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I Hate The Music

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Written by: Harry Vanda & George Young (1976)
[Intro]
   D    D7    D6    Dx3
Dsus4  D
[Chorus]
GI hate the music, but people say I Csing my song so Amwell
DI just can't sing it without Gyou, Amooh-Dhooh
GI hate the music - 'cause every time I Chear that meloAmdy
DIt just reminds me of the Cthings we did toGgether
CThe way we used to Gbe, Ca day when life was Gbetter
N.C.
Back in the days you were with me-ee
[Verse]
AmNow on the Dday that I Gmet you,Em  
AmThe day you Dhappened alo-Gong
AmRemember Dme up Gthere on Emstage,
Csingin' it wrong,D  
AmI saw you Dlookin' toGward me,Em  
AmAnd right aDway I could Gtell
BMade up my mind to Emgo Dall Cout,
AAnd started singin' it DwellD7  D6  D  
DYou could Dsus4tell.D  
[Chorus]
GI hate the music, though people say I Csing my song in Amtune
DI just can't sing it without Gyou, Amooh-Dhooh
GI hate the music - 'cause every time I Chear that meloAmdy
DIt just reminds me of the Cthings we did togGether
CThe way we used to Gbe, Ca day when life was Gbetter
N.C.
Back in the days you were with me-ee
[Verse]
AmNow music bDrought us toGgether,Em  
AmAnd music Dtore us aGpart
AmAnd day and Dnight the Gsong goes Emon,
CBreakin' my heart,D  
Ooh, Amon the radiDo in the Gmornin'Em  
AmAnd on DTV ev'ry Gnight
BI tell you girl it's Emso Ddamn Chard
ATo get to sleep at Dni-ightD7  D6  D  
DEvery Dsus4nightD  
N.C.             G  
I hate the music,
N.C.          A  
I hate the music...
(Key change)
[Chorus]
AI hate the music, though people say I Dsing my song so Bmwell
                 (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
EI just can't sing it without Ayou, ooh you Bmknow that it's  Etrue.
AI hate the music, 'cause every time I Dhear that same old Bmtune,
                                               (Same ol' stupid melody)
EI just can't sing it without Ayou, ooh you Bmknow that it's  Etrue.
AI hate the music - and everytime I Dhear that meloBmdy
                (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
EI just can't sing it without Ayou, ooh you Bmknow that it's  Etrue.
[Outro]
AI hate the music AHeyA7, heAy-hA6ey
AI hate the music AHeyA7, heAy-hA6ey
AI hate the music AHeyA7-heyA, hA6ey-hey
AI hate the music AHeyA7, heAyA6  
AI hate the music AHeyA7, heAyA6  
AI hate the music AHeyA7  A  A6  
AI hate the music AHeyA7, heAy-hA6ey

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I Hate The Music

by John Paul Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Written by: Harry Vanda & George Young (1976)

[Intro]

D D7 D6 D

Dsus4 D

[Chorus]

G C Am

I hate the music, but people say I sing my song so well

D G Am D

I just can't sing it without you, ooh-hooh

G C Am

I hate the music - 'cause every time I hear that melody

D C G

It just reminds me of the things we did together

C G C G

The way we used to be, a day when life was better

N.C.

Back in the days you were with me-ee

[Verse]

Am D G Em

Now on the day that I met you,

Am D G

The day you happened alo-ong

Am D G Em

Remember me up there on stage,

C D

singin' it wrong,

Am D G Em

I saw you lookin' toward me,

Am D G

And right away I could tell

B Em D C

Made up my mind to go all out,

A D D7 D6 D

And started singin' it well

D Dsus4 D

You could tell.

[Chorus]

G C Am

I hate the music, though people say I sing my song in tune

D G Am D

I just can't sing it without you, ooh-hooh

G C Am

I hate the music - 'cause every time I hear that melody

D C G

It just reminds me of the things we did together

C G C G

The way we used to be, a day when life was better

N.C.

Back in the days you were with me-ee

[Verse]

Am D G Em

Now music brought us together,

Am D G

And music tore us apart

Am D G Em

And day and night the song goes on,

C D

Breakin' my heart,

Am D G Em

Ooh, on the radio in the mornin'

Am D G

And on TV ev'ry night

B Em D C

I tell you girl it's so damn hard

A D D7 D6 D

To get to sleep at ni-ight

D Dsus4 D

Every night

N.C.

I hate the music,

N.C.

I hate the music...

(Key change)

[Chorus]

A D Bm

I hate the music, though people say I sing my song so well

(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)

E A Bm E

I just can't sing it without you, ooh you know that it's true.

A D Bm

I hate the music, 'cause every time I hear that same old tune,

(Same ol' stupid melody)

E A Bm E

I just can't sing it without you, ooh you know that it's true.

A D Bm

I hate the music - and everytime I hear that melody

(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)

E A Bm E

I just can't sing it without you, ooh you know that it's true.

[Outro]

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey, hey-hey

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey, hey-hey

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey-hey, hey-hey

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey, hey

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey, hey

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey

A A A7 A A6

I hate the music Hey, hey-hey

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