The Heart Of The Matter Tab by Don Henley

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

But I knew that it would come

An old true friend of ours

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was talkin' on the phone

She said you found someone

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?

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 again

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 anymore

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Oh these

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times are so uncertain

There's a yearning undefined

And

people filled with rage

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We all need a little tenderness

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How can love survive

in such a graceless age

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

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 changes

And my friends seem to scatter

But I think it's about forgiveness

Forgiveness

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

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,

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 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

So I'm thinking about forgiveness

Forgiveness

Even if, even if you don't love me

Forgiveness

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Forgiveness (Baby)

Forgiveness

Forgiveness

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Forgiveness

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Forgiveness

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Even if you don't love me anymore

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