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There’s on ly so much that a (A)heart
can take
(D#)be
fore it (G#7sus)starts
to (G#7)break.
(C#m)Please don’t make me (D#)love you,
(G#7)please don’t make me (C#m)need you.
(Bbdim)I’ve no room in (F#m)my life for (F#m)some thing like (G#7sus)this.
(C#m)Please don’t take my (D#)morn ings,
(G#7)please don’t steal my (C#m)sum mers.
(Bbdim)I know they will (F#m)van ish the (F#m)mo ment we (G#7sus)kiss.
I grow weak when we (F#m)talk,
I’m con fused when we (C#m)touch.
I should just walk a (F#m)way but that’s (G#7sus)ask ing too (G#7)much.
(C#m)Please don’t make me (D#)do this,
(G#7)please don’t make me (C#m)want this.
(Bbdim)All my dreams were (F#m)tak en un (F#m)til I met (G#7sus)you.
(C#m)You’re the one I (D#)think of
(G#7sus)soon as (G#7)I a (C#m)wak en.
(Bbdim)Fun ny how the (F#m)heart tells the (F#m)mind what to (G#7sus)do.
I’m (F#m)not sure I can go through all the (G#7sus)joy and the (G#7)pain,
much (Bdim)bet ter not to (G#dim)let these dreams take (G#7sus)flight.
(Dm)Please don’t make me (E)love you,
(A7)please don’t make me (Dm)need you.
(Bdim)Sim pli fy my (Bb6)life by just (Gm)set ting me (Asus)free.
(Dm)Prom ise me you’ll (E)do this,
(A7)on ly you can (Dm)do this,
(Bdim)please don’t make me (Bb6)love you un (Gm)less you (A7)love (Dm)me.
Please Don't Make Me Love You — Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "Please Don't Make Me Love You" by Don Black in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of E. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 70 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 “Please Don't Make Me Love You”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Please Don't Make Me Love You"?
- 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 E. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Please Don't Make Me Love You" by Don Black played in?
- Please Don't Make Me Love You is arranged in the key of E on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Please Don't Make Me Love You"?
- The arrangement plays at 70 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Please Don't Make Me Love You" 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 "Please Don't Make Me Love You"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Please Don't Make Me Love You"?
- "Please Don't Make Me Love You" was originally performed by Don Black. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Please Don't Make Me Love You"?
- This arrangement uses 14 chords: A, A7, Asus4, Bb6, Bbdim, Bdim, C#m, D#m7, +6 more.
- What other songs by Don Black can I play here?
- Try "To Sir, With Love". 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 — "Please Don't Make Me Love You" 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 E, 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 70 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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