A Matter Of Trust original guitar chords by
Billy Joel

1986Rock623 views

Key: D major•

Intro 1

One, two

One, two, three, four

D

D

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Bm7

Bm7

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D

D

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Bm7

Bm7

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Verse 1
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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Some love is just a lie   of the heart
D D 
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The cold remains
Bm7 Bm7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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of what began   with a passionate start
A A 
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And they may not want it to end
D D 
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But it will it's just a question of when
Bm7 Bm7 2
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I've lived long enough to have learned
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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The closer you get to the fire
F#m7 F#m7 2
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the more you get burned
A A 
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But that won't happen to us
D D 
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'Cause it's always been a matter of trust
Bm7 Bm7 2
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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Verse 2
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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Now I know you're an emotional girl
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It took a lot for you
Bm7 Bm7 2
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to not   lose your faith in this world
A A 
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But I can't offer you proof
D D 
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But you're going to face a moment of truth
Bm7 Bm7 2
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It's hard when you're always afraid
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You just recover
Bm7 Bm7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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when another belief is betrayed
A A 
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So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust

Bridge 1
G G 
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You can't go the distance
D/F# D/F# 
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With too    much resistance
Em7 Em7 
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A A 
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I know  you have doubts
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But for God's    sake don't shut me out
A A 
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Verse 3
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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This time you've got nothing to lose
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You can take it, you can leave it,
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whatever you choose
A A 
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I won't hold back anything
D D 
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And I'll walk away a fool or a king
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Some love is just a lie   of the mind
D D 
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It's make believe until
Bm7 Bm7 2
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it's only  a matter of time
A A 
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And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of

Solo 1

D

D

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Bm7

Bm7

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D

D

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Bm7

Bm7

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(trust)

F#m7

F#m7

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A

A

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Bridge 2

G

G

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I'm sure you're aware love

D/F#

D/F#

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We've both had our share of

Em7

Em7

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A

A

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Believing too long

Dmaj7

Dmaj7

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Gmaj7

Gmaj7

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A

A

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When the whole situation was wrong

Verse 4
D D 
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Some love is just a lie   of the soul
D D 
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A constant battle
Bm7 Bm7 2
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for the ultimate state of control
A A 
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After you've heard lie upon lie
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There can hardly be a question of why
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Some love is just a lie   of the heart
D D 
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The cold remains
Bm7 Bm7 2
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of what began   with a passionate start
A A 
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But that can't happen to us
'Cause it's always been a matter of

Outro 1
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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D D 
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(trust) It's a matter of trust
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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It's always been a matter of trust
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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D D 
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It's a matter of trust
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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'Cause it's always been
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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a matter of trust
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Bm7 F#m7 A G...

D
Bm7
F#m7
A
G
D/F#
Em7
Dmaj7
Gmaj7
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Chords

D
Bm7
F#m7
A
G
D/F#
Em7
Dmaj7
Gmaj7
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