The Heart Of The Matter
The Heart Of The Matter

The Heart Of The Matter easy guitar chords by Don Henley

1989•Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Fret 7

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I 
    got 
    the 
    call 
    today, 
    I 
    didn't 
    wanna 
    hear 

    But 
    I 
    knew 
    that 
    it 
    would 
    come 

    An 
    old 
    true 
    friend 
    of 
    ours 

    was 
    talkin' 
    on 
    the 
    phone 

    She 
    said 
    you 
    found 
    someone 

    Pre-chorus 1
    And 
    I 
    thought 
    of 
    all 
    the 
    bad 
    luck, 

    And 
    the 
    struggles 
    we 
    went 
    through 

    And 
    how 
    I 
    lost 
    me 
    and 
    you 
    lost 
    you 

    What 
    are 
    these 
    voices 

    outside 
    love's 
    open 
    door 

    Make 
    us 
    throw 
    off 
    our 
    contentment 

    And 
    beg 
    for 
    something 
    more? 

    Chorus 1
    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 
    a
    gain 

    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 
    a
    bout 
    forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 

    Even 
    if, 
    even 
    if 
    you 
    don't 
    love 
    me 
    anymore 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 2
    Oh 
    these 
    times 
    are 
    so 
    uncertain 

    There's 
    a 
    yearning 
    undefined 

    And 
    people filled 
    with rage 

    We all 
    need 
    a 
    little 
    tenderness 

    How 
    can 
    love 
    survive 

    in 
    such a 
    graceless age 

    Pre-chorus 2
    The 
    trust 
    and 
    self-assurance 

    that 
    lead 
    to 
    happiness 

    They're 
    the 
    very 
    things 
    we 
    kill, 
    I 
    guess 

    Pride 
    and 
    competition 

    cannot 
    fill 
    these 
    empty 
    arms 

    And 
    the 
    work 
    I 
    put 
    between 
    us, 

    You 
    know 
    it 
    doesn't 
    keep 
    me 
    warm 

    Chorus 2
    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 
    a
    gain 

    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 
    a
    bout 
    forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 

    Even 
    if, 
    even 
    if 
    you 
    don't 
    love 
    me 
    anymore 


    Bridge 1
    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, 
    baby, 

    'cause 
    life 
    goes 
    on 

    You 
    keep 
    carrying 
    that 
    anger, 

    Chorus 3
    it'll 
    eat 
    you 
    up 
    inside, 
    baby 

    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 
    a
    bout 
    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 
    a
    bout 
    forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 

    Even 
    if, 
    even 
    if 
    you 
    don't 
    love 
    me 

    Outro 1
    Forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 
    (Baby) 

    Forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 

    Forgiveness 

    Even 
    if 
    you 
    don't 
    love 
    me 
    anymore 

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