Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Can’t Help Falling in Love is by Elvis Presley is featured on the album Blue Hawaii released in 1961. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody is based on “Plaisir d’amour”, a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini).

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Key of the Song: D major

The original key of Can’t Help Falling in Love is by Elvis Presley is D major.

Guitar Chords for Can’t Help Falling in Love is by Elvis Presley

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Can’t Help Falling in Love is by Elvis Presley – Lyrics with Chords

NOTE: CAPO on the 2nd fret

[Intro]

C G Am C G
 
[Verse 1]

C    Em  Am        F     C    G
Wise men say, only fools rush in
    F G     Am   F *        C    G    C
But I can't help falling in love with you

C     Em Am             F  C G
Shall I  stay, would it be a sin?
   F G     Am   F *        C    G    C
If I can't help falling in love with you

[Chorus]

Em           B7    Em            B7
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Em            B7
Darling so it goes
Em          A7           Dm  G
Some things are meant to be

[Verse 2]

C    Em Am            F     C    G
Take my hand, take my whole life too
    F G     Am   F          C    G    C
For I can't help falling in love with you

[Chorus]

Em           B7    Em            B7
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Em            B7
Darling so it goes
Em          A7           Dm  G
Some things are meant to be

[Verse 3]

C    Em Am            F     C    G
Take my hand, take my whole life too
    F G     Am   F          C    G    C
For I can't help falling in love with you
    F G     Am   F          C    G    C
For I can't help falling in love with you

The use of a capo can be confusing, so we recommend using our chord identifier tool to help you better remember which shapes to use when playing in the realm of the 2nd fret. 

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