If I Can't Have You Chords by Shawn Mendes

If I Can't Have You chords by Shawn Mendes

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chorus:
G            F#m  Em               F#m  G
I can't write one song that's not about you
            F#m Em            F#m  G
Can't drink without thinking about you
     F#m  Em            F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you

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Verse 1:
G                      F#m      Bm
  I'm in Toronto and I got this view
      Em                    Em    F#m
But I might as well be in a hotel room, yeah
G                              F#m   Bm
  It doesn't matter 'cause I'm so consumed
         Em                    Em         F#m
Spending all my nights reading texts from you


Pre-Chorus:
G               F#m        Bm
Oh, I'm good at keeping my distance
  Em                   Em          F#m
I know that you're the feeling I'm missing
  G             F#m       Bm
You know that I hate to admit it
    G                F#m          Em
But everything means nothing if I can't have you


Chorus:
G            F#m  Em               F#m  G
I can't write one song that's not about you
            F#m Em            F#m  G
Can't drink without thinking about you
     F#m  Em            F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you

G            F#m  Em               F#m  G
I can't write one song that's not about you
            F#m Em            F#m  G
Can't drink without thinking about you
     F#m  Em            F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you


Verse 2:
G                      F#m      Bm
  I'm so sorry that my timing's off
      Em                           Em    F#m
But I can't move on if we're still gonna talk
G                       F#m      Bm
  Is it wrong for me to not want half?
       Em                  Em        F#m
I want all of you, all the strings attached


Pre-Chorus:
G               F#m        Bm
Oh, I'm good at keeping my distance
  Em                   Em          F#m
I know that you're the feeling I'm missing
  G             F#m       Bm
You know that I hate to admit it
    G                F#m          Em
But everything means nothing if I can't have you


Chorus:
G            F#m  Em               F#m  G
I can't write one song that's not about you
            F#m Em            F#m  G
Can't drink without thinking about you
     F#m  Em            F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you

G            F#m  Em               F#m  G
I can't write one song that's not about you
            F#m Em            F#m  G
Can't drink without thinking about you
     F#m  Em            F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you


Bridge:
G                       F#m          Bm
  I'm trying to move on,  forget you,  but I hold on
Em                        Em               F#m
Everything means nothing, everything means nothing, babe
G                       F#m          Bm
  I'm trying to move on,  forget you,  but I hold on
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you


Chorus:
N.C.
I can't write one song that's not about you
N.C.
Can't drink without thinking about you
N.C.
Is it too late to tell you that
N.C.
Everything means nothing if I can't have you (Yeah)

G            F#m  Em               F#m  G
I can't write one song that's not about you
            F#m Em            F#m  G
Can't drink without thinking about you
     F#m  Em            F#m
Is it too late to tell you that
G                F#m          Em
Everything means nothing if I can't have you

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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