{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1765534,"song":"Heart Of The Matter","artist":"The Libertines","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1765534-heart-of-the-matter-chords-by-the-libertines/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1765534?type=chord","rating":4.86088,"votes":62,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                    HEART OF THE MATTER - The Libertines\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nThe song was just released but I've had it for some time now so here it is:\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=gSRCwI6FJsQ\r\n\r\nIf you're interested in some of the guitar leads throughout the song they'll be listed at the bottom.\r\nHowever, since they don't exactly play the same patterns throughout the song, you'll have to listen to the \r\nsong carefully to play it exactly as the song is recorded.\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Bm[/ch]                     \r\nNo one can hold the light to your misery [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou’re the number one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] -  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBeing hard done, hard done by[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nYou’ll get by with your smile, wicked smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd laughing at the misfortune of others [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou gotta get your kicks kicking the pricks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]        \r\nLaughing as they pick up sticks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd old ladies walks on by[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]  -    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTrip up as they cry[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith all the battering it’s taken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI’m surprised it’s still ticking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, with all the battering it’s taken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m surprised it is still ticking[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLet’s get straight to the heart of matter[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhy so glum? It’s all on the platter[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSo what’s the matter, what’s the matter today?[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI am no stranger to the cause[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]        -   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nI carry them in my soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlease torch my flesh[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]  -      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd leave gray holes in the meaning of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut I get by, I get by[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]    - [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust this crooked little smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou’ll get by, you’ll get by, you’ll get by[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus:\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith all the battering it’s taken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell I’m surprised that it’s still ticking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, with all the battering it’s taken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m surprised that it’s still ticking[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLet’s get straight to the heart of matter[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhy so glum? It’s all on a platter[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSo what’s the matter, what’s the matter today?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLet’s get straight to the heart of matter[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhy so glum? It’s all on a platter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhat’s the matter tell me, what’s the matter today?[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse: \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo hold the lights to my misery [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch] -     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut don’t send it up in flames[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIt’s only I who take the blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut try me anyway[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd you’ll get by, and you’ll get by [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   -  [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith your wicked little smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd you’ll get by, and you’ll get by [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   -  [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWith your wicked little…[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, with all the battering it’s taken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI’m surprised that it’s still ticking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, with all the battering it’s taken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m surprised that it’s still ti-cking[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLet’s get straight to the heart of matter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, why so glum? It’s all on a platter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     \r\nWhat’s the matter, what’s the matter today?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLet’s get straight to the heart of matter[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhy so glum? It’s all on the platter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhat’s the matter is the glory hallelujah day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nStraight to the heart of matter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, why so glum? It’s all on a platter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     \r\nWhat’s the matter, what’s the matter today?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Guitar Leads:\r\nVerse\r\ne|--10--7--10-7-10-7-----10-7----7-10----10------|\r\nB|-----------------------------7------7----------|Like I said no specific pattern\r\nG|-----------------------------------------------|But those are the notes for the first part\r\nD|-----------------------------------------------|I like to add some hammer-ons and pull-offs\r\nA|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Verse (Cont)\r\ne|--3-3-3-/--7-7-7---------------------|\r\nB|------------------3-3-3-/-7-7-7------|This begins on \"You gotta get your kicks....\"\r\nG|-------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus:\r\nNo leads, but chords are played on higher pitches\r\n\r\n[tab]Chorus:\r\n     [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\ne|-----7-------------------------|\r\nB|-------8-----------------------|\r\nG|---9-----9--5--5--5--8--8--8---|\r\nD|-------------------------------| Repeat that throughout the chorus\r\nA|-------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                    HEART OF THE MATTER - The Libertines\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe song was just released but I've had it for some time now so here it is:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=gSRCwI6FJsQ\n\nIf you're interested in some of the guitar leads throughout the song they'll be listed at the bottom.\nHowever, since they don't exactly play the same patterns throughout the song, you'll have to listen to the \nsong carefully to play it exactly as the song is recorded.\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus:\nNo leads, but chords are played on higher pitches","chords":["Bm","D","C","G","Em","Am","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}