If I Can't Love Her

And in my twisted face

(Am)there's not the slightest trace

(C)of anything that even (F)hints at (Fmaj7)(G)(Eb)kindness.

And from my tortured shape,

(Cb)no comfort, no escape.

(Cm)I see, but deep within is (Fm)utter (Gsus)(G7)blindness.

(Em)(Bb)(C)Hopeless, as my (F)dream (C)dies.

As the (F6/9)time (C)flies,

love a (Dm)lost (Em)(F)(G)illusion.

(Em)(Bb)Helpless, (C)(F)unforgiven.

(C)Cold and (F6/9)driven

(C)to this (Dm)sad (Em)(F)(G)conclusion.

(Dm7)No beauty could (F6)move me, (F)no goodness (G)improve (C)me.

(Dm7)No power on (C)earth, (F)if I can't (Fmaj7)love (G)her.

(Dm7)No passion could (F6)reach me, (C)no (F)lesson could (G)teach (C)me (Dm7)how I could have (F)loved her and make her (Am)love (Em)me (Bb)too.

If I (F)can't love (Fm)her, (G7)then (Am)who?

Long ago, I (G)should (Em)have (Am)seen

all the things I (G)could (Em)have (Am)been.

(Bb)(F)Careless (Bb)and (C)(Gm7)unthinking, I moved (Asus)onward!

(Em7)No pain could be (G6)deeper.

(G)No life could be (A)cheaper.

(Em7)No point (D)anymore, (G)if I can't (Gmaj7)love (A)her.

(Gm7)No spirit could (F)win (Bb)me.

No hope left (C)within (F)me, (Gm7)hope I could have (Bb)loved her and that she'd (Dm)set (Am)me (Eb)free.

But it's (Bb)not to (Bbm6)be.

If I (F)can't love (C7)her,

(Gm)let (Am)the (Gm)world (Am)be (Bb)done with (F)me.