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For (Em)give,
sounds (D)good.
For (G)get,
I’m not sure I (C)could.
They (Em7)say
time heals ev ’ry thing, but I’m still (C)wait ing.
I’m (Em)through
with doubt.
There’s (G)noth ing left for me to fig ure out.
I’ve (Em7)paid
a price
and I’ll keep (C)pay in’.
I’m not (G)read y to make nice, I’m not (D)read y to back down.
I’m still (Em)mad as hell and I don’t have time to go (C)round and round and round.
It’s too (G)late to make it right.
I prob ’ly (D)would n’t if I could, ’cause I’m (Em)mad as hell, can’t bring my self to do (C)what it is you think I should.
(CN.C.)I (Em)know
you (D)said,
“Can’t you just get (C)o ver it?”
It (Em7)turned
my whole (D)world a round and I kind of (C)like it.
I (Em)made my bed and I sleep like a ba by, with (D)no re grets.
And I don’t mind say in’ it’s a (G)sad, sad sto ry when a moth er will teach her (C)daugh ter that she ought to hate a per fect stran ger.
And (Em7)how in the world can the words that I said (D)send some bod y so o ver the edge that they’d (G)write me a let ter, say in’ that I bet ter (Cmaj7)shut up and sing or my life will be o ver?
I’m not (C)what it is you think I should.
For (Em)give,
sounds (D)good.
For (G)get,
I’m not sure I (C)could.
They (Em7)say
time heals (D)ev ’ry thing, but I’m still (Cmaj7)wait ing.
Not Ready To Make Nice — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Not Ready To Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 92 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 “Not Ready To Make Nice”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Not Ready To Make Nice"?
- 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 G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Not Ready To Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks played in?
- Not Ready To Make Nice is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Not Ready To Make Nice"?
- The arrangement plays at 92 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Not Ready To Make Nice" 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 "Not Ready To Make Nice"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Not Ready To Make Nice"?
- "Not Ready To Make Nice" was originally performed by Dixie Chicks. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Dixie Chicks can I play here?
- Try "Cowboy Take Me Away". 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 — "Not Ready To Make Nice" 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 G, 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 92 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.
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