Chords for India Arie - Heart Of The Matter

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_ got the call today [A] I didn't wanna hear [G] but I knew that it would come _ _ _
[D] An old true friend of [A] ours was talking on the phone
[G] She said you found someone _ _ And [A] I thought of all the bad luck
And all the struggles we went through [G] How I lost me and you lost you
[A] What are all these voices outside love's open door
[G] Make us thaw our contentment [A] and beg [D] for something more
I've been learning [E] to live without [F#m] you now But [G] I miss you _ [A] sometimes
The more I [Bm] know, the less I understand [G] All the things I thought I knew
[A] I'm learning them [D] again I've been trying to get [A] down
To the heart of the matter [Bm] But my will gets weak
[G] And my thoughts seem to scatter [D] but I think it's about forgiveness
[Bm] _ _ Forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if You don't love me [D] _ anymore _ _ _ _ _
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These times are so uncertain [A] There's a yearning _ [G] undefined
And people filled with [D] rage _ _ _ _
We all need a little [A] tenderness How can love survive
[G] In such a graceless [D] age
_ And [A] the trust and self-assurance That lead to happiness
[G] Are the very things [D] we kill, [G] I [A] guess
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
[G] And the war they put between us [A] You know it doesn't keep us warm
[D] _ I've been trying [E] to live without [F#m] you now [G] But I miss you baby
[A] _ The more I know, [Bm] the less I understand [G] And all the things I thought I figured [A] out
I've got to learn again [D] I've been trying to get [A] down
To the heart of the matter [F#m] But my will gets weak
[G] And my heart is so shattered [D] but I think it's about forgiveness
[Bm] _ _ Forgiveness, [G] even if, even [A] if You don't love [D] me anymore
All _ _ _ [C] the people in your life [G] Who's coming down
[Am] They let you down [G] You know they hurt your pride
[C] You gotta put it all behind [G] you Cause life goes on
[A] You keep carrying that anger It'll eat you up [D] inside
_ I [B] _ _ want [F#m] _ it happily ever [G] after My heart is so shattered [A] but I know it's about forgiveness
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[G] Forgiveness, even if, even [A] if You don't love [D] me
I've been trying to get [E] down To the heart of the matter
[F#m] Because the flesh gets [G] weak And the ashes will scatter
[A] So I'm thinking about forgiveness [Bm] _ _ _
[G] Forgiveness, _ _ _ [A] even if you don't love [D] me anymore
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] Even if you don't love me anymore
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