The Heart of the Matter Don Henley
Song rocks in the key of D.
Chords used:
D: xx0232
Asus4: x02230
G: 320033
Em7: 022033
D/F#: 2x0232
G/B: x20033
Cadd9: x32033
Intro Riff:
E -2---2---0--2--0-3--|----------------| B -3---3---2--3--3-3--|----------------| G -2---2---3--2--2-2--|----------------| D -0---0---0--0--0-0--|----------------| A -----------------0--|----------------| E --------------------|----------------|
[D] [A7sus4]
Intro Riff x 4
Verse 1:
[D]I got the call today
And I [Asus4]didn't want to hear
But I [G]knew that it would come
[D]An old true friend of ours
Was [Asus4]talking on the phone
She said you'd [G]found someone
And I [Asus4]thought of all the bad luck
And the struggles we went through
How [G]I lost me, and you lost you
[Asus4]What are all these voices
Outside love's open door
Make us [G]throw off our contentment
And [Asus4]beg for something more
Chorus:
[D]I'm learning to [Em7]live without you[D/F#] now
But I [G]miss you sometimes
[Asus4]The more I know, the le[G/B]ss I understand
All the [G]things I thought I knew
I'm [Asus4]learning again
[D]I've been trying to get down
[Em7]To the heart of the matter
But my [D/F#]will gets weak
[G]And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's [Asus4]about
Forgiveness, [G/B]Forgiveness
[G]Even if, Even if [Asus4]you don't love me anymore
Intro Riff X2
(same pattern as first verse):
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
Chorus:
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 changesgets weak
And my friends seem to scatter
But I think it's about
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore
(instead of riff 1, play 2 bars of D)
Bridge:
There are [Cadd9]people in your life
[G/B]Who've come and gone
They [Asus4]let you down
You know they [G/B]hurt your pride
[Cadd9]You better put it all behind you babe
'Cuz [G/B]life goes on
You keep [Asus4]carrying that anger
It'll eat[Asus4] you up inside baby
Chorus:
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
But I think it's about
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Even if, Even if you don't love me
(follow pattern of chorus and fade out)
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