Chords for Don Henley - The Heart Of The Matter (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
88.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] I got the call today, [A] didn't want to hear, [G] but I knew that it would come.
[D]
An old true friend of [A] ours was talking on the phone, [G] she said she'd found someone.
[F#m]
[D] And I thought of all the bad luck and the struggles we went through, [G] and how I lost me, and you lost you.
[D] What are these voices outside [A] love's open [D] door?
[G] Make us throw up our containment [A] and beg for something [D]
more.
But I'm hurting to [Em] leave without you [D] now.
[G] But I miss you sometimes,
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I knew, [B] I'm learning [A] again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
[G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
[A]
[D] All these times are so uncertain, [A] there's a yearning undefined, [G] and people filled with rage.
[D]
We all need a little tenderness, [A] how can love survive [G] in such a graceless age?
[D] And all the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
[G] they're the very things we kill, I guess.
[A] Our pride and [Dm] competition cannot fill [A] these empty [Dm] arms,
[G] and the work I've put between us, [A] you know it doesn't keep me warm.
[D] I'm hurting [Em] to leave without you [D] now.
[G] But I miss you, baby,
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I figured out, [B] I [A] have to learn again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but everything changes.
[G] And my friends seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
[Bm] Forgiveness, forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
There [C] are people in your life [G] who've come and gone, [Am] they let you down.
[Bm] You know they hurt your [G] pride, [C] you better put it all behind [G] you, baby, cause life goes on.
[A] You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, [D] baby.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
[G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] forgiveness, [G] even if, even [D] if [A] you don't love [D] me.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but because the flesh will get weak.
[G] And the ashes will scatter, so [D] I'm thinking about forgiveness.
[Bm] Forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love [D] me.
[Em] Forgive me, [D] baby.
Forgive me, [G]
[D] forgive [Bm] me.
Forgive [G] me, even if [A] you don't love me [D] anymore.
Forgive me, [Em] forgive me.
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] I got the call today, [A] didn't want to hear, [G] but I knew that it would come.
[D]
An old true friend of [A] ours was talking on the phone, [G] she said she'd found someone.
[F#m]
[D] And I thought of all the bad luck and the struggles we went through, [G] and how I lost me, and you lost you.
[D] What are these voices outside [A] love's open [D] door?
[G] Make us throw up our containment [A] and beg for something [D]
more.
But I'm hurting to [Em] leave without you [D] now.
[G] But I miss you sometimes,
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I knew, [B] I'm learning [A] again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
[G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
[A]
[D] All these times are so uncertain, [A] there's a yearning undefined, [G] and people filled with rage.
[D]
We all need a little tenderness, [A] how can love survive [G] in such a graceless age?
[D] And all the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
[G] they're the very things we kill, I guess.
[A] Our pride and [Dm] competition cannot fill [A] these empty [Dm] arms,
[G] and the work I've put between us, [A] you know it doesn't keep me warm.
[D] I'm hurting [Em] to leave without you [D] now.
[G] But I miss you, baby,
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I figured out, [B] I [A] have to learn again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but everything changes.
[G] And my friends seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
[Bm] Forgiveness, forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
There [C] are people in your life [G] who've come and gone, [Am] they let you down.
[Bm] You know they hurt your [G] pride, [C] you better put it all behind [G] you, baby, cause life goes on.
[A] You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, [D] baby.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
[G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] forgiveness, [G] even if, even [D] if [A] you don't love [D] me.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but because the flesh will get weak.
[G] And the ashes will scatter, so [D] I'm thinking about forgiveness.
[Bm] Forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love [D] me.
[Em] Forgive me, [D] baby.
Forgive me, [G]
[D] forgive [Bm] me.
Forgive [G] me, even if [A] you don't love me [D] anymore.
Forgive me, [Em] forgive me.
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] I got the call today, [A] didn't want to hear, [G] but I knew that it would come.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
An old true friend of [A] ours was talking on the phone, [G] she said she'd found someone.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[D] And I thought of all the bad luck and the struggles we went through, [G] and how I lost me, and you lost you. _
[D] What are these voices outside [A] love's open [D] door?
