Heart Of The Matter Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 4x

I got the Dcall today, that I Adidn t wanna’ hear

G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then D chord

But I knew that it would come

DOld true friend of ours was Atalking on the phone

G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then A chord

She said you found someone

And I Athought of all the bad luck,

And A7struggles we went through

How GI lost me and you lost you

AWhat are these voices outA7side loves open door

Make us Gthrow of our contentment

And Abeg for something more?

DI m learning to Glive without you Bmnow

But I Gmiss you sometimes

And the Dmore I know, Bmless I understand

All the Gthings I thought I knew, I m Alearning again

DI ve been trying to get down

BmTo the heart of the matter

But my Gwill gets weak

And my thoughts seem to scatter

So I think it s about Dforgiveness

BmForgiveness

GEven if, even if Ayou don t love me anyDmore

D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 2x

All these Dtimes are so uncertain

Though the Ayearning undefined

G D string 5th fret, 4th fret, 2nd fret, open, then D chord

And then people filled with rage

DWe 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?

AThe trust and self-A7assurance that Aleads to happiness

There the Gvery things we kill, I guess

Our Apride and compeA7tition

Can not Afill these empty arms

And the Gwork I put between us

You know it Adoesn t keep me warm

DI m learning to Glive without you Bmnow

But I Gmiss you baby

And the Dmore I know, Bmless I understand

All the Gthings I thought I figured out

I Ahave to learn again

DI ve been trying to get down

BmTo the heart of the matter

GBut everything changes

And my friends seem to scatter

So I think it s about forDgiveness

ForBmgiveness

GEven if, even if, Ayou don t love me anyDmore

There are Cpeople in your life, Gwho ve come and gone

They Amlet you down, you know they Ghurt your pride

CYou better put it all behind you baby; coz Glife goes on

You keep Acarrying that anger, it will eat you up inA7side, baby

DI ve been trying to get down

BmTo the heart of the matter

But my Gwill gets weak

And my thoughts seem to scatter

So I think it s about forDgiveness

ForBmgiveness

GEven if, even if Ayou don t love me anyDmore

DI ve been trying to get down

BmTo the heart of the matter

GBut my will gets weak

And my ashes seem to scatter

So I think it s about forDgiveness

ForBmgiveness

GEven if, even if Ayou don t love me DForgiveness

ForBmgiveness baby

ForDgiveness

ForBmgiveness

ForDgiveness

GEven if, even if, Ayou don t love me anyDmore

* D string single notes:

G,F♯,E,open D chord (D string, single notes)