Eagles – Heart Of The Matter chords

The Heart of the Matter
The Eagles 
Hell Freezes Over
Transcribed by: Steven P.

D       xx0232
Dsus2   xx0230
A7sus   x02233
G       320003
A       x02220
Asus    x02230
Em7     022030
D/F#    xx4232
Bm      x24432
Am      x02210
G/B     x20033

Intro
D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  A7sus (repeat 4x)

Verse 1
D                       AI got the call today, I didn't wanna hear
      GBut I knew that it would come
D                              AAn old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone
             GShe said you found someone
      AAnd I thought of all the bad luck,

And the struggles we went through
    GHow I lost me and you lost you
AWhat are these voices outside love's open door
        GMake us throw off our contentment
    Asus              AAnd beg for something more?

Chorus 1
D                     Em7              D/F#I've been learning to live without you now
      GBut I miss you sometimes
D                    BmThe more I know, the less I understand
        G                            Asus     AAll the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
D                            Em7I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
       D/F#But my will gets weak
GAnd my thoughts seem to scatter
                     DBut I think it's a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness
G                A                         D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  A7sus  (repeat 2x)Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

Verse 2
      DThese times are so uncertain
          AThere's a yearning undefined
    GAnd people filled with rage
DWe all need a little tenderness
A                       GHow can love survive in such a graceless age
AAnd the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
GThey're the very things we kill, I guess
APride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
        GAnd the work I put between us
            Asus            AYou know it doesn't keep me warm

Chorus 2
D               Em7              D/F#I'm learning to live without you now
      GBut I miss you, baby
D                                     BmThe more I know, the less I understand
        G                                 Asus          AAll the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
D                            Em7I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
D/F#But everything changes
GAnd my friends seem to scatter
                     DBut I think it's a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness
G                A                         D  G  DEven if, even if you don't love me anymore

Bridge
          C                          GThere are people in your life who've come and gone
     Am                               G/BThey let you down, you know they hurt your pride
    C                                    GYou better put it all behind you, baby; ‘cause life goes on
AYou keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby

Chorus 3
D                             Em7I’ve been tryin’ to get down, to the heart of the matter
D/F#But my will gets weak
GAnd my thoughts seem to scatter
                     DBut I think it's a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness
G                AEven if, even if you don't love me

Final Chorus
D                            Em7I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
D/F#Because the flesh will get weak
GAnd the ashes will scatter
                     DSo, I'm thinkin' a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness
G                AEven if, even if you don't love me
 D            Em7          D/F#(Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness,
G            D            Bmforgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness)
G       A Even if you don't love me anymore

D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  A7sus (repeat 2x)
D


This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.