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

^DI got the call today, I ^Adidn't wanna hear But I ^Gknew that it would come ^DAn old true friend of ours was ^Atalkin' on the phone She said you ^Gfound someone And I ^Athought of all the bad luck,

And the struggles we went through

How ^GI lost me and you lost you ^AWhat are these voices outside love's open door Make us ^Gthrow off our contentment And ^Asusbeg for something ^Amore?

Chorus 1

^DI've been learning to ^Em7live without you ^D/F#now But I ^Gmiss you sometimes ^DThe more I know, the ^Bmless I understand All the ^Gthings I thought I knew, I'm ^Asuslearning ^Aagain ^DI've been tryin' to get down ^Em7to the heart of the matter But my ^D/F#will gets weak ^GAnd my thoughts seem to scatter But I think it's a - ^Dbout forgiveness ^BmForgiveness G A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 A7sus (repeat 2x) Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

Verse 2

These ^Dtimes are so uncertain There's a ^Ayearning undefined And ^Gpeople filled with rage ^DWe all need a little tenderness ^AHow can love survive in ^Gsuch 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 And the ^Gwork I put between us You know it ^Asusdoesn't keep me ^Awarm

Chorus 2

^DI'm learning to ^Em7live without you ^D/F#now But I ^Gmiss you, baby ^DThe more I know, the less I understand^Bm All the ^Gthings I thought I figured out, I ^Asushave to learn ^Aagain ^DI've been tryin' to get down ^Em7to the heart of the matter ^D/F#But everything changes ^GAnd my friends seem to scatter But I think it's a - ^Dbout forgiveness ^BmForgiveness ^GEven if, even if ^Ayou don't love me anymore ^D ^G ^D

Bridge

There are ^Cpeople in your life who've ^Gcome and gone They ^Amlet you down, you know they hurt ^G/Byour pride You ^Cbetter put it all behind you, baby; ?^G??cause life goes on ^AYou keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby

Chorus 3

^DI’ve been tryin’ to get do^Em7wn, to the heart of the matter ^D/F#But my will gets weak ^GAnd my thoughts seem to scatter But I think it's a - ^Dbout forgiveness ^BmForgiveness ^GEven if, even if ^Ayou don't love me

Final Chorus

^DI've been tryin' to get down ^Em7to the heart of the matter ^D/F#Because the flesh will get weak ^GAnd the ashes will scatter So, I'm thinkin' a - ^Dbout forgiveness ^BmForgiveness ^GEven if, even if ^Ayou don't love me (^DForgiveness, ^Em7forgiveness, ^D/F#forgiveness, ^Gforgiveness, ^Dforgiveness, ^Bmforgiveness) ^GEven if ^Ayou 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.

Eagles - Heart of the matter