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Can't Help Falling In Love

(Hugo Peretti / Luigi Creatore / George Weiss)


Copyright Gladys Music Inc.

Original by Fernand Emilio de Gogorza on May 5, 1902

Based on the classical French composition, first known as "La Romance Du Chevrier" and since the mid of the 19th century known as "Plaisir D'amour" (Pleasure of Love) by Giovanni Martini


Soundtrack recording for Paramount - Blue Hawaii - March 21-23, 1961 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood

 March 23 - 1-5:22 pm

Studio matrix: R0-23 - RCA matrix: WPA5 2550-23 - Movie version
April 22, 1997 CD RCA BMG 07863 67459 2 Blue Hawaii Collector's Edition
Outtakes:
Takes 13, 17 (fs), 19 (fs), 20 (fs), 21 (fs), 22 (fs), 25 (fs) and 26: February 26, 2009 CD FTD 88697 29733-2 CD Blue Hawaii
Takes 14 (fs), 15 (fs) and 16: July 1, 2003 CD RCA BMG 82876 50537-2 Elvis Close Up
Take 24: August 1980 LP RCA CPL8-3699 Elvis Aron Presley
Take 26: June 25, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863-65115-2 Elvis Today, Tomorrow & Forever

Studio matrix: R0-29(06) - RCA matrix: M2PB 2988-29
October 1961 LP RCA LSP 2426 Blue Hawaii
Re-mixed version:
September 24, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863 68079-2 Elvis 30 N° 1 Hits
Outtakes:
Takes 1 (MMfs), 2 (fs), 3 (fs), 4 (fs), 5 (lfs), 6 (fs), 7 (fs), 8 (lfs), 9, 10 (lfs), 11 (fs) 12 (fs), 18 (fs), 23 (MM), 27 (lfs), 28 (fs) and 29 M: April, 2012 CD Book MRS 30021361 Blue Hawaii The Expanded Alternate Album

      Movie version         Live version  




Version 1          Version 2          Version 3   


Version 4          Version 5          Version 6   


Version 7          Version 8          Version 9   


Version 10          Version 11          Version 12   


Version 13   



Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you


* Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you


* Repeat


For I can't help falling in love with you 




     F                 Am                Dm
E||-----------1-----------------0-----------------1--------||
B||--------1-----1-----------1-----1-----------3-----3-----||
G||-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|| And so on...
D||--3-----------------2-----------------0-----------------||
A||--------------------------------------------------------||
E||--------------------------------------------------------||

        F    Am  Dm       Bb    F    C7
        Wise men say only fools rush in
            Bb   C7    F    Gm         F    C7   F
        but I    can't help falling in love with you
        F     Am  Dm
        Shall I   stay
                 Bb F C7
        would it be a sin
           Bb   C7    F    Gm         F    C7   F
        If I    can't help falling in love with you
        Am           E7    Am            E7
        Like a river flows surely to the sea
        Am            Em
        Darling so it goes
        Am          D7           Eb    C7
        some things are meant to be
        F    Am Dm            Bb    F    C7
        take my hand, take my whole life too
            Bb   C7    F    Gm         F    C7   F
        for I    can't help falling in love with you
        Like a river flows surely to the sea
        Darling so it goes
        some things are meant to be
        take my hand, take my whole life too
        for I can't help falling in love with you
        for I can't help falling in love with you




Version 2


 

 

(START=C,Em,F,G7)
C         Em     Am                   F           C      G7
WISE MEN SAY, ONLY FOOLS RUSH IN,
         F      G7        C           Dm                C          G7          C
BUT I CAN'T HELP, FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU,
C         Em Am                        F     C   G7
SHALL I STAY, WOULD IT BE A SIN,

 

     F G7         C          Dm              C       G7          C
IF I CAN'T HELP, FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU,

 

Em                          B7            Em                B7
LIKE A RIVER FLOWS, SURELY TO THE SEA
Em                             B7             Em             A            Dm
DARLING SO IT GOES, SOME THING'S ARE MEANT TO BE,

 

 

F         Am     Dm                       Bb         F        c
TAKE MY HAND, TAKE MY WHOLE LIFE TOO,
        Bb    C7        F            Gm             F         C7         F
FOR I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU,
        Bb    C7       F            Gm              F          C7            F 
FOR I CAN'T HELP, FALLING IN LOVE,,,,, WITH,,,,,, YOU !
(ENDING = Dm,Eb,C,F.)