Achy Breaky Heart

Billy Ray Cyrus

RockEasy for beginners2 chords

How to play it

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

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              A   
Well you can tell the world you never was my girl   
                                   E   
You can burn my clothes when I am gone   
   
Or you can tell your friends just what a fool I've been   
                                   A   
And laugh and joke about me on the phone   
   
   
You can tell my arms go back onto the farm   
Or you can tell my feet to hit the floor   
Or you can tell my lips to tell my fingertips   
They won't be reaching out for you no more   
 
 
         A   
        But don't tell my heart   
   
        My achy breaky heart   
                                     E   
        I just don't think he'd understand   
   
        And if you tell my heart   
   
        My achy breaky heart   
                                       A   
        He might blow up and kill this man   
   
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh   
   
You can tell your ma I moved to Arcansas   
Or you can tell your dog to bit my leg   
Or tell your brother Cliff who's fist can tell my lip   
He never really liked me anyway   
   
Or tell your aunt Louise tell anything you please   
Myself already knows I'm not ok   
Or you can tell my eye to watch out for my mind   
It might be walkin' out on me today   
   
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Chord set

A · E

Practice tip

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