[G] Make us throw up our containment [A] and beg for something [D]
more.
But I'm hurting to [Em] leave without you [D] now.
_ _ [G] But I miss you sometimes, _
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I knew, [B] I'm learning [A] again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
_ [G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] _ _ forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ All these times are so uncertain, [A] there's a yearning undefined, [G] and people filled with rage.
_ _ _ [D]
We all need a little tenderness, [A] how can love survive [G] in such a graceless age?
_ _ [D] And all the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
[G] they're the very things we kill, I guess.
[A] Our pride and [Dm] competition cannot fill [A] these empty [Dm] arms,
[G] and the work I've put between us, [A] you know it doesn't keep me warm.
[D] _ I'm hurting [Em] to leave without you [D] now.
_ [G] But I miss you, baby, _
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I figured out, [B] I [A] have to learn again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but everything changes.
[G] And my friends seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
_ _ [Bm] Forgiveness, forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
_ _ _ _ There [C] are people in your life [G] who've come and gone, [Am] they let you down.
[Bm] You know they hurt your [G] pride, [C] you better put it all behind [G] you, baby, cause life goes on.
[A] You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, [D] baby.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
_ [G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] _ _ forgiveness, [G] even if, even [D] if [A] you don't love [D] me.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but because the flesh will get weak.
[G] And the ashes will scatter, so [D] I'm thinking about forgiveness.
_ [Bm] _ Forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love [D] me.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ Forgive me, [D] baby.
_ Forgive me, [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ forgive [Bm] me.
_ Forgive [G] me, even if [A] you don't love me [D] anymore.
Forgive me, [Em] _ _ forgive me.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] I got the call today, [A] didn't want to hear, [G] but I knew that it would come.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
An old true friend of [A] ours was talking on the phone, [G] she said she'd found someone.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[D] And I thought of all the bad luck and the struggles we went through, [G] and how I lost me, and you lost you. _
[D] What are these voices outside [A] love's open [D] door?
[G] Make us throw up our containment [A] and beg for something [D]
more.
But I'm hurting to [Em] leave without you [D] now.
_ _ [G] But I miss you sometimes, _
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I knew, [B] I'm learning [A] again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
_ [G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] _ _ forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ All these times are so uncertain, [A] there's a yearning undefined, [G] and people filled with rage.
_ _ _ [D]
We all need a little tenderness, [A] how can love survive [G] in such a graceless age?
_ _ [D] And all the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
[G] they're the very things we kill, I guess.
[A] Our pride and [Dm] competition cannot fill [A] these empty [Dm] arms,
[G] and the work I've put between us, [A] you know it doesn't keep me warm.
[D] _ I'm hurting [Em] to leave without you [D] now.
_ [G] But I miss you, baby, _
[D] and the more I know, [Bm] the less I understand.
[G] All the things I thought I figured out, [B] I [A] have to learn again.
[D] I've been trying to get down [Em] to the heart of the matter, [D] but everything changes.
[G] And my friends seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
_ _ [Bm] Forgiveness, forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love me [D] anymore.
_ _ _ _ There [C] are people in your life [G] who've come and gone, [Am] they let you down.
[Bm] You know they hurt your [G] pride, [C] you better put it all behind [G] you, baby, cause life goes on.
[A] You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, [D] baby.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but my will gets weak.
_ [G] And my thoughts seem to scatter, but I [D] think it's a cloud.
Forgiveness, [Bm] _ _ forgiveness, [G] even if, even [D] if [A] you don't love [D] me.
I've been trying to get [Em] down to the heart of the matter, [D] but because the flesh will get weak.
[G] And the ashes will scatter, so [D] I'm thinking about forgiveness.
_ [Bm] _ Forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if you don't love [D] me.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ Forgive me, [D] baby.
_ Forgive me, [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ forgive [Bm] me.
_ Forgive [G] me, even if [A] you don't love me [D] anymore.
Forgive me, [Em] _ _ forgive me.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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