Chicago - Explain it to my heart

^CI understand ^Gthere's no future for us here Guess, ^FI fooled myself into thinkin' there was ^FNow you've made it clear ^{G C}It will never be right, ^Gguess we knew it all along N^Amow we've got to say ^Cgoodbye ^FAnd I've got to be strong

^EmSo tell me one more time, how it's better for the both of us ^FTell me one more time, how we'll hurt each other if we stay ^EmTell me one more time, my darlin' there's ^Amjust one more thing ^GBefore you walk away

Explain it to my ^Fheart, ^Git's better that we're ^Amover now ^C Tell me one more time, ^Fthis is the ^Gway it's suppose to ^Ambe ^C Tell me that I'm ^Fbetter off without ^Gyou, how it's ^Embetter to forget about ^Amyou Darlin^F' I understan^Fd, ^Cnow ^Fwon't you ^Gplease explain ^Fit to m^Cy heart?

^CNow if I try, ^GI can see the reasons why Why we ^Fcan't stay together ^FAnd I might convince my mind ^{G C}But it's breakin' my heart to k^Gnow I've got to let you go T^Amo find that I must ^Cleave behind ^FThe only love I've known ^EmWell, I can tell myself that I never really needed you ^FI can tell myself that it's better just to say goodbye ^EmI can tell myself a thousand lies but tell m^Ame now ^GTell me how I do

Explain it to my hea^Frt, ^Git's better that we're ^Amover now ^C Tell me one more time, ^Fthis is the ^Gway it's suppose to ^Ambe ^C Tell me that I'm ^Fbetter off without ^Gyou, how it's ^Embetter to forget about ^Amyou Darlin^F', I understa^Fnd,^C now^F won't you^G please explain^F it to ^Cmy heart?

^CSay that I'll be ^Ambetter ^Fif we don't stay together ^GSay that I'll be better off free ^Gbut don't say it to ^Ame ^AExplain it to my ^Emheart.

Tell me that I'm ^Fbetter off without ^Gyou How it's ^Embetter to forget ^Amabout ^Cyou, ^Fdarlin', I understand ^CNow, ^Fwon't ^Cyou ^Fplease ^Gexplain it to my ^Fheart? ^GIt's better that we're over ^Amnow, ^Ctell me one^F more tim^Ge ^GThis is the way it's ^Amsuppose to be, ^Ctell me that ^FI'm better off ^Gwithout you ^EmHow it's better to ^Amforget about you^C, Darlin^F', I understa^Fnd ^CNow,^F won't you^G please explain^F it to ^Cmy heart?