Bon Iver is a Grammy Award winning folk band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, and one of Justin Vernon's current and most notable music projects to date. The band also consists of Mike Noyce, Sean Carey and Matt MacCaughan.
The name 'Bon Iver' (pronounced "bon ee-VAIR") is a play on the French phrase 'bon hiver' meaning 'good winter'. Vernon independently released Bon Iver's debut album For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, most of which was recorded during a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Verse: FAm Turn down the lights AmF Turn down the bed FC Turn down these voices AmDm Inside my head
FAm Lay down with me AmF Tell me no lies FC Just hold me close AmDm Don't patronize
DmGsus4G Don't patronize me
Chorus: FC Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't FC You can't make your heart feel AmAmG Something it won't AmF Here in the dark GAm In these final hours AmF I will lay down my heart GAm And I'll feel the power Dm But you don't G No you don't FC Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't
Bridge/Intro: F / Am / Am / F / F / C / Am / G
Verse: FAm I'll close my eyes AmF Then I won't see FC The love you don't feel AmG When you're holding me
FAm Morning will come AmF And I'll do what's right FC Just give me till then AmG To give up this fight
DmG And I will give up this fight
Chorus: FC Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't FC You can't make your heart feel AmAmG Something it won't AmF Here in the dark GAm In these final hours AmF I will lay down my heart GAm And I'll feel the power Dm But you don't G No you don't FC Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't F If you don't