The Heart Of The Matter keyboard

The Heart Of The Matter

• C

The Heart Of The Matter by Megan Hilty (original by Don Henley)
Album: It Happens All The Time
Track 9
2013


Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret


Chords:

C:        x32010
Csus2:    x30013
Csus4:    x33010
G:        320003 or 320033
F:        x33211 or 133211
Dm:       xx0231
Am:       x00210
Bb:       x13331


  Intro:    C  C  Csus2  C  Csus2  Csus4  x 2


 Verse:
C                           G
 I got a call today that I didn't wanna hear
         F
 But I knew that it would come
C                                G
 An old true friend of ours was talking on the phone
       F
 She said you found someone


 Pre-Chorus:
          G
 And I thought of all the bad luck and struggles we went through
     F
 How I lost me and you lost you
G
 What are all these voices outside love's opened door
            F                             G
 Because through off our contentment and beg for something more


 Chorus:
C                Dm                C
 I'm learning to live without you now
        F
 But I miss you sometimes
C                      Am
 The more I know, the less I understand 
           F
 All the things I thought I knew
      G
 I'm learning again
C
 I've been trying to get down 
Dm
 To the heart of the matter 
         C            F
 But my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter
                    C              Am
 But I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness
 F                 G                    C  C  Csus2  C  Csus2  Csus4
 Even if, even if you don't love me anymore


 C  C  Csus2  C  Csus2  Csus4


 Verse:
            C
 All these times are so uncertain
              G
 Though the yearning undefined
  F
 People filled with rage
          C
 We all need a little tenderness 
  G                               F
 How can love survive in such a graceless age


 Pre-Chorus:
       G
 The trust in self-assurance that lead to happiness 
            F
 There the very things we kill I guess
   G
 Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms 
          F                                   G
 And the work I put between us, you know it doesn't keep me warm


 Chorus:
C                Dm                C
 I'm learning to live without you now
        F
 But I miss you baby
C                      Am
 The more I know, the less I understand 
           F
 All the things I thought I figured out
    G
 I have to learn again
C
 I've been trying to get down 
Dm
 To the heart of the matter 
     C                           F
 But everything changes and my friends seem to scatter
                    C              Am
 And I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness
 F                 G                    C 
 Even if, even if you don't love me anymore


 Bridge:
            Bb                     F
 There are people in your life who've come and go
      Am                     F
 They let you down and they hurt your pride
Bb                                    F
 Better put it all behind you 'cause life goes on
       G
 Keep carrying that anger, it will eat you up inside


Chorus:
C                Dm                C
 I'm learning to live without you now
        F
 But I miss you sometimes
C                      Am
 The more I know, the less I understand 
 F                 G                    C 
 Even if, even if you don't love me anymore


 End on C

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