The Heart Of The Matter chords by India.Arie

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chords used:
D:      xx0232
Asus4:  x02230
G:      320033
Em7:    022033
D/F#:   2x0232
G/B:    x20033
Cadd9:  x32033

Intro: (x4)
e|-2---2---0--2--0-3--|----------------|
B|-3---3---2--3--3-3--|----------------|
G|-2---2---3--2--2-2--|----------------|
D|-0---0---0--0--0-0--|----------------|
A|-----------------0--|----------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|
D               A7sus4  x2

Verse 1:
D
I got the call today
      Asus4
And I didn't want to hear
      G
But I knew that it would come
D
An old true friend of ours
    Asus4
Was talking on the phone
               G
She said you'd found someone
      Asus4
And I thought of all the bad luck
        Em7/A
And the struggles we went through
    G
How I lost me, and you lost you
Asus4
What if all these voices
   Em7/A
Outside love's open door
        G
Make us throw off our contentment
    Asus4
And beg for something more

Chorus:
D                        Em7             D/F#
   I've been learning to live without you now
      G
But I miss you sometimes
Asus4                G/B
The more I know, the less I understand
        G
All the things I thought I knew
    Asus4
I'm learning them again
D
I've been trying to get down
Em7
To the heart of the matter
       D/F#
But my will gets weak
G
And my thoughts seem to scatter
      Asus4
But I think it's about
             G/B
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
G                Asus4
Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore

D               A7sus4

Verse:
      D
These times are so uncertain
          Asus4
There's a yearning undefined and
G
People filled with rage
D
We all need a little tenderness
Asus4
How can love survive
   G
In such a graceless age
        Asus4
And the trust and self-assurance
     Em7/A
That lead to happiness
        G
Are the very things we kill I guess
Asus4
Pride and competition
       Em7/A
Cannot fill these empty arms
        G
And the wall we put between us
            Asus4
You know it doesn't keep me warm

Chorus:
D                         Em7             D/F#
    I've been learning to live without you now
      G
But I miss you sometimes
Asus4                G/B
The more I know, the less I understand
        G
All the things I thought I'd figured out
  Asus4
I have to learn again
D
I've been trying to get down
Em7
To the heart of the matter
       D/F#
But my will gets weak
G
And my thoughts seem to scatter
      Asus4
But I think it's about
             G/B
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
G                Asus4
Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore

D

Bridge:
          Cadd9
There are people in your life
G/B
Who've come and gone
     Asus4
They let you down
              G/B
You know they hurt your pride
Cadd9
You better put it all behind you
     G/B
'Cuz life goes on
         Asus4
You keep carrying that anger
      A7sus4
It'll eat you up inside

Chorus:
D                         Em7              D/F#
    I've been learning to live without you now
      G
But I miss you baby
Asus4                G/B
The more I know, the less I understand
        G
All the things I thought I knew
    Asus4
I'm learning again
D
I've been trying to get down
Em7
To the heart of the matter
       D/F#
But my will gets weak
G
And my thoughts seem to scatter
      Asus4
But I think it's about
             G/B
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
G                Asus4
Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore

outro:
D       Asus4 x2
D