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

D (xx0232@1)     xx0232
Dsus2   xx0230
A7sus   x02233
G (320003@1)     320003
A (x02220@1)     x02220
Asus    x02230
Em7     022030
D/F#    xx4232
Bm (x24432@1)    x24432
Am (x02210@1)    x02210
G/B     x20033

Intro
D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  A7sus (repeat 4x)

Verse 1
D (xx0232@1)                     AI (x02220@1)got the call today, I didn't wanna hear
      GBut (320003@1)I knew that it would come
D (xx0232@1)                            AAn (x02220@1)old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone
             GShe (320003@1)said you found someone
      AAnd (x02220@1)I thought of all the bad luck,

And the struggles we went through
    GHow (320003@1)I lost me and you lost you
AWhat (x02220@1)are these voices outside love's open door
        GMake (320003@1)us throw off our contentment
    Asus (x02230@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)beg for something more?

Chorus 1
D (xx0232@1)                   Em7              D/F#I've (200232@1)been learning to live without you now
      GBut (320003@1)I miss you sometimes
D (xx0232@1)                  BmThe (x24432@1)more I know, the less I understand
        G (320003@1)                          Asus (x02230@1)   AAll (x02220@1)the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
D (xx0232@1)                          Em7
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
       D/F#But (200232@1)my will gets weak
GAnd (320003@1)my thoughts seem to scatter
                     DBut (xx0232@1)I think it's a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness (x24432@1)G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)Dsus2 (xx0230@1)D (xx0232@1)Dsus2 (xx0230@1)A7sus (002033@1)(repeat 2x)
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

Verse 2
      DThese (xx0232@1)times are so uncertain
          AThere's (x02220@1)a yearning undefined
    GAnd (320003@1)people filled with rage
DWe (xx0232@1)all need a little tenderness
A (x02220@1)                     GHow (320003@1)can love survive in such a graceless age
AAnd (x02220@1)the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
GThey're (320003@1)the very things we kill, I guess
APride (x02220@1)and competition cannot fill these empty arms
        GAnd (320003@1)the work I put between us
            Asus (x02230@1)          AYou (x02220@1)know it doesn't keep me warm

Chorus 2
D (xx0232@1)             Em7              D/F#I'm (200232@1)learning to live without you now
      GBut (320003@1)I miss you, baby
D (xx0232@1)                                   BmThe (x24432@1)more I know, the less I understand
        G (320003@1)                               Asus (x02230@1)        AAll (x02220@1)the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
D (xx0232@1)                          Em7
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
D/F#
But everything changes
GAnd (320003@1)my friends seem to scatter
                     DBut (xx0232@1)I think it's a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness (x24432@1)G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)DEven (xx0232@1)if, even if you don't love me anymore

Bridge
          C (x32010@1)                        GThere (320003@1)are people in your life who've come and gone
     Am (x02210@1)                             G/BThey (143121@7)let you down, you know they hurt your pride
    C (x32010@1)                                  GYou (320003@1)better put it all behind you, baby; 'cause life goes on
AYou (x02220@1)keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby

Chorus 3
D (xx0232@1)                           Em7
I've been tryin' to get down, to the heart of the matter
D/F#
But my will gets weak
GAnd (320003@1)my thoughts seem to scatter
                     DBut (xx0232@1)I think it's a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness (x24432@1)G (320003@1)              AEven (x02220@1)if, even if you don't love me

Final Chorus
D (xx0232@1)                          Em7
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
D/F#
Because the flesh will get weak
GAnd (320003@1)the ashes will scatter
                     DSo, (xx0232@1)I'm thinkin' a - bout forgiveness
BmForgiveness (x24432@1)G (320003@1)              AEven (x02220@1)if, even if you don't love me
 D (xx0232@1)          Em7          D/F#(Forgiveness, (200232@1)forgiveness, forgiveness,
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)          Bmforgiveness, (x24432@1)forgiveness, forgiveness)
G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)Even if you don't love me anymore

D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  A7sus (repeat 2x)
D (xx0232@1)
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.