Achy Breaky Heart chords
by Billy Ray CyrusSong Key: A Major
Key Signature: 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 122 bpm (Steady Beat)
Vocal Range: E4 - C5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Chords: A, E
Easy: Excellent song for beginners with 2 very easy chords and a whole lotta fun!
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Achy Breaky Heart
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1. You can tell the world You never was my girl
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You can burn my clothes when I'm gone
Oh you can tell your friends Just what a fool I've been
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And laugh and joke a-bout me on the phone
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2. You can tell my arms Go back into the farm
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You can tell my feet to hit the floor
Or you can tell my lips To tell my finger-tips
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They won't be reach-ing out for you no more
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Chorus: But don't tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
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I just don't think he'd un-der-stand
And if you tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
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He might blow up and kill this man Oo...
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3. You can tell your ma I've moved to Ark-an-sas
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You can tell your dog to bite my leg
Or tell your broth-er Cliff Whose fist can tell my lip
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He nev-er real-ly liked me any-way
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4. Or tell your Aunt Lou-ise Tell any-thing you please
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My-self al-read-y knows I'm not o-kay
Or you can tell my eyes To watch out for my mind
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It might be walk-in' out on me to-day
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Chorus: But don't tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
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I just don't think he'd un-der-stand
And if you tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
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He might blow up and kill this man Oo...
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Chorus: But don't tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
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I just don't think he'd un-der-stand
And if you tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
A
He might blow up and kill this man
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Chorus: Don't tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
I just don't think he'd un-der-stand
And if you tell my heart My ach-y break-y heart
He might blow up and kill this man__ Oo...
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Instr: ‖ | % | % | | % | % | % | ‖ Song Details:
- Songwriter: Don Von Tress
- Original Title: Don't Tell My Heart
- Date: 1991 (first released by The Macy Brothers)
- Lyrics Begin: You can tell the world you never was my girl.
- Performing Artist: Billy Ray Cyrus
- Single Release: March 23, 1992
- Album: Some Gave All
- Recorded: 1991–1992
- Released: May 19, 1992
Billy Ray Cyrus
Born: William Ray Cyrus on Aug 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, United States.
Occupation: Singer songwriter, actor
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano
Music Style: Country
Active Years: 1989 - present
Associations: Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Adam Gregory, Mark Collie, Jeffrey Steele and Brother Clyde.
Album: Some Gave All
- Released in 1992
- Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums.
- No. 1 on Canadian Country Albums chart
- No. 1 on Canadian Albums chart
- Reached No. 1 in several other foreign countries
- From 1992-1993, the album had 4 consecutive Top 40 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart.
- The most successful song on the album was Achy Breaky Heart reaching No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The album was certified 9 x Platinum in the US in 1996 - sold 20 million copies worldwide.
