[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 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 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 it'd understand And if you tell my heart My achy breaky heart A He might blow up and kill this man A E A Uuuuuuu.. [verse 3] A You can tell your maw I moved to Arkansas E You can tell your dog that bit my leg 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 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 it'd understand And if you tell my heart My achy breaky heart A He might blow up and kill this man A E A Uuuuuuu.. [chorus] A But don't tell my heart My achy breaky heart E I just don't think it'd understand And if you tell my heart My achy breaky heart A He might blow up and kill this man But don't tell my heart My achy breaky heart I just don't think it'd understand And if you tell my heart My achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man A E A E A Uuuuuuu..