Can't Buy Me Love chords

by The Beatles

Song Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 168 bpm

Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: C, Am, Em, Dm7, G, G7, F7

Beginners: See charts below for an alternative way of playing F7 as an open chord.

Can't Buy Me Love

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                        Em     Am   Em     Am
Intro: 4/4 Can't buy me love   Oh   Love   Oh
                        Dm7    G
           Can't buy me love   Oh

        C
1. I'll buy you a dia-mond ring my friend
  
   If it makes you feel all - right
        F7
   I'll get you anyth-ing my friend
         C
   If it makes you feel all - right
         G               F7
  'Cause I don't care too  much for mon-ey
                           C
   For mon-ey can't buy me love

        C
2. I'll give you all I've got to give

   If you say you love me too
     F7
   I may not have a lot to give
                 C
   But what I've got I'll give to you
   G               F7
   I don't care too  much for mon-ey
                           C
   For mon-ey can't buy me love

                     Em     Am   C     
Chorus: Can't buy me love   Oh   Ev-'ry-bo-dy tells me so
                     Em    Am    Dm7        G7     
        Can't buy me love  oh    No no no   No

   C
3. Say you don't need no dia-mond rings

   And I'll be sa-tis-fied
   F7
   Tell me that you want the kind of things
        C
   That mon-ey just can't buy
   G               F7
   I don't care too  much for mon-ey
                       C  
   Mon-ey can't buy me love  |  𝄎  |
   
          C               F7        C        G   F7    C   C
Instr: ‖    | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |    | 𝄎 |    | 𝄎 |   |     |   |    ‖
                                                           (Can't buy me)

                     Em     Am   C
Chorus: Can't buy me love   Oh   Ev-'ry-bo-dy tells me so
                     Em    Am    Dm7        G7     
        Can't buy me love  oh    No no no   No 

   C
4. Say you don't need no dia-mond rings

   And I'll be sa-tis-fied
   F7
   Tell me that you want the kind of things
        C
   That mon-ey just can't buy
   G               F7
   I don't care too  much for mon-ey
                       C
   Mon-ey can't buy me love

                    Em     Am   Em     Am
Outro: Can't buy me love   Oh   Love   Oh
                    Dm7    G7  |  C  |  C  |
       Can't buy me love   Oh     Oh    𝄑

Song Details:

Songwriters: Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney.
Date: 1964
Lyrics Begin: Can't buy me love, oh, love oh, can't buy me love, oh.
Performing Artists: The Beatles
Single Recorded: 29 January, 25 February 1964
Single Release: 16 March 1964 (US), 20 March 1964 (UK)
Album: A Hard Day's Night
Album Recorded: 29 January – 2 June 1964
Album Released: 10 July 1964

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