← Back to library

Don't Make Me

Blake Shelton

CountryMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
G
Bm×
A×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

Text size
 
Capo on 3rd fret
                
 
 intro D  D  G  G x 2 
  
  D                           G 
 Girl when I look at you you look through me like I'm not  
 
       D                                      G 
 even there, I'm trying not to give up to be strong but 
 
                        Bm 
 I'm afraid to say I'm scared I can't find the place you're 
 
 G              Bm                       G 
 heart is hiding  I'm no quitter but I'm tired of fightin 
 
 D                                    G 
 Baby I love you Don't wanna lose you Don't make me let  
 
         D                                        G 
 you go  Took such A long time for me to find you don't  
 
                      A                              G 
 make me let you go   Baby I'm beggin please and I'm down 
 
                   A               G 
 here on my knees  I don't want to have to set you free 
 
 
 Don't make me   D D G G 
 
 D                              G 
 What if when I'm long gone it dawns on you you just might  
 
          D                                   G 
 want me back let me make my self clear if I leave here 
 
                            Bm 
 it's done I'm gone that's that  you carry my love around 
 
             G           Bm 
 like it's A heavy burden  I'm about to take it back are  
 
      G 
 you sure it's wort it 
 
 Chorus  
 
 A                               G 
 Baby I'm beggin please and I'm down here on my knees 
 
 A                G 
 I  don't want to have to set you free  Don't make me 
          
 

Details

Rating

Not rated yet

Chord set

D · G · Bm · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.