"Hearts in Decline"  by Dan Fogelberg


Intro: D  Bbaug (XX4332)

D                      Bbaug 
Nothing lasts forever, I know that this is true,

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But I never knew how true it was 'til I was losing you.

D                       Bbaug
Maybe I'm a dreamer, or maybe I'm a fool,

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But I never knew that love could be this careless or this cruel.

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You wrestle with the reasons, but the reasons never rhyme,

   G                A               D
Or comfort when the heart is in decline,

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And it doesn't really matter if it's chance or it's design,

     C                           D   Bbaug   D  Bbaug
It's gonna take some time...


Love don't play no favorites, y'know there's no one that's immune,
Cause she changes her demeanor like the phases of the moon,
Oh, there ain't no easy answers, y'know there's only shades of grey,
But if it's love or it's survival I guess you've got to get away,

The days stretch out forever and the nights are so unkind,
And endless when the heart is in decline,
And it doesn't really matter if it's chance or it's design,
It's gonna take some time...
Y'know it's gonna take some time...
 
And no, I haven't worked out that last high chord