IT AIN'T KILLED ME YET
Eric Church
Donnie Evetts Band Version
Key: D
Time: 4/4
INTRO
D Pedal Lick
Start holding a D chord.
Lift the index finger so the high E string is open.
Pick A string down:
Open A
Open D
Open G
B string 3rd fret
High E string 2nd fret
Strike that once, then hammer the G string 2nd fret to land back on the D chord.
Hit the D chord twice.
Repeat.
Finish the movement with:
Cadd9 → G
That sequence = 1 pass
INTRO PASSES
Pass 1–2
Guitars only
Pass 3
Drums punch the 1
Pass 4
Drums begin building energy
Pass 5–8
Full band groove
Lyrics enter after 8 passes
CHORD REFERENCE FOR ONE PASS
D (pedal lick)
Cadd9
G
NASHVILLE NUMBER CHART
Key: D
1 = D
4 = G
5 = A
♭7 = C
♭3 = F
♭6 = Bb
INTRO
1 (pedal lick)
♭7add9
4
VERSE
1
1
1 ♭7
4 1
1
1 ♭7
4 1
PRE CHORUS
♭3 4
♭6 ♭7
CHORUS
5 1 4 1
5 1 4
5 1
4 1
5 1 4
1
SOLO
Same as chorus
OUTRO
NC
1 ♭7 4 1
IT AIN'T KILLED ME YET
Eric Church
Key: D
Time: 4/4
STRUCTURE
INTRO
VERSE 1
PRE CHORUS
CHORUS
VERSE 2
PRE CHORUS
CHORUS
SOLO
CHORUS
OUTRO
CHORD CHART
INTRO
D (pedal lick)
Cadd9
G
(1 pass = lick → Cadd9 → G)
8 passes total
VERSE
D
D
D C
G D
D
D C
G D
PRE CHORUS
F G
Bb C
CHORUS
A D G D
A D G
A D
G D
A D G
D
VERSE 2
D
D
D C
G D
D
D C
G D
PRE CHORUS
F G
Bb C
CHORUS
A D G D
A D G
A D
G D
A D G
SOLO
Repeat Chorus progression
CHORUS
A D G D
A D G
A D
G D
A D G
OUTRO
NC
D C G D
Workin' all this overtime is good at keepin' me occupied
Hell with the stress
It ain't killed me yet
Doctor says I gotta quit
Get on the wagon and off of them damn cigarettes
But they ain't killed me yet
Doc you probably wonder why I don't care
Why I don't change, why I ain't scared
-'Cause I thought her leavin'
-Would stop my heart from beatin'
And gettin' over her would be my death
-It hurts every night when she dances through my mind
-I still feel the sting of loneliness
But it ain't killed me yet
She turned this house into a tomb
Ghosts rattle in every room, they're doin' their best
But they ain't killed me yet
So I lean on the bottle more every night
I'm probably past the point where I should give it a rest
But it ain't killed me yet
No I ain't sayin' I'll never die
But till I do, I'm on borrowed time
-'Cause I thought her leavin'
-Would stop my heart from beatin'
And gettin' over her would be my death
-It hurts every night when she dances through my mind
-I still feel the sting of loneliness
But it ain't killed me yet, it ain't killed me yet
-It hurts every night when she dances through my mind
-I still feel the sting of loneliness
But it ain't killed me yet