A      D      A                  D      A
Oh it's choking me to death, I can hardly get my breath
        D                  A                             E
And the tears that keep on falling can't show the pain I feel
      A         D     A                  D       A
Every day that passes by is just one more way to die
     D                A             E                  A
Oh I know that I'd be gone now if a broken heart could kill

[Chorus]
    E                              D                A
Why didn't you just take a gun and shoot me where I stood
    D                  A          E
And put an end to this misery for good
        A     D         A                   D    A 
But you know, I'm still alive and somehow I will survive
         D            A        D           E                  A
But Lord knows I'd be cold and still, If a broken heart could kill

[Chorus]
    E                              D                A
Why didn't you just take a gun and shoot me where I stood
    D                  A          E
And put an end to this misery for good
        A       D          A                  D     A 
But you know,   I'm still alive and somehow I will survive
         D            A        D            E                  A
But Lord knows I'd be cold and still, If a broken heart could kill