Can't Buy Me Love chords
by The BeatlesSong Key: C Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 168 bpm
Standard 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 open voicing of F7.
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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
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C G F7 C
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(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 | 𝄑 |Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: C Major - No sharps or flats
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Bright Shuffle
- Metronome: ♩ = 168
- Voice Range: G4 - G5
🔹What Is a “Shuffle” Rhythm?
A shuffle is a rhythmic feel that transforms straight eighth notes into a swinging, triplet-based groove. Instead of dividing each beat evenly into two parts (like in straight time), a shuffle divides each beat into three equal parts—but only plays the first and third.
🔹Think of it like this:
Straight 8ths: Counted as 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (even spacing between each beat and its “&”)
Shuffle 8ths: Counted as 1 (skip) a, 2 (skip) a, 3 (skip) a, 4 (skip) a
Imagine triplets: 1-trip-let, 2-trip-let, 3-trip-let, 4-trip-let... but drop the middle note, so you are playing the first and third of each triplet.
“This creates a long-short swing feel, where each beat is divided into three parts but only the first and third are played—giving it that lilting, toe-tapping pulse.”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.
- Featured Artists: The Beatles
- Single
Recorded: 29 January, 25 February 1964
Released: 16 March 1964 (US), 20 March 1964 (UK)
B-side: You Can't Do That - Album: A Hard Day's Night
Recorded: 29 January – 2 June 1964
Released: 10 July 1964
