Intro  G  A  G  A  Bb 
 
         A                Bb        E       A         Bb           E 
    I've never had a broken bone, I hardly ever get a cold, 
 
    A                   Bb                 E       A                           
            Bb 
I keep myself in pretty good shape, But I know I wouldn't be here today, 
                 nc         E                  A                     E 
   Chorus:  If a broken heart could kill, I'd be long gone, 
 
                   E               F#                        Bb 
                 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust by now, 
 
                      E          A                               E    A   E 
                 Six feet under, a tombstone on a hill, 
 
                   E                  A                             Bb  
                  Lyin' there alone, in my new wooden home, 
 
                   Bb                             E 
                   If a broken heart could kill. 
 
    A                        Bb                    E 
  I've run the rapids, jumped from a plane, 
 
    A                             Bb                E 
   Been through earthquakes, and hurricanes, 
 
    A                               Bb                E 
   I've climbed mountains, been a rodeo clown, 
 
         A                                    Bb 
   But after you I'm lucky I'm still around, 
 
 
    Repeat chorus 
 
 
   E                    A          
   Yeah, I'd be heaven bound,  
 
                            Bb 
    Or on my way down,  
 
     nc                                  riff E 
     If a broken heart could kill.