The Heart Of The Matter chords by Don Henley
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear
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But I knew that it would come
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An old true friend of ours
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was talkin' on the phone
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She said you found someone
Pre-chorus 1
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And I thought of all the bad luck,
And the struggles we went through
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And how I lost me and you lost you
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What are these voices
outside love's open door
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Make us throw off our contentment
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And beg for something more?
Chorus 1
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Em
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I'm learning to live without you now
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But I miss you sometimes
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Bm
The more I know, the less I understand
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All the things I thought I knew,
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I'm learning again
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I've been trying to get down
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to the Heart of the Matter
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But my will gets weak
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And my thoughts seem to scatter
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But I think it's about forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Oh these times are so uncertain
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There's a yearning undefined
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And people filled with rage
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We all need a little tenderness
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How can love survive
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in such a graceless age
Pre-chorus 2
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The trust and self-assurance
that lead to happiness
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They're the very things we kill, I guess
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Pride and competition
cannot fill these empty arms
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And the work I put between us,
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You know it doesn't keep me warm
Chorus 2
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Em
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I'm learning to live without you now
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But I miss you, baby
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Bm
The more I know, the less I understand
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All the things I thought I figured out,
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I have to learn again
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I've been trying to get down
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to the Heart of the Matter
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But everything changes
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And my friends seem to scatter
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But I think it's about forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
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Bridge 1
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There are people in your life
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who've come and gone
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They let you down,
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you know they hurt your pride
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You better put it all behind you, baby,
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'cause life goes on
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You keep carrying that anger,
Chorus 3
it'll eat you up inside, baby
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I've been trying to get down
Em
to the Heart of the Matter
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But my will gets weak
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And my thoughts seem to scatter
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But I think it's about forgiveness
Bm
Forgiveness
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A
Even if, even if you don't love me
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I've been trying to get down
Em
to the Heart of the Matter
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Because the flesh will get weak
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And the ashes will scatter
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So I'm thinking about forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Even if, even if you don't love me
Outro 1
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Forgiveness
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Forgiveness (Baby)
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Forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Even if you don't love me anymore
[Repeat and Fade]
The Heart Of The Matter
Don Henley
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