ARTIST: Don Henley
TITLE: Heart of the Matter
Lyrics and Chords
Intro: / D - Dsus2-D-Dsus2-Dsus4 Dsus4 - / / / /
I got the call today, and I didn't want to hear
But I knew that it would come
An old true friend of ours was talking on the phone
She said you'd found someone
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And I thought of all the bad luck and the struggles we went through
How I lost me, and you lost you
What are all these voices outside love's open door
Make us throw off our contentment and beg for something more
/ A - A7 - / G - - - / A - A7 / G - A - /
I'm learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
/ D - A - Bm - / G - / D - Bm - / G - A - /
I've been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
/ D - / A - / Bm - / G - / D - / Bm - / G - A - / Intro
Ah these times are so uncertain, there's a yearning undefined
People filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness, how can love survive
In such a graceless age
Oh the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They're the very things we kill I guess
Oh pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
And the work I put between us, you know it doesn't keep me warm
I'm learning to live without you now
But I miss you baby
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
I've been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But everything changes
And my friends seem to scatter
But I think it's about
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
{Bridge}
There are people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you babe, 'cause life goes on
You keep carrying that anger
It'll eat you up inside baby
/ C - G - / Am - G - / 1st / A - / /
I've been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me
I've been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
Because the flesh will get weak
And the ashes will scatter
So I'm thinking about
Forgiveness, forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me
Forgiveness, forgiveness (3x)
Even if, even if you don't love me any more
/ D - Bm - / / / G - A - / Intro
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