#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Heart of the Matter chords Don Henley D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 4x D A I got the call today, that I didn t wanna’ hear G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then D chord But I knew that it would come D A Old true friend of ours was talking on the phone G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then A chord She said you found someone A And I thought of all the bad luck, A7 And struggles we went through G How I lost me and you lost you A A7 What are these voices outside loves open door G Make us throw of our contentment A And beg for something more? D G Bm I m learning to live without you now G But I miss you sometimes D Bm And the more I know, less I understand G A All the things I thought I knew, I m learning again D I ve been trying to get down Bm To the heart of the matter G But my will gets weak And my thoughts seem to scatter D So I think it s about forgiveness Bm Forgiveness G A D Even if, even if you don t love me anymore D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 2x D All these times are so uncertain A Though the yearning undefined G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then D chord And then people filled with rage D We all need a little tenderness A G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then A How can love survive in such a graceless age? A A7 A The trust and self-assurance that leads to happiness G There the very things we kill, I guess A A7 Our pride and competition A Can not fill these empty arms G And the work I put between us A You know it doesn t keep me warm D G Bm I m learning to live without you now G But I miss you baby D Bm And the more I know, less I understand G All the things I thought I figured out A I have to learn again D I ve been trying to get down Bm To the heart of the matter G But everything changes And my friends seem to scatter D So I think it s about forgiveness Bm Forgiveness G A D Even if, even if, you don t love me anymore C G There are people in your life, who ve come and gone Am G They let you down, you know they hurt your pride C G You better put it all behind you baby; coz life goes on A A7 You keep carrying that anger, it will eat you up inside, baby D I ve been trying to get down Bm To the heart of the matter G But my will gets weak And my thoughts seem to scatter D So I think it s about forgiveness Bm Forgiveness G A D Even if, even if you don t love me anymore D I ve been trying to get down Bm To the heart of the matter G But my will gets weak And my ashes seem to scatter D So I think it s about forgiveness Bm Forgiveness G A D Even if, even if you don t love me Forgiveness Bm Forgiveness baby D Forgiveness Bm Forgiveness D Forgiveness G A D Even if, even if, you don t love me anymore * D string single notes: G,F#,E,open D chord (D string, single notes) Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/