Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Achy Breaky Heart was a huge hit and a mainstay of pop culture when it came out in 1990. It introduced line dancing to a wider audience as it stormed the country and pop radios. However, it has been derided as one of the worst songs ever by some critics. 

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Key of the Song:

The original key of Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus is in A major.

Guitar Chords for Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus

This song only uses two chords and is thus perfect for many beginners to learn. Those chords are E and A. The only tricky part will be using your first finger to go from the 1st fret of the G string to the 2nd fret of the D string.

Video Lesson

Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus – Lyrics with Chords

[Intro]
A
 
[Verse 1]
A
You can tell the world, you never was my girl
                                  E
You can burn my clothes when I am gone
   E
Or you can tell your friends, just what a fool I've been
                                   A
And laugh and joke about me on the phone
 
 
[Verse 2]
A
You can tell my arms, go back into the farm
                                E
You can tell my feet to hit the floor
   E
Or you can tell my lips, to tell my fingertips
                                      A
They won't be reaching out for you no more
 
 
[Chorus]
    A
But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
                             E
I just don't think he'd understand
    E
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
                               A
He might blow up and kill this man
   A
Uuuuuuuu..
 
 
[Instrumental]
|(A)  | A   | A   | E   |
| E   | E   | E   | A   |
 
 
[Verse 3]
A
You can tell your maw, I moved to Arkansas
                                 E
You can tell your dog to bite my leg
   E
Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip
                            A
He never really liked me anyway
 
 
[Verse 4]
   A
Go tell your aunt Louise, tell anything you please
                              E
Myself already knows I'm not okay
   E
Or you can tell my eye, watch out for my mind
                                  A
It might be walkin' out on me one day
 
 
[Chorus]
    A
But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
                             E
I just don't think he'd understand
    E
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
                               A
He might blow up and kill this man
   A
Uuuuuuuu..
 
 
[Instrumental]
|(A)  | A   | A   | E   |
| E   | E   | E   | A   |
 
 
[Chorus]
A
Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
                             E
I just don't think he'd understand
    E
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
                               A
He might blow up and kill this man
 
N.C.
Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
I just don't think he'd understand
 
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
He might blow up and kill this man
   A
Uuuuuuuu..
 
 
[Outro]
|(A)  | A   | A   | E   |
| E   | E   | E   | A   |
 
| A   | A   | A   | E   |
| E   | E   | E   | A