Can't Buy Me Love chords

by The Beatles
  • Can't Buy Me Love was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
  • Recorded: From Jan 29th, 1964 (Paris) to 25th Feb, 1964 (London)
  • Released: March 16, 1964 in the US, and March 20, 1964 in the UK
  • Album: A Hard Days Night
  • Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 168 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: C, Am, Em, Dm7, G, G7, F7
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
C Major Am Em Dm7 G Major G7 F7 F7
C Major Am Em Dm7 G Major G7 F7 F7

Can't Buy Me Love

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
  
                        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    𝄑  

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