Transcribed by: Steven P.



Intro
D5  D5  D5  D5  A5 (repeat 4x)

Verse 1
D5                       A5
I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear
      G5
But I knew that it would come
D5                              A5
An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone
             G5
She said you found someone
      A5
And I thought of all the bad luck,

And the struggles we went through
    G5
How I lost me and you lost you
A5
What are these voices outside love's open door
        G5
Make us throw off our contentment
    A5              A5
And beg for something more?

Chorus 1
D5                     E5              D5
I've been learning to live without you now
      G5
But I miss you sometimes
D5                    B5
The more I know, the less I understand
        G5                            A5     A5
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
D5                            E5
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
       D5
But my will gets weak
G5
And my thoughts seem to scatter
                     D5
But I think it's a - bout forgiveness
B5
Forgiveness
G5                A5                         D5  D5  D5  D5  A5  (repeat 2x)
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

Verse 2
      D5
These times are so uncertain
          A5
There's a yearning undefined
    G5
And people filled with rage
D5
We all need a little tenderness
A5                       G5
How can love survive in such a graceless age
A5
And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
G5
They're the very things we kill, I guess
A5
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
        G5
And the work I put between us
            A5            A5
You know it doesn't keep me warm

Chorus 2
D5               E5              D5
I'm learning to live without you now
      G5
But I miss you, baby
D5                                     B5
The more I know, the less I understand
        G5                                 A5          A5
All the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
D5                            E5
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
D5
But everything changes
G5
And my friends seem to scatter
                     D5
But I think it's a - bout forgiveness
B5
Forgiveness
G5                A5                         D5  G5  D5
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

Bridge
          C5                          G5
There are people in your life who've come and gone
     A5                               G5
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
    C5                                    G5
You better put it all behind you, baby; ?cause life goes on
A5
You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby

Chorus 3
D5                             E5
I?ve been tryin? to get down, to the heart of the matter
D5
But my will gets weak
G5
And my thoughts seem to scatter
                     D5
But I think it's a - bout forgiveness
B5
Forgiveness
G5                A5
Even if, even if you don't love me

Final Chorus
D5                            E5
I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter
D5
Because the flesh will get weak
G5
And the ashes will scatter
                     D5
So, I'm thinkin' a - bout forgiveness
B5
Forgiveness
G5                A5
Even if, even if you don't love me
 D5            E5          D5
(Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness,
G5            D5            B5
forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness)
G5       A5 
Even if you don't love me anymore

D5  D5  D5  D5  A5 (repeat 2x)
D5