The Heart Of The Matter chords by Don Henley

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Flyinglibra51

Tuning: Standard tuning


Heart of the Matter
Don Henley


E MajorE -2---2---0---2---0---3--|
BB -3---3---2---3---3---3--|
G+G -2---2---3---2---2---2--|
D MajorD -0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A augmentedA ------------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------|
Intro Riff x 4

E------------------|
B------------------|
G--0---------------| Fill
D------4---2---0---|
A-----------------0|
E------------------|

Verse 1

D MajorD
I got the call today
   A augmentedA
And I didn't want to hear
   G+G
But I knew that it would come

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B------------------|
G--0---------------| Fill
D------4---2---0---|
A-----------------0|
E------------------|

D MajorD
An old true friend of ours
  A augmentedA
Was talking on the phone
        G+G
She said you'd found someone

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B------------------|
G--0---------------| Fill
D------4---2---0---|
A-----------------0|
E------------------|

Verse 2

   A augmentedA
And I thought of all the bad luck

And the struggles we went through
  G+G
How I lost me and you lost you
A augmentedA
 What are all these voices

Outside love's open door
     G+G
Makes us throw off our contentment
  A augmentedA         Asus4Asus4
And beg for something more

Pre-Chorus

D MajorD        E minorEm        B minorBm
I'm learning to live without you now
   G+G
But I miss you sometimes
D MajorD          B minorBm
The more I know the less I understand
    G+G
All the things I thought I knew
  A augmentedA       A7A7
I'm learning again

Chorus

D MajorD
I've been trying to get down
E minorEm
To the heart of the matter
    B minorBm
But my will gets weak
G+G
And my thoughts seem to scatter
         D MajorD
But I think it's about
      B minorBm
Forgiveness   Forgiveness
G+G        A augmentedA          D MajorD
Even if Even if you don't love me anymore

E MajorE -2---2---0---2---0---3--|
BB -3---3---2---3---3---3--|
G+G -2---2---3---2---2---2--|
D MajorD -0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A augmentedA ------------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------|

E MajorE -2---2---0---2---0---3--|
BB -3---3---2---3---3---3--|
G+G -2---2---3---2---2---2--|
D MajorD -0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A augmentedA ------------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------|

Verse 3

A augmentedA     D MajorD
Ahh' these times are so uncertain
     A augmentedA
There's a yearning undefined
  G+G
And people filled with rage

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B------------------|
G--0---------------| Fill
D------4---2---0---|
A-----------------0|
E------------------|


    D MajorD
We all need a little tenderness
A augmentedA
How can love survive
  G+G
In such a graceless age

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B------------------|
G--0---------------| Fill
D------4---2---0---|
A-----------------0|
E------------------|

     A augmentedA
Ahh' the trust and self-assurance

That lead to happiness
      G+G
They're the very things we kill I guess
   A augmentedA
Ahh' pride and competition

Cannot fill these empty arms
    G+G
And the work I put between us
      A augmentedA        A7A7  D MajorD
You know it doesn't keep me warm


Pre-Chorus

        E minorEm        B minorBm
I'm learning to live without you now
   G+G
But I miss you baby
 D MajorD         B minorBm
The more I know the less I understand
    G+G
All the things I thought I figured out
 A augmentedA       A7A7
I have to learn again

Chorus

D MajorD               E minorEm
 I've been trying to get down

To the heart of the matter
  D MajorD         G+G
But everything changes

And my friends seem to scatter
         D MajorD
But I think it's about
      B minorBm
Forgiveness   Forgiveness
G+G        A augmentedA     Asus4Asus4   D MajorD
Even if Even if you don't love me anymore


Bridge

     C majorC
There are people in your life
G/BG/B
Who've come and gone
   A minorAm
They let you down
       G+G
You know they hurt your pride
C majorC
You better put it all behind you babe
G/BG/B
'Cuz life goes on
     A augmentedA
You keep carrying that anger
   Asus4Asus4
It'll eat you up inside baby

Chorus

D MajorD
I've been trying to get down
E minorEm
To the heart of the matter
    D MajorD       G+G
But my will gets weak

And my thoughts seem to scatter
         D MajorD
But I think it's about
       B minorBm
Forgiveness   Forgiveness
G+G          A augmentedA     Asus4Asus4
Even if  Even if  you don't love me

Outro

D MajorD
I've been trying to get down
E minorEm
To the heart of the matter
      D MajorD
Because the flesh will get weak
    G+G
And the ashes will scatter
        D MajorD
So I'm thinkin' about
       B minorBm
Forgiveness    Forgiveness
G+G          A augmentedA     A7A7   D MajorD
Even if  Even if  you don't love me
          E minorEm
Forgiveness  heyyy  Forgiveness
   D MajorD          G+G         D MajorD
Baby  Forgiveness  Ahhh  Forgiveness Ahhh
         B minorBm       G+G
Forgiveness uhhh  Forgiveness
      A augmentedA     Asus4Asus4   D MajorD
Even if  you don't love me anymore
          E minorEm       G+G
Forgiveness  uhhh  Forgiveness  (Fade)


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The Heart Of The Matter chords

"The heart of the matter" is a song from American singer Don Henley's 3rd solo album, "The End of the Innocence" from 1989.

"The heart of the matter" is written by Don Henley, Mike Campbell and J. D. Souther. "The heart of the matter" was also released as the album's 3rd single.