I Can't Help It chords by
Michael Jackson (Official Version)

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Key: Ab majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Ab13

Gmaj7

Ab13

Gmaj7

Ab13

Gmaj7

Ab13

Gmaj7

Verse 1
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Looking in my mirror
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Took me by surprise
Em7 
A7 
I can't help but see you
Cm9 
D7#9 
Running often
Ebmaj7 
Abmaj7 
through my mind
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Helpless like a baby
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Sensual dis      guise
Em7 
A7 
I can't help but love you
Cm9 
D7#9 
Gmaj7 
It's getting better all the time

Chorus 1
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it, no
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help  it, no

Interlude 1

Ab13

Gmaj7

Ab13

Gmaj7

Verse 2
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Love to run my fingers
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Softly while you      sigh
Em7 
A7 
Love came and possessed you
Cm9 
D7#9 
Bringing sparkles
Ebmaj7 
Abmaj7 
to your eyes
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Like a trip to heaven
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Heaven is the prize
Em7 
A7 
And I'm so glad I found you
Cm9 
D7#9 
Gmaj7 
You're an angel  in disguise

Chorus 2
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it, no
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help  it, no

Interlude 2
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
(Do,do,do...)
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Em7 
A7 
Cm9 
D7#9 
Ebmaj7 
Abmaj7 
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Ab13 
Gmaj7 
Em7 
A7 
And I'm   so glad I found you
Cm9 
D7#9 
Gmaj7 
You're an angel  in disguise

Chorus 3
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it, no
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help  it, no
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it, no, no
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help it even   if I could
Em9 
I can't help  it if I wanted to
Cm9 
D7#9 
I wouldn't help  it, no, no,    no

Outro 1

Ab13

Gmaj7

(Do,do,do...)

Ab13

Gmaj7

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb13 Gmaj7 Em7 A7 Cm9...

Chords

Ab13
Gmaj7
Em7
A7
Cm9
D7#9
Ebmaj7
Abmaj7
Em9

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab13: 4-x-4-5-6-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Cm9: x-3-1-3-3-x
D7#9: x-5-4-5-6-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -1

-1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of I Can't Help It by Michael Jackson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Michael Jackson's performance.

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