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Hate That I Love You

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Intro lick:
On the second bar play Dsus2, hammer on to D, strum D, and then Dsus4 (upstrum).
 |       C|       D|       G|   Cadd9|
 |D---D-DU|D--D-U--|D---D-DU|D---D-DU|
e|0-------|0h2--3--|3-------|0-------|
B|1-------|3----3--|0-------|3-------|
G|0-------|2----2--|0-------|0-------|     x3
D|2-------|0----0--|0-------|2-------|
A|3-------|--------|2-------|3-------|
E|--------|--------|3-------|--------|
 |       C|       D|   Cadd9|   Cadd9|
 |D---D-DU|D--D-U--|D---D-DU|-UD-D-DU|
e|0-------|0h2--3--|0-------|--------|
B|1-------|3----3--|3-------|--------|
G|0-------|2----2--|0-------|--------|
D|2-------|0----0--|2-------|--------|
A|3-------|--------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
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[Intro]
  C    D    GYeah, yCadd9eah
  C    DHeyG, yeaCadd9h
That's how much I lCove you (yDeah)
NGo, whoa, whCadd9oa
That's how much I neCed you (yDeah, yeah, Cadd9yeah)
[Verse 1]
And I can't stCand youD  
Must everythGing you do mCadd9ake me wanna smCile
Can I not lDike you for a whGile?
Cadd9No
But you won't lCet meD  
You upsGet me, girl, and thCadd9en you kiss my lCips
All of a sDudden, I forgCet that I was upset
Can't remCadd9ember what you dDid
[Pre-Chorus 1]
But I hCate Dit
You know exGactly what to dCadd9o
So that I cCan't stay mad at yDou
For too lGong, that's wrCadd9ong
But I hCate Dit
You know exGactly how to toCadd9uch
So that CI don't want to fDuss and fight no mCadd9ore
Said I despCise that I adDore you
[Chorus 1]
And I hCate how mDuch I lGove you, bCadd9oy (yeah)
I can't stCand how mDuch I neGed you (I neCadd9ed you)
And I hCate how mDuch (yeah) I lGove you, bCadd9oy (ooh, whoa)
But CI just can't lDet you gAmo
And CI hate that I lDove you sCadd9o (ooh)
[Verse 2]
And you complCetely know the pDower that you haGve (The power that you have)
The only Cadd9one that makes me lCaugh (The one that makes me lCadd9augh)
Sad, and Cit's not faDir
How you tGake advantage Cadd9of the fact that CI (I)
Love you beyoDnd a reason whAmy (why)
And it jCust ain't rDight, oh
[Chorus 2]
And I hCate how mDuch (hey) I lGove you, gCadd9irl
I can't stCand how mDuch I nGeed you (yeah, yCadd9eah)
And I hCate how mDuch I lGove you, gCadd9irl (no, whoa, whoa)
But CI just can't lDet you gAmo
But CI hate that I lDove you sEmo
[Bridge]
One of these days, maybe yCour magic won't affDect me (mmmEmhm)
And your kiss won't make me wDeak
But nAm7o one in this world knCows me the way you knDow me
SAm7o you'll prCobably Dalways hAm7ave a spCell on mDe
YCeah,   D     G  Cadd9ooh, oh, CohD  
Yeah, yGeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yCadd9eah
That's how much I lCove you (how much I nDeed you)
That's how much I nGeed you (how much I lCadd9ove you)
That's how much I lCove you (oh, I nDeed you)
That's how much I nGeed you (I need yCadd9ou)
                  C          DN.C.
And I hate that I love you so
[Chorus 3]
And I hCate how mDuch I lGove you, bCadd9oy
I can't (hey) stCand how mDuch I nGeed you (can't stand how mCadd9uch I need you)
And I hCate how mDuch I lGove you, bCadd9oy (yeah, oh)
But CI just can't lDet you gAmo (but I just can't let you go, no)
But I hCate that I lDove you sAm7o (ooh, oh)
[Outro]
And I hCate that I lDove you sAmo, so

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The story behind the song

"Hate That I Love You" explores the complex emotions of being deeply in love, even when that love brings its own set of frustrations. It’s a mid-tempo pop and R&B song, featuring Ne-Yo, that delves into the powerful, sometimes contradictory, nature of affection. The track, from Rihanna's 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad, captures that feeling of being so smitten that even the things that annoy you about a person become part of what you adore. It plays like an honest confession of love's inescapable hold.

