#m7-5 B7
Like a river flows ...surely to the sea,
Em F#m7-5 B7
Darling, so it goes,
Em A7 Dm G7
Some things ...are meant to be------
e |------------------|
B |------0-----------|
G |----0-------------|
D |------------------|
A |-----------0--2---|
E |--3------3--------|
[Verse 3]
C Em Am Am/G F C/E G7/D G7
Take my hand, take my whole life too,
F G Am Dm C/G G7 C C/G C
For I can't help falling in love with you
[Bridge]
Em F#m7-5 B7 Em F#m7-5 B7
Like a river flows ...surely to the sea,
Em F#m7-5 B7
Darling, so it goes,
Em A7 Dm G7
Some things ...are meant to be------
e |------------------|
B |------0-----------|
G |----0-------------|
D |------------------|
A |-----------0--2---|
E |--3------3--------|
[Verse 4]
C Em Am Am/G F C/E G7/D G7
Take my hand, take my whole life too,
F G Am Dm C/G G7 C C6
For I can't help falling in love with you,
F G Am Dm C/G G7 C
For I can't help falling in love ...with ...you