The Heart of the Matter Don Henley
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of the Matter (Don Henley)<br/> Keywords: Don Henley<br/> Message-ID: <br/> Date: 16 Sep 93 17:53:15 GMT<br/> Sender: nobody@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU<br/> Organization: University of California, at Berkeley<br/> Lines: 165<br/> <br/> <br/> Intro Riff:<br/> <br/> E -2---2---0--2--0-3--|----------------|<br/> B -3---3---2--3--3-3--|----------------|<br/> G -2---2---3--2--2-2--|----------------|<br/> D -0---0---0--0--0-0--|----------------|<br/> A --------------------|----------------|<br/> E --------------------|----------------|<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . <br/> <br/> Intro Riff x 4<br/> <br/> Verse 1:<br/> D<br/> I got the call today<br/> A<br/> And I didn't want to hear<br/> G<br/> But I knew that it would come<br/> D <br/> An old true friend of ours<br/> A<br/> Was talking on the phone<br/> G<br/> She said you'd found someone<br/> <br/> A<br/> And I thought of all the bad luck<br/> A7<br/> And the struggles we went through<br/> G<br/> How I lost me, and you lost you<br/> A<br/> What are all these voices<br/> A7<br/> Outside love's open door<br/> G<br/> Make us throw off our contentment<br/> A<br/> And beg for something more<br/> <br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> D A/E Bm/F#<br/> I'm learning to live without you now<br/> G<br/> But I miss you sometimes<br/> D Bm<br/> The more I know, the less I understand<br/> G<br/> All the things I thought I knew<br/> A<br/> I'm learning again<br/> <br/> D<br/> I've been trying to get down<br/> A/E<br/> To the heart of the matter<br/> Bm/F#<br/> But my will gets weak<br/> G<br/> And my thoughts seem to scatter<br/> D<br/> But I think it's about<br/> Bm<br/> Forgiveness, Forgiveness<br/> G A<br/> Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore<br/> <br/> Intro Riff X2<br/> <br/> (same pattern as first verse):<br/> Ah these times are so uncertain<br/> There's a yearning undefined<br/> People filled with rage<br/> We all need a little tenderness<br/> How can love survive<br/> In such a graceless age<br/> Oh the trust and self-assurance<br/> That lead to happiness<br/> They're the very things we kill I guess<br/> Oh pride and competition<br/> Cannot fill these empty arms<br/> And the work I put between us<br/> You know it doesn't keep me warm<br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> I'm learning to live without you now<br/> But I miss you baby<br/> The more I know, the less I understand<br/> All the things I thought I figured out<br/> I have to learn again<br/> <br/> I've been trying to get down<br/> To the heart of the matter<br/> But everything changesgets weak<br/> And my friends seem to scatter<br/> But I think it's about<br/> Forgiveness, Forgiveness<br/> Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore<br/> <br/> (instead of riff 1, play 2 bars of D)<br/> <br/> Bridge:<br/> C<br/> There are people in your life<br/> G/B<br/> Who've come and gone<br/> Am<br/> They let you down<br/> G<br/> You know they hurt your pride<br/> C<br/> You better put it all behind you babe<br/> G/B<br/> 'Cuz life goes on<br/> A<br/> You keep carrying that anger<br/> <br/> It'll eat you up inside baby<br/> <br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> I've been trying to get down<br/> To the heart of the matter<br/> But my will gets weak<br/> And my thoughts seem to scatter<br/> But I think it's about<br/> Forgiveness, Forgiveness<br/> Even if, Even if you don't love me <br/> <br/> I've been trying to get down<br/> To the heart of the matter<br/> Because the flesh will get weak<br/> And the ashes will scatter<br/> But I think it's about<br/> Forgiveness, Forgiveness<br/> Even if, Even if you don't love me <br/> <br/> (follow pattern of chorus and fade out)<br/> <br/> Chords Used:<br/> D: xx0232<br/> A: x02220<br/> G: 320003<br/> A7: x02223 or x02020<br/> A/E: 002220<br/> Bm/F#: 224432<br/> Bm: x24432<br/> C: x32010<br/> G/B: x20003<br/> Am: x02210<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------------<br/> Sekhar Narayanaswami rsn@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu<br/> <br/> "I wanna find myself a girl<br/> Who can show me what laughter means<br/> And we'll fill in the missing colors<br/> In each others paint-by-number dreams" -- Jackson Browne<br/> <br/> "In my dreams I was drowning my sorrows<br/> But my sorrows they learned to swim" -- U2<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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