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I need love, love
ooh, (F)ease my (C)mind, and I need to (Em)find time, some one to (Dm)call mine.
My (Gsus)ma ma said, “You (Csus)can’t hur ry love, (C6)no, you’ll (F)just have to (C)wait.” She said, (Em)“Love don’t come (Am)eas y, but (Dm)it’s a game of (G)give and take.
You (Csus)can’t hur ry love, (C6)no, you’ll (F)just have to (C)wait,
just (Em)trust on a (Am)good time, no (Dm)mat ter how (G)long it takes.” (Em)How man y heart aches must I stand a lone.
be fore I (Am)find the love to let me live a gain?
Right now the (F)on ly thing that keeps me hang in’ on,
when I (G)feel my strength,
ooh, is (F)al most gone, I re (Gsus)mem ber Ma ma said, “You (Csus)can’t hur ry love, (C6)no, you’ll (F)just have to (C)wait.” She said, (Em)“Love don’t come (Am)eas y.
(Dm)It’s a game of (G7)give and take.” How (Csus)long must I wait, (C6)how much (F)more must I (C)take be fore (Em)lone li (Am)ness
will (Dm)cause my heart, (G)heart to break?
No (Em)“Love don’t come (Am)eas y.
Well, (Dm)it’s a game of (G)give and take.
You (Csus)can’t hur ry (C)love, no, you’ll (F)just have to (C)wait,
just (Em)trust on a (Am)good time, no (Dm)mat ter how (G)long it takes, now (C)break!”
Now love, love
don’t come (F)eas (C)y.
But I (Em)keep on (Am)wait ing, an (Dm)tic i (G)pat ing for that (C6)soft voice to talk to (F)me at (C)night.
For some (Em)ten der (Am7)arms
(Dm)hold me tight.
I keep (C)wait ing,
ooh, (F)till that day.
But it ain’t (Em)eas y (Am)no, you know it ain’t (F)eas y.
My (Gsus)ma ma said, “You (Csus)can’t hur ry (C)love, no, you’ll (F)just have to (C)wait.” She said, (Em)“Love don’t come (Am)eas y, (Dm)it’s a game of (G)give and take.
You (Csus)can’t hur ry (C)love, no, you’ll (F)just have to (C)wait.” She said, (Em)“Love don’t come (Am)eas y, (Dm)it’s a game of (G)give and take.
You (Csus)can’t hur ry (Cmaj7)love.”
You Can't Hurry Love — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. 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 “You Can't Hurry Love”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "You Can't Hurry Love"?
- 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 C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes played in?
- You Can't Hurry Love is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "You Can't Hurry Love"?
- The arrangement plays at 92 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "You Can't Hurry Love" 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 "You Can't Hurry Love"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "You Can't Hurry Love"?
- "You Can't Hurry Love" was originally performed by The Supremes. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by The Supremes can I play here?
- Try "LOVE CHILD", "THE HAPPENING", "YOU CAN'T HURRY 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 — "You Can't Hurry Love" 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 C, 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.


