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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
[Verse 1]
CI understand Gthere's no future for us here
Guess, FI fooled myself into thinkin' there was
FNow you've made it clearG  
CIt will never be right, Gguess we knew it all along
NAmow we've got to say Cgoodbye
FAnd I've got to be strong
[Bridge]
EmSo tell me one more time, how it's better for the both of us
FTell me one more time, how we'll hurt each other if we stay
EmTell me one more time, my darlin' there's Amjust one more thing
GBefore you walk away
[Chorus]
Explain it to my Fheart, Git's better that we're Amover nowC  
Tell me one more time, Fthis is the Gway it's suppose to AmbeC  
Tell me that I'm Fbetter off without Gyou, how it's Embetter to forget about Amyou
DarlinF' I understanFd, Cnow Fwon't you Gplease explain Fit to mCy heart?
[Verse 2]
CNow if I try, GI can see the reasons why
Why we Fcan't stay together
FAnd I might convince my mindG  
CBut it's breakin' my heart to kGnow I've got to let you go
TAmo find that I must Cleave behind
FThe only love I've known
EmWell, I can tell myself that I never really needed you
FI can tell myself that it's better just to say goodbye
EmI can tell myself a thousand lies but tell mAme now
GTell me how I do
[Chorus 2]
Explain it to my heaFrt, Git's better that we're Amover nowC  
Tell me one more time, Fthis is the Gway it's suppose to AmbeC  
Tell me that I'm Fbetter off without Gyou, how it's Embetter to forget about Amyou
DarlinF', I understaFnd, Cnow Fwon't you Gplease explain Fit to Cmy heart?
(not sure about first two chords on next line)
CSay that I'll be Ambetter Fif we don't stay together
GSay that I'll be better off free Gbut don't say it to Ame
AExplain it to my Emheart.
[Solo]
(capo 3rd)
F       G       F       G       F       G
F       G       Am      C       F       G       Am      C
C       F       G       Am      C
[Outro]
Tell me that I'm Fbetter off without Gyou
How it's Embetter to forget Amabout Cyou, Fdarlin', I understand
CNow, Fwon't Cyou Fplease Gexplain it to my Fheart?
GIt's better that we're over Amnow, Ctell me one Fmore timGe
GThis is the way it's Amsuppose to be, Ctell me that FI'm better off Gwithout you
EmHow it's better to Amforget about youC, 
DarlinF', I understaFnd CNow, Fwon't you Gplease explain Fit to Cmy heart?
Ending
F   C   F   G   C

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Explain It To My Heart

by Chicago

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st Fret

[Verse 1]

C G

I understand there's no future for us here

Guess, I fooled myself into thinkin' there was

F G

Now you've made it clear

C G

It will never be right, guess we knew it all along

Am C

Now we've got to say goodbye

And I've got to be strong

[Bridge]

So tell me one more time, how it's better for the both of us

Tell me one more time, how we'll hurt each other if we stay

Em Am

Tell me one more time, my darlin' there's just one more thing

Before you walk away

[Chorus]

F G Am C

Explain it to my heart, it's better that we're over now

F G Am C

Tell me one more time, this is the way it's suppose to be

F G Em Am

Tell me that I'm better off without you, how it's better to forget about you

F F C F G F C

Darlin' I understand, now won't you please explain it to my heart?

[Verse 2]

C G

Now if I try, I can see the reasons why

Why we can't stay together

F G

And I might convince my mind

C G

But it's breakin' my heart to know I've got to let you go

Am C

To find that I must leave behind

The only love I've known

Well, I can tell myself that I never really needed you

I can tell myself that it's better just to say goodbye

Em Am

I can tell myself a thousand lies but tell me now

Tell me how I do

[Chorus 2]

F G Am C

Explain it to my heart, it's better that we're over now

F G Am C

Tell me one more time, this is the way it's suppose to be

F G Em Am

Tell me that I'm better off without you, how it's better to forget about you

F F C F G F C

Darlin', I understand, now won't you please explain it to my heart?

(not sure about first two chords on next line)

C Am F

Say that I'll be better if we don't stay together

G G A

Say that I'll be better off free but don't say it to me

A Em

Explain it to my heart.

[Solo]

(capo 3rd)

F G F G F G

F G Am C F G Am C

C F G Am C

[Outro]

F G

Tell me that I'm better off without you

Em Am C F

How it's better to forget about you, darlin', I understand

C F C F G F

Now, won't you please explain it to my heart?

G Am C F G

It's better that we're over now, tell me one more time

G Am C F G

This is the way it's suppose to be, tell me that I'm better off without you

Em Am C

How it's better to forget about you,

F F C F G F C

Darlin', I understand Now, won't you please explain it to my heart?

Ending

F C F G C

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