Bush

The Heart Of The Matter(Tabs)

Bush

Key: D

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Intro 
Rhythm Guitar 
   D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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  

   G                                 Bb  
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 

   D                                   
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 

   G                                 Bb  
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 


   D                                   
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 
   D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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. 

  D                Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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 

   G                                 Bb  
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  

   D                                   
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    

   G                                 Bb  
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  


   D                                   
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 
   D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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. 

  D                Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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 
   C   D   C   D   C   D             C   D   C   D   C   D 
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|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

   F                                 G                Bb 
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. 

   F                                 G                Bb 
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. 
   D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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 

  D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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   

   D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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. 

  D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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...  

   D               Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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. 

  D              Bb      C         D               Bb       F 
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 
   C   D   C   D   C   D             C   D   C   D   C   D 
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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Written by Gavin Rossdale

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Audioslave - I Am the Highway
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Cabron
Tonic - If You Could Only See
Los Lonely Boys - Heaven