Written by Don Henley / J.d. Souther / Mike Campbell
D A I GOT A CALL TO DAY THAT I DIDDINT WANT TO HEAR G BUT I KNEW THAT IT WOULD COME D A OLD TRUE FREIND OF OURS WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE G SHE SAID YOU FOUND SOMEONE A AND I THOUGHT OF ALL THE BAD LUCK A7 AND STRUGGLES WE WENT THRUOGH A G HOW I LOST ME AND YOU LOST YOU A A7 WHAT ARE ALL THESE VOICES OUTSIDE LOVES OPEN DOOR G A MAKE US THROW OFF OUR CONTENTMENT AND BEG FOR SOMETHING MORE D D9 D IM LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU NOW G BUT I MISS YOU SOMETIMES D BM THE MORE I KNOW THE LESS I UNDERSTAND G A ALL THE THINGS I THOUGHT I KNEW IM LEARNING AGAIN D D9 IVE BEEN TRYING TO GET DOWN TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER D G BUT MY WILL GETS WEAK AND MY THOUGHTS SEEM TO SCATTER D BM BUT I THINK ITS ABOUT FORGIVENESS,FORGIVENESS G A D EVEN IF EVEN IF YOU DONT LOVE ME ANYMORE D AH THESE TIMES ARE SO UNCERTIAN A G THERES A YEARNING UNDEFINED PEOPLE FILLED WITH RAGE D A WE ALL NEED A LITTLE TENDERNESS HOW CAN LOVE SURVIVE G IN SUCH A GRACELESS AGE A A7 THE TRUST AND SELF ASSURANCE THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS G WERE THE VERY THINGS WE KILLED I GUESS A A7 OH PRIDE AND COMPETITION CANNOT FILL THESE EMPTY ARMS G A AND THE WORK I PUT BETWEEN US YOU KNOW IT DOESINT KEEP ME WARM D D9 D IM LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU NOW G BUT I MISS YOU BABY D BM THE MORE I KNOW THE LESS I UNDERSTAND G A ALL THE THINGS I THOUGHT I FIGURED OUT I HAVE TO LEARN AGAIN D D9 IVE BEEN TRYING TO GET DOWN TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER D G BUT EVERYTHING CHANGES AND MY FREINDS SEEM TO SCATTER D BM BUT I THINK ITS ABOUT FORGIVENESS,FORGIVENESS G A D EVEN IF EVEN IF YOU DONT LOVE ME ANYMORE C G THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHOOVE COME AND GONE AM G THEY LET YOU DOWN YOU KNOW THEYVE HURT YOUR PRIDE C G YOU BETTER PUT IT ALL BEHIND YOU BABY CAUSE LIFE GOES ON A A YOU KEEP CARRYING THAT ANGER IT WILL EAT YOU UP INSIDE BABY D D9 IVE BEEN TRYING TO GET DOWN TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER D9 G BUT MY WILL GETS WEAK AND MY THOUGHTS SEEM TO SCATTER D BM BUT I THINK ITS ABOUT FORGIVENESS,FORGIVENESS G A D EVEN IF EVEN IF YOU DONT LOVE ME ANYMORE D D9 IVE BEEN TRYING TO GET DOWN TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER D G CAUSE THE FLESH WILL GET WEAK AND THE ASHES WILL SCATTER D BM SO IM THINKING ABOUT FORGIVENESS,FORGIVENESS G A D EVEN IF EVEN IF YOU DONT LOVE ME ANYMORE