Achy Breaky Heart

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

8   8   8   -8    7    7   8  7   8  8   7 6
You can tell the world you nev-er was my gi-rl

 8   7   8   8     8      7  -8   -8
You can burn my clothes when I'm gone

-8 -8  -7   -8   -8   -7 -6    6    -8 -8  -8   -8   -7
Or you can tell your fri-ends just what a fool I've been

-8   -8    7   -8  7   8   8 -8  7   7  8
and laugh and joke a-bout me on the ph-one.

 8   8   8   -8  7    6  8 7   8  8  7 -6 6
You can tell my arms go ba-ck to the f-a-r-m

 8   7   8   8   8    6  7  -8   -8
You can tell my feet to hit the floor

-8 -8  -7   -8  -8  -7   6  -8  -8  -8 -8   -7
Or you can tell my lips to tell my fin-ger-tips

 -8   -8    7  -8    7   8   8  -8   7  7 8
They won't be reach-ing out for you no mo-re.

  8    8   -8   7     6   8 7   8   8  7 6
Don't tell my heart, my ach-y break-y he-art

6  8     8     7     6   7 -8    -8
I just don't think he'd un-der-stand.

-8  -8 -8   -8  -8   -7   -8  -8-7   -8  8 -7  6
And If you tell my heart, my ach-y break-y he-art,

-8  -8   -8 7   8  8   8     7   7
he might bl-ow up and kill this man

  8   8    8   -8   7     6   8 7   8   8  7 6
Ooh Don't tell my heart, my ach-y break-y he-art

6  8     8     7     6   7 -8    -8
I just don't think he'd un-der-stand.

-8  -8 -8   -8  -8   -7   -8  -8-7   -8  8 -7  6
And If you tell my heart, my ach-y break-y he-art,

-8  -8   -8 7   8  8   8     7   7
he might bl-ow up and kill this man

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