1. [A]You can tell the world, you never was my girl
You can burn my clothes when I am [E]gone
Or [E]you can tell your friends, just what a fool I’ve been
And laugh and joke about me on the [A]phone
2. [A]You can tell my arms, go back into the farm
You can tell my feet to hit the [E]floor
Or [E]you can tell my lips, to tell my fingertips
They won’t be reaching out for you no [A]more
Chorus: But [A]don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d [E]understand
And [E]if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this [A]man, [A]uhm …
[A][A]-[A][E]– [E][E]-[E][A]
3. [A]You can tell your maw, I moved to Arkansas
You can tell your dog to bite my [E]leg
Or [E]tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip
He never really liked me [A]anyway
Go [A]tell your aunt Louise, tell anything you please
Myself already knows I’m not [E]okay
Or [E]you can tell my eye, watch out for my mind
It might be walkin’ out on me one [A]day
Chorus: But [A]don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d [E]understand
And [E]if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this [A]man, [A]uhm …
[A][A]-[A][E]– [E][E]-[E][A]
Chorus: But [A]don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d [E]understand
And [E]if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this [A]man
Chorus: But [A]don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d [E]understand
And [E]if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this [A]man, [A]uhm …
Outtro: [A][A]-[A][E]– [E][E]-[E][A]