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Hate That I Love You

by Rihanna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am7

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Intro lick:

On the second bar play Dsus2, hammer on to D, strum D, and then Dsus4 (upstrum).

C D G Cadd9

| | | | |

e|0-------|0h2--3--|3-------|0-------|

B|1-------|3----3--|0-------|3-------|

G|0-------|2----2--|0-------|0-------| x3

D|2-------|0----0--|0-------|2-------|

A|3-------|--------|2-------|3-------|

E|--------|--------|3-------|--------|

C D Cadd9 Cadd9

| | | | |

e|0-------|0h2--3--|0-------|--------|

B|1-------|3----3--|3-------|--------|

G|0-------|2----2--|0-------|--------|

D|2-------|0----0--|2-------|--------|

A|3-------|--------|3-------|--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|--------|

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[Intro]

C D G Cadd9

Yeah, yeah

C D G Cadd9

Hey, yeah

C D

That's how much I love you (yeah)

G Cadd9

No, whoa, whoa

C D Cadd9

That's how much I need you (yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Verse 1]

C D

And I can't stand you

G Cadd9 C

Must everything you do make me wanna smile

D G

Can I not like you for a while?

Cadd9

C D

But you won't let me

G Cadd9 C

You upset me, girl, and then you kiss my lips

D C

All of a sudden, I forget that I was upset

Cadd9 D

Can't remember what you did

[Pre-Chorus 1]

C D

But I hate it

G Cadd9

You know exactly what to do

C D

So that I can't stay mad at you

G Cadd9

For too long, that's wrong

C D

But I hate it

G Cadd9

You know exactly how to touch

C D Cadd9

So that I don't want to fuss and fight no more

C D

Said I despise that I adore you

[Chorus 1]

C D G Cadd9

And I hate how much I love you, boy (yeah)

C D G Cadd9

I can't stand how much I need you (I need you)

C D G Cadd9

And I hate how much (yeah) I love you, boy (ooh, whoa)

C D Am

But I just can't let you go

C D Cadd9

And I hate that I love you so (ooh)

[Verse 2]

C D G

And you completely know the power that you have (The power that you have)

Cadd9 C Cadd9

The only one that makes me laugh (The one that makes me laugh)

C D

Sad, and it's not fair

G Cadd9 C

How you take advantage of the fact that I (I)

D Am

Love you beyond a reason why (why)

C D

And it just ain't right, oh

[Chorus 2]

C D G Cadd9

And I hate how much (hey) I love you, girl

C D G Cadd9

I can't stand how much I need you (yeah, yeah)

C D G Cadd9

And I hate how much I love you, girl (no, whoa, whoa)

C D Am

But I just can't let you go

C D Em

But I hate that I love you so

[Bridge]

C D Em

One of these days, maybe your magic won't affect me (mmmhm)

And your kiss won't make me weak

Am7 C D

But no one in this world knows me the way you know me

Am7 C D Am7 C D

So you'll probably always have a spell on me

C D G Cadd9 C D

Yeah, ooh, oh, oh

G Cadd9

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

C D

That's how much I love you (how much I need you)

G Cadd9

That's how much I need you (how much I love you)

C D

That's how much I love you (oh, I need you)

G Cadd9

That's how much I need you (I need you)

C D

N.C.

And I hate that I love you so

[Chorus 3]

C D G Cadd9

And I hate how much I love you, boy

C D G Cadd9

I can't (hey) stand how much I need you (can't stand how much I need you)

C D G Cadd9

And I hate how much I love you, boy (yeah, oh)

C D Am

But I just can't let you go (but I just can't let you go, no)

C D Am7

But I hate that I love you so (ooh, oh)

[Outro]

C D Am

And I hate that I love you so, so

About Hate That I Love You Chords by Rihanna

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