The Heart Of The Matter

Bush

Intro Rhythm Guitar e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| x2 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Lead (Slide Guitar) e|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| B|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| G|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| D|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| A|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| E|-3\12~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| Lead (Slide Guitar) e|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| B|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| G|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| D|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| A|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| E|-3\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~/15~~~~-|/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12\/13\12~/7~~~~~~/3-| Verse e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-| G|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------x-x-x-| D|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------x-x-x-| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------x-x-x-| e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5b--|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| There's talk of e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . war all the time so I think of you. My e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beautiful one. It's all for you. I never e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wish it alone with all that you bring. I e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--12////////3-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do my best to keep us in. Chorus e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Strip away... away. Strip... Strip away... away. Strip. Repeat Chorus. Second time with lead slide guitar. Verse e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| It's so e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . easy to go and mis- understand the e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . distance we run with this violent heart. It's a e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dangerous world and each accident brings us e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--12////////3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--12////////3-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--12////////3-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . closer to those who mean the most. Who mean the most. Chorus e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Strip away... away. Strip... Strip it back to you and me. Repeat Chorus. Second time with lead slide guitar. Interlude e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------| D|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-----------|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------| A|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-----------|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5---------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-| A|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-| E|-1-----------------------------1\|-3--------------3\6---------------6/-| So lost when you need something. Language is not an enemy. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-| A|-3-----------------------------3\|-5--------------5\8---------------8/-| E|-1-----------------------------1\|-3--------------3\6---------------6/-| So lost when you need something. Language is not an enemy. Lead guitar plays slide. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----| D|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----| A|-5---5---5---5---1---1---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---1---1----8----8-----| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Heeeeeey. It's you and meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. It's you and e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----| D|-7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---3---3---10---10-----| A|-5---5---5---5---1---1---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---1---1----8----8-----| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. lol e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strip away... away. Strip... Strip away... away. Heart of the... e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Fly straight... heart... matter. Elevate through bad weather. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--8--8--8--8-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Strip away... away. Strip... Strip away... away. Strip. Continue playing Chorus until end. Outro e|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-|-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-|-------------------------------------| G|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------| D|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-7---------------| A|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5---------------| E|-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-|-------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************

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