Heart of the matter

	  		Intro Riff x 4 
 
Verse 1: 
D 
I got the call today 
      A 
And I didn't want to hear 
      G 
But I knew that it would come 
D  
An old true friend of ours 
    A 
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 
What are all these voices 
   A7 
Outside love's open door 
        G 
Make us throw off our contentment 
    A 
And beg for something more 
 
 
Chorus: 
D               A/E              Bm/F# 
I'm learning to live without you now 
      G 
But I miss you sometimes 
D                    Bm 
The more I know, the less I understand 
        G 
All the things I thought I knew 
    A 
I'm learning again 
 
D 
I've been trying to get down 
A/E 
To the heart of the matter 
       Bm/F# 
But my will gets weak 
G 
And my thoughts seem to scatter 
                 D 
But I think it's about 
             Bm 
Forgiveness, Forgiveness 
G                A 
Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore 
 
Intro Riff X2 
 
(same pattern as first verse): 
Ah these times are so uncertain 
There's a yearning undefined 
People filled with rage 
We all need a little tenderness 
How can love survive 
In such a graceless age 
Oh the trust and self-assurance 
That lead to happiness 
They're the very things we kill I guess 
Oh pride and competition 
Cannot fill these empty arms 
And the work I put between us 
You know it doesn't keep me warm 
 
Chorus: 
I'm learning to live without you now 
But I miss you baby 
The more I know, the less I understand 
All the things I thought I figured out 
I have to learn again 
 
I've been trying to get down 
To the heart of the matter 
But everything changesgets weak 
And my friends seem to scatter 
But I think it's about 
Forgiveness, Forgiveness 
Even if, Even if you don't love me anymore 
 
(instead of riff 1, play 2 bars of D) 
 
Bridge: 
          C 
There are people in your life 
G/B 
Who've come and gone 
     Am 
They let you down 
              G 
You know they hurt your pride 
C 
You better put it all behind you babe 
     G/B 
'Cuz life goes on 
         A 
You keep carrying that anger 
 
It'll eat you up inside baby 
 
 
Chorus: 
I've been trying to get down 
To the heart of the matter 
But my will gets weak 
And my thoughts seem to scatter 
But I think it's about 
Forgiveness, Forgiveness 
Even if, Even if you don't love me  
 
I've been trying to get down 
To the heart of the matter 
Because the flesh will get weak 
And the ashes will scatter 
But I think it's about 
Forgiveness, Forgiveness 
Even if, Even if you don't love me