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[Intro]
 A  E  D  A  E  D
[verse 1]
Tell my heAart to stop beEating,  
Tell my mF#mind not to thDink,
Throw a stAone in the ocEean, 
And tell that stF#mone not to sDink,
[chorus]
Tell the woDrld to stop tuArning arEound
Tell the sDky not be so blAue oEo,
Tell the raDin to stop falAling dEown like teDars,
But don't mAe to stEop loving yDou,
Don't tell Ame to sEtop loving yAou,D  
[verse]
          A             E
Tell the past to be forgotten, 
Tell my lF#mife not to exDist,
Tell a proAmise made to bEe unspoken,
And my liF#mps not to havDe been kissed,
[chorus]
Tell the woDrld to stop tuArning arEound,
Tell the sDky not be so blAue oEo,
Tell the raDin to stop falAling dEown like teDars,
But don't mAe to stEop loving yDou,
Don't tell Ame to sEtop loving yAou,D  
[bridge]
DI can't do it EI can't stop, 
It's somAething that love has seEaled,
DOnly the broken heAarted know the wEay I feel, 
[chorus]
Tell the woDrld to stop tuArning arEound,
Tell the sDky not be so blAue oEo,
Tell the raDin to stop falAling dEown like teDars,
But don't mAe to stEop loving yDou,
Don't tell Ame to sEtop loving yAouD  

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The story behind the song

"Don't Tell Me" is a poignant ballad about the raw, undeniable pain of lost love. It captures the feeling that telling a heart to stop loving is as impossible as telling a stone not to sink, a sentiment only those who've known heartbreak truly understand. Written by Buddy and Julie Miller, Lee Ann Womack's emotionally heart-wrenching performance was released in 1999 on her album Some Things I Know. The song plays like an honest plea from a soul grappling with a love that refuses to die.

AI-written from these sources:Don't Tell Me (Lee Ann Womack song) — Wikipedia ↗Lee Ann Womack — Wikipedia ↗

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Dont Tell Me

by Lee Ann Womack

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F#m

[Intro]

A E D A E D

[verse 1]

A E

Tell my heart to stop beating,

F#m D

Tell my mind not to think,

A E

Throw a stone in the ocean,

F#m D

And tell that stone not to sink,

[chorus]

D A E

Tell the world to stop turning around

D A E

Tell the sky not be so blue oo,

D A E D

Tell the rain to stop falling down like tears,

A E D

But don't me to stop loving you,

A E A D

Don't tell me to stop loving you,

[verse]

A E

Tell the past to be forgotten,

F#m D

Tell my life not to exist,

A E

Tell a promise made to be unspoken,

F#m D

And my lips not to have been kissed,

[chorus]

D A E

Tell the world to stop turning around,

D A E

Tell the sky not be so blue oo,

D A E D

Tell the rain to stop falling down like tears,

A E D

But don't me to stop loving you,

A E A D

Don't tell me to stop loving you,

[bridge]

D E

I can't do it I can't stop,

A E

It's something that love has sealed,

D A E

Only the broken hearted know the way I feel,

[chorus]

D A E

Tell the world to stop turning around,

D A E

Tell the sky not be so blue oo,

D A E D

Tell the rain to stop falling down like tears,

A E D

But don't me to stop loving you,

A E A D

Don't tell me to stop loving you

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