The Heart Of The Matter Chords

D                           A
   I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear
             G
   But I knew that it would come
 D                              Asus             A
   An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone
                  G
   She said you'd found someone
                Asus4
   When I thought of all the bad luck, and the struggles we went through
           Gadd2(high)
   And how I lost me and you lost you
Asus4
   What are these voices outside love's open door
           Gadd2(high)                   Asus4             A
   Make us throw off our contentment and beg for something more
 
[Chorus]
 
 D                      A7sus               D/F#    G
   But I am learning to live without you now, but I miss you sometimes
 D                      Bm
   The more I know, the less I understand
           G                            Asus4     A
   All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
 D                                A7sus
   I've been tryin' to get down   to the heart of the matter
          D             Gadd2(high)
   But my will gets weak   and my  thoughts seem to scatter
                          D               Bm
   But I think it's about forgiveness,    forgiveness
   G                Asus4      A         D
   Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
 
(Interlude)
D  D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4  (2x)   Dsus4 (build up)
 
[Verse]
             D                                A
   How these times are so uncertain there's a yearning undefined
       G                              D
   And People filled with rage we all need a little tenderness
 A                         G
   How can love survive in such a graceless age
           Asus4
   Ahh the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
              Gadd2(high)
   They're the very things we kill, I guess
       Asus4
   But pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
          Gadd2(high)                        Asus4           A
   And the work I put between us you know it doesn't keep me warm
 
[Chorus]
 
 D                      A7sus           D/F#         G
   But I am learning to live without you now, but I miss you Baby
 D                      Bm
   The more I know, the less I understand
           G                            Asus4     A
   All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
 D                                A7sus
   I've been tryin' to get down   to the heart of the matter
                D        Gadd2(high)
   But everything changes   and my thoughts seem to scatter
                     D                    Bm
   But I think it's about forgiveness,    forgiveness
   G                Asus4     A          D
   Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
[Bridge]
                   C                    G /B
   There are people in your life who've come and gone
        Am7                         G/B
   They let you down you know they hurt your pride
 C                                      G/B
   Ya better put it all behind you baby,  cause life goes on
                Asus4                  A
   You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside baby
 
(Outro chorus)
 D                                     A7sus
   I've been tryin' to get down   to the heart of the matter
          D               Gadd2(high)
   But my will gets weak   and my thoughts seem to scatter
                     D                   Bm
   But I think it's about forgiveness,    forgiveness
   G                 Asus4        A
   Even if, even if   you don't love me  
 D                                A7sus
   I've been tryin' to get down   to the heart of the matter
            D                  Gadd2(high)
   But the flesh will get weak   and the ashes will scatter
                   D                     Bm
   So I’m thinking about forgiveness,    forgiveness
   G                Asus4        A               D
   Even if, even if you don't love me …………………………REPEAT]
 
 D                    A7sus
   (Forgiveness) Yeah   (forgiveness)Baby   
 D/F#                 G2
   (Forgiveness) Ohhh no  (forgiveness) hey yeah
 D               Bm                      G2       Asus4      A          D (hold)
   (Forgiveness) Ohhh    (forgiveness)   even if you don't love me anymore
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