Chicago – Explain It To My Heart (Guitar)

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Artist: Chicago Song: Explain It To My Heart [Verse 1]
C            G
I understand there's no future for us here

       F
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

F
And I've got to be strong
[Bridge]
Em
So tell me one more time, how it's better for the both of us

F
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

G
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

       F
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

F
The only love I've known

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

F
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

G
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