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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: The Heart Of The Matter
By:   The Eagles

[intro:]  4 X  |D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4|    |

         {riff}
           /   /   /     /        /  /  /  /      {beats}
        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|---------------------|----------------|
        E|---------------------|----------------|
           D   D   |  D  | Dsus4
                Dsus2  Dsus2
 
[verse: 1]
D                         A
 I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear
       G
But I knew that it would come
D                                 A
 An old true friend of ours was talking on the phone
                G
She said you'd found someone  
        A
And I thought of all the bad luck
          A7
And the struggles we went through
    G
How I lost me and you lost you
A                        A7
 What are these voices outside love's open door
        G
Make us throw off our contentment
    Asus4             A
And beg for something more
 
[chorus: 1]
D                       Em7              D/F#
  I've been learning to live without you now
       G
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                              Em7
  I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
       D/F#
But my will gets weak
G
  And my thoughts seem to scatter
                   D                Bm
But I think it's about forgiveness,    forgiveness
 G                A                         
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

2 x  |D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4|    |   {intro riff}
 
[verse: 2]
          D                                   A
Oh these times are so uncertain, there's a yearning undefined
      G
And people filled with rage
        D                       A                
We all need a little tenderness,  how can love survive
    G
In such a graceless age
        A              A7             A
Ah the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
             G
They're the very things we kill I guess
    A             A7             A
Oh pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
         G
And the work I put between us
              Asus4          A
You know it doesn't keep me warm
 

[chorus: 2]
D                  Em7             D/F#
  I'm learning to live without you now
       G
But I miss you baby
D                      Bm
  The more I know, the less I understand
          G                                Asus4          A
All the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
D                              Em7
  I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
D/F#
But everything changes
    G
And my friends seem to scatter
                  D                Bm
But I think it's about forgiveness,   forgiveness
 G                A                       |D    |G  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
     Am                          G/B
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
 C                                             G/B
You better put it all behind you, baby, cause life goes on
            Asus4                                A
You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby
 
[chorus: 3]
D                              Em7
  I’ve been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
      D/F#
But my will gets weak
          G
And my thoughts seem to scatter
                  D                 Bm
But I think it's about forgiveness,    forgiveness
 G                A
Even if, even if you don't love me

[chorus: 4]
D                              Em7
  I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
             D/F#
Because the flesh will get weak 
G
  And the ashes will scatter        
                   D                Bm
So I'm think it's about forgiveness,    forgiveness
G                A
Even if, even if you don't love me

[coda:]
 D              Em7            D/F#
(  Forgiveness,   forgiveness,   forgiveness,
 G              D             Bm
   forgiveness,   forgiveness,   forgiveness  )
 G           A
  Even if   you don't love me anymore

 
[intro:]  2 X  [D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4]
               |D   {finish}  



chords:

Am      002210
Bm      224432
D       xx0232
Dsus2   xx0230
Dsus4   xX2233
A       002220
Asus4   002230
D/F#    2x0232
Em7     022030
G       320003
G/B     x20003