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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Note: At the end of the chorus, hang on the G
chord with these variations
|3x0000|
|3x0002|
|3x0003|
Chords:
D -|xx0230|
G -|3x0030|
B -|x20230|
A -|x00230|
intro:
D - G - B - A - G
Verse 1: Maddie, Both:
D
Hey mama, how do you get a red wine stain
G
Out of your favorite dress?
B A
Black mascara off a pillowcase?
G
Cure a one-too-many headache?
D
Mama, can I come and maybe stay a few days
G
This weekend or next?
B A
And hey, how do you get a red wine stain
G
Out of your favorite dress?
Chorus: Both:
D
How does he sleep at night?
G
Mama, the nerve of this guy
B A
To leave me so easy
G
Am I gonna be alright?
G
I wanna kick myself for falling so hard
Mama, can you die from a broken heart?
D - G
Verse 2: Both, Maddie:
D
Can you ask Daddy if he's got time
G
To come and look at my front door?
B A
It got slammed last night
G
And now it don't close right
D
And just promise that you won't tell him everything
G
And keep that pistol in the drawer
B A
Mama, please don't say
G
I'm gonna laugh about this someday
G
You didn't see the way he drove away
Chorus: Both:
D
How does he sleep at night?
G
Mama, the nerve of this guy
B A
To leave me so easy
G
Am I gonna be alright?
G
I wanna kick myself for falling so hard
G D G
Mama, can you die from a broken heart?
B A G
Oh, a broken heart
Bridge: Maddie, Tae, Both:
B
Can your knees give out from prayin' so hard? (Prayin' so hard)
A
Can you go blind from crying in the dark? (In the dark)
G
Was it ever really real
G
If he don't feel like I feel?
Chorus: Both, Maddie:
D
How does he sleep at night?
G
Mama, the nerve of this guy
B A
To leave me so easy
G
Am I gonna be alright?
D
How does he sleep at night?
G
Mama, the nerve of this guy
B A
To leave me so easy
G
Am I gonna be alright?
G
I wanna kick myself for falling so hard
G D G
Mama, can you die from a broken heart?
B A G
A broken heart
Other versions of this song
- Die From A Broken Heart (Chords)
- Die From A Broken Heart (Ver2) (Chords)
- Die From A Broken Heart (Intro)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025