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Hate
Intro:  Gbreak D-Em-C-G-D-Em-C-
                 D                Em  C-G  
  Well, if you're happy then I'm blue
                   Bm                 C  Am-
  'Cause I'm not so far but not with you
  And DI can't see why Emwe can't see each CotherG  
                 Bm                  Em  A-D-Dsus-D-
  I telephone but you're sleepin' forever.
Chorus
  (Oh/Maybe) I hGate you for the thDings you do but I lCove youG  
  And curse you for your beauty
                                       D  C-Em  
  That makes me make some poetry about love
  And GI don't think you Deven think abCout meG  
                     Emhold                 Ahold
  If only you were smiling, if I was your reason
          C  Bm,        Am   Gpause  Gbreak
  Tomorrow     I could die.
(1st verse chords)
  I can only pray my absence will change you, oh
  Pretend that you're the one who needs my love (needs my love)
  But you celebrate 'cause, yes, why should you miss me
  Oh, when you know darn well,
                                 A-D- Dbreak
      I'd die just to bring us together.
Repeat Chorus except last line
  TomForrow I could Emdie.
Ad lib: A-Em-A-
  CAnd this is not a lGove song
Cm/Eb                    G        D-Em-C--
  Don't even think it's your song,    oh.
Repeat Chorus except last 2 lines
                     Empause  Apause
  If only you were smiling
                   C  D-Em-C-G  
  Tomorrow I could die
           D-Em- Chold C, Bm, Am, G  
  I would die.

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Hate

by Rivermaya

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Hate

G D Em C G D Em C

Intro: break -------

D Em C G

Well, if you're happy then I'm blue

Bm C Am

'Cause I'm not so far but not with you

D Em C G

And I can't see why we can't see each other

Bm Em A D Dsus D

----

I telephone but you're sleepin' forever.

Chorus

G D C G

(Oh/Maybe) I hate you for the things you do but I love you

And curse you for your beauty

D C Em

That makes me make some poetry about love

G D C G

And I don't think you even think about me

Em A

hold hold

If only you were smiling, if I was your reason

C Bm Am G G

, pause break

Tomorrow I could die.

(1st verse chords)

I can only pray my absence will change you, oh

Pretend that you're the one who needs my love (needs my love)

But you celebrate 'cause, yes, why should you miss me

Oh, when you know darn well,

A D D

-- break

I'd die just to bring us together.

Repeat Chorus except last line

F Em

Tomorrow I could die.

A Em A

Ad lib: ---

C G

And this is not a love song

Cm/Eb G D-Em-C--

Don't even think it's your song, oh.

Repeat Chorus except last 2 lines

Em A

pause pause

If only you were smiling

C D Em C G

---

Tomorrow I could die

D Em C C Bm Am G

-- hold , , ,

I would die.

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