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Key: Em
Tuning: E A D G B E
Verse 1:
Am D
Can't expect a boy to know the way
G
around your mind
D Em
If you don't tell him what you like
Am D
Can't expect a boy to know the recipe to
G D Em
All of your unspoken desires
Am D
But it feels so insincere
G D Em
To receive my wishes by command
Am D
Yeah, it feels so insincere
G D Em
Being taken on the dates that I planned
Chorus:
Am D
Can't teach you to love me
G
It's too far above me
D Em
You gotta know it from the start
Am D
Can't teach you to love me
G
'Cause it feels rather funny
D Em
When it's not coming from the heart
Verse 2:
Em Am
Does it feel like labor?
D
Has it become a second nature?
G D
Like a chore that you're beginning to
Em
resent
Am
'Cause it's almost like you do it all
D
Just for my approval
G D
Not because your love is fizzing over the
Em
edge
Em Am D
Yeah, it feels so insincere
G D Em
Tryna fit you in the mold that I desire
Em Am D
Yeah, it feels so insincere
G D
'Cause you deserve to be adored
Em
The way you're wired
Chorus:
Am D
Can't teach you to love me
G
It's too far above me
D Em
You gotta know it from the start, oh
Am D
Can't teach you to love me
G
'Cause it feels rather funny
D Em
To try and rearrange your heart
Bridge:
Am
If it was right, wouldn't we know?
D
We shouldn't hide what's meant to show
G D
And I can't force-fate when it don't stand
Em
on its own
Outro:
Am D
Can't teach you to love me
G
It's too far above me
D Em
It's out of my control, ah
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Published: May 10, 2026
Last Updated: May 10, 2026