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There’s a (Bb)pic ture on my kitch en wall, looks like (Dm)Je sus and his friends in volved.
There’s a (G)par ty get ting start ed in the yard.
And there’s a cou ple get ting (Ebm)steam y in the car parked (Dm)in the drive.
Was (Cm)I too young to see this with my eyes?
And by the (Bb)pool that night, ap par ent ly the (Dm)chem i cals weren’t mixed prop er ly.
You (G)hit your head and then for got your name.
And you woke up at the bot tom by the drain.
And now your (Cm)al ti tude and mem o ry’s a shame.
What a bout (Cm7)tak ing this (Dm7)emp ty cup and (Cm7)fill ing it up with a (Bb)lit tle bit more of (Cm7)in no cence.
I (Dm7)have n’t had e nough; it’s (Cm7)prob ’ly be cause when you’re (Bb)young, it’s o (F#)kay to be (Gm)eas i ly ig nored.
I’d like to be lieve it was (CN.C.)all a bout love for a child.
When the house was left in sham bles,
who was there to han dle all the bro ken bits of glass?
Was it Mom who put my (Ebm)dad out on his ass, or the (Dm)oth er way a (Gm)round?
Well, I’m (Cm)far too old to care a bout that now.
It’s kind a nice to work the floor since the di vorce.
I’ve been en joy (Ab)ing both my (Cm)Christ mas es and my (Bb)birth day cakes.
And (Ab)tak ing drugs and (Cm)mak ing love at (Bb)far too young an age.
And they (Ab)nev er checked to see my grades.
What a (F)fool I’d be to start com plain
ing now.
What a bout (Cm7)tak ing this (Dm7)emp ty cup and (Cm7)fill ing it up with a (Bb)lit tle bit more of (Cm7)in no cence.
I (Dm7)have n’t had e nough; it’s (Cm7)prob ’ly be cause when you’re (Bb)young, it’s o (F#)kay to be (Gm)eas i ly ig nored.
I’d love to be lieve it was (CN.C.)all a bout love for a child.
It was (CN.C.)all a bout love.
Love For A Child — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Love For A Child" by Jason Mraz in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Eb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 76 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Love For A Child”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Love For A Child"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Eb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Love For A Child" by Jason Mraz played in?
- Love For A Child is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Love For A Child"?
- The arrangement plays at 76 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Love For A Child" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Love For A Child"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Love For A Child"?
- "Love For A Child" was originally performed by Jason Mraz. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Love For A Child"?
- This arrangement uses 14 chords: Ab, Bb, C, Cm, Cm7, Dm, Dm7, Eb, +6 more.
- What other songs by Jason Mraz can I play here?
- Try "Did You Get My Message?", "Living in the Moment", "Plane". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Love For A Child" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Eb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 76 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.