A Matter Of Trust chords by Billy Joel

The Em7/B Should be played with an open high E. While the Em7 can be played with pinkie on the E at G
The Dmaj7 sounds best as a barre on the 2nd Fret with D sting muted.
For variation the D chords in the first line and similar places can be played with F# in the bass.

One, Two, One, Two, Three, Four...

D Bm
D Bm


D        Bm         D
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D             Bm           F#m
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
F#m      (F#m7)   A
And they may not want it to end
            (A7)(Asus4) D
But it will, it's just a question of when

D        Bm           D
I've lived long enough to have learned
D             Bm            F#m
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
F#m       (F#m7)  A
But that won't happen to us
          (A7)   (Asus4)     D
Because it's always been a matter of trust

D         Bm         D
I know you're an emotional girl
D            Bm              F#m
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
F#m     (F#m7) A
I can't offer you proof
         (A7)         D
But you're gonna face a moment of truth

D           Bm         D
It's hard when you're always afraid
D           Bm         F#m
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
  (F#m7)         A
So break my heart if you must
A
It's a matter of trust

Em7/B
You can't go the distance
   F#m
With too much resistance
Em7       A     (A7)
I know you have doubts
    Dmaj7           G   A (emphatic)  D
But for God's sake don't shut me out

D          Bm         D
This time you've got nothing to lose
D            Bm            F#m
You can take it, you can leave it, whatever you choose
            A
I won't hold back anything
          (A7)      D
And I'll walk away a fool or a king

D          Bm         D
Some love is just a lie of the mind
D              Bm        F#m
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
F#m                 A
And some might have learned to adjust
A      (A7)         D
But then it never was a matter of trust

Em7/B
I'm sure you're aware love
    F#m
We've both had our share of
Em7       A     (A7)
Believing too long
     Dmaj7          G   A (emphatic)  D
When the whole situation was wrong

D          Bm         D
Some love is just a lie of the soul
D             Bm           F#m
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
F#m              A
After you've heard lie upon lie
A           (A7)     D
There can hardly be a question of why



D        Bm         D
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D             Bm           F#m
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
              A
But that can't happen to us
A                  D      Bm
Because it's always been a matter of trust
Bm           D        Bm   D   Bm
It's a matter of trust
                 D   Bm   D   Bm
It's always been a matter of trust
         D