The Heart Of The Matter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Asus4][D][Asus4][A]
[D][Asus4][D][Asus4]

[Verse 1]
[D]I got the call today,
I [A]didn't wanna hear
But I [G]knew that it would [Asus4]come
[D]An old true friend of ours was
[A]talkin' on the phone
She said [G]you found someone
[Asus4]And I thought of all the bad luck
And the struggles we went through
And how [G]I lost me
And you lost you
[Asus4]What are these voices outside
love's open door
Make us [G]throw off our contentment
And [Asus4]beg for something more?

[Verse 2]
[D]But I'm learning to liv[Em]e without you now[D]
But I [G]miss you [Asus4]sometimes
The [D]more [Asus4]I know, the l[Bm]ess I understand
All the [G]things I thought I knew
I'm [Asus4]learning [A]again

[Verse 3]
[D]I've been tryin' to get down
[Em]To the heart of the matter
But my [D]will gets weak
[G]And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's [Asus4]about
[D]For[Asus4] giveness[Bm], forgiveness
[G]Even if, even if
[Asus4]You don't love [A]me anymore
[D][Asus4][D][Asus4]

[Verse 4]
Ah,
these [D]times are so uncertain
There's a [A]yearning undefined
And [G]people filled with rage
We all [D]need a little tenderness
[A]How can love survive
In [G]such a graceless age?
Ah, the [Asus4]trust and self- assurance
That lead to happiness
They're the [G]very things
We kill, I guess
Oh, [Asus4]pride and competition
Cannot fill these empty arms
And the [G]work I put between us
You know it [Asus4]doesn't keep me w[A]arm[D]

[Verse 5]
I'm learning to [Em]live
without you [D]now
But I mis[G]s you, baby
[Asus4]And the more I kn[D]ow,
[Asus4]the less [Bm]I understand
All the [G]things I thought I figured out
I [Asus4]have to learn agai[A]n

[Verse 6]
[D]I've been tryin' to get down
[Em]To the heart of the matter
[D]But everything changes
[G]And my friends seem to scatter
But I think it's [Asus4]about
[D]Forgiv[Asus4]eness, for[Bm]giveness
[G]Even if, even if
[Asus4]You don't love [A]me anymore
[D]

[Verse 7]
There are [C]people in your life
[G]Who've come and gone
They [Am]let you down
You know they [G]hurt your pride
[C]You better put it all behind you, baby
[G]Cause life goes on
[Bm]You keep carry[Asus4]in' that anger
[A]It'll eat you up inside, baby

[Verse 8]
[D]I've been tryin' to get down
[Em]To the heart of the matter
But my [D]will gets weak
[G]And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's [Asus4]about[D]
Forgive[Asus4]ness, for[Bm]giveness
[G]Even if, even if
[Asus4]You don't love [A]me

[Verse 9]
[D]I've been tryin' to get down
[Em]To the heart of the matter
Because the [D]flesh will get weak
[G]And the ashes will scatter
So I'm thinkin' [Asus4]about
[D]Forgivenes[Asus4]s, forgiv[Bm]eness
[G]Even if, even if
[Asus4]You don't love me[A][D]

[Verse 10]
[Em]Forgiveness [D](Yeah)
[G]Forgiveness [Asus4](Baby)[D]
[Asus4]For given[A]ess (Oh, [Bm]oh)
Forgiveness (Ah, yeah)
Forgiveness (Oh)
[G]Forgiveness
Even if
[Asus4]You don't love [A]me anymore
[D]For[Em]giveness (Oh[D])
[G]Forgiveness (Ahh, yeah)
Forgiveness
Forgiveness

[Outro 1]
(Heyy, yeah)
[Asus4][D][Bm][G]