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Key: C
β₯ Verse 1:
C
Old trucks don't run if they got no gas in it
Am7
Can't play a popped flat top string
F
What's a pasture with no green grass in it?
G
A songbird with no song to sing?
C
Cup won't buzz without a little sour mash in it
Am7
Can't pray a prayer without "Amen"
F
Work don't work without ya back in it
G
Flat tires, they don't spin
β₯ Chorus:
G C
But broken hearts still beat
Am
And that's what you showed me
F
I thought if you'd ever let me go
G
That'd be the end of the end of my rope
C
It ain't good as new
Am
And boy, thanks to you
F G
It may never be the way it used to be
C
But broken hearts still beat
β₯ Verse 2:
C
My smile's got a little bit less ear to ear in it
Am
Bed's got a little more room
F
Fridge has got a little more beer in it
F
Now that there's no you
G
And even though it's black and blue
β₯ Chorus:
G C
Broken hearts still beat
Am
And that's what you showed me
F
I thought if you'd ever let me go
G
That'd be the end of the end of my rope
C
It ain't good as new
Am
And boy, thanks to you
F G
It may never be the way it used to be
C
But broken hearts still beat
β₯ Bridge:
C
Still tickin', still kickin', still breathin'
Am
Still pumpin', still runnin', still dreamin'
F
Thought it might stop when ya tore off leavin'
G
Guess it took that to see
Out-β₯ Chorus:
C
Broken hearts still beat
Am
And that's what you showed me
F
I thought if you'd ever let me go
G
That'd be the end of the end of my rope
C
It ain't good as new
Am
And boy, thanks to you
F G
It may never be the way it used to be
C Am
But broken hearts still beat
F G C
Broken hearts still beat
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Published: August 24, 2024
Last Updated: January 19, 2026