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The Song I Hate

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Intro
E-------------------------6---6---5---5-------------------------------------|
B---6---6---5---5---6---6---6---6---6---6-8---8---6---6--------6^5----------|
G-5---5---6---6---7---7---------------------9---9---7---7----7-----7--------|
D----------------------------------------------------------8----------------|
[Intro]
Riff x2
[Verse 1]
FI'm giving up on you..
N.C.
How could I ever call you mine
N.C. (riff)
You're too pretty, too simple, too easy
N.C. (riff)
You're just a waste of time, yeah
   F    Ax4
[Verse 2]
N.C.  (riff)
And I won't miss you when you're gone
N.C.  (riff)
You never move me anyway
N.C.  (riff)
I wanna wish you all the best and send you off
N.C.  (riff)
I hope somebody finds you entertaining
[Chorus]
FYou're the song AI hate
FBut I can't leAt go
FYou're the song I Ahate
FBut I can't let gAo
[Solo]
F     A   D   Bb
F     A   D   Bb
Brief lead over F-A-D-Bb (x2). Listen to the song for timing and bends.
On the last part he bends the C up to D, holds it hits it 8 times, and ends coming back 
the C with a quick bend up and back to the D. If that makes any sense. It's easy if you listen
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B-----6b8^6~~------6B8^6^6^6-----/13B15-(x8)---13b^15^13--|
G--5----------5-------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
FYou know it Agets so hard,   Dso Bbhard to keep moving Fon
   AThrough all your Dpetty little changesBb  
   FSomeAtimes I wish I Dcould just     Bbclose my Ceyes
     C#mWish you aDway         Bbyeah
[Chorus]
FYou're the sonAg I hate
FBut I can't leAt go
FYou're the sonAg I hate
FBut I can't let Ago
FYou're the sAong I
FYou're the sAong I
FYou're the sAong I
FYou're the sAong I hate
[Interlude]
   F     A     D    Bbx2
(riff)
[Bridge]
I Gmtried so hard to Bbm7change you to make you
CSomething I could enDmjoy
E---------------------------------------------------|
B------------8-----------------6--------------------|
G--10\9-------------------7--7----7-----------------|
D--------10-----------------------------------------|
But Gmyou insist on just Bbm7acting the plaything
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B---------6--------------------9------------------------|
G-------7-------------------10--------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
CYou're just a toy, C#mjust a toy
[Chorus]
FYou're the sAong I hate
FBut I can't Alet go
FYou're the sAong I hate
FBut I can't Alet go
FYou're the sAong I
FYou're the sAong I
FYou're the sAong I
FYou're the sAong that I hate
FYou're the sAong I hate
FBut I can't Alet go
FYou're the sAong I hate
FBut I can't Alet go
[Outro]
  FYeahA  
     FThe sAong that I hate
          F      AUh!
FYou're the sAong I hate
F

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The Song I Hate

by Toadies

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Bbm7

Intro

E-------------------------6---6---5---5-------------------------------------|

B---6---6---5---5---6---6---6---6---6---6-8---8---6---6--------6^5----------|

G-5---5---6---6---7---7---------------------9---9---7---7----7-----7--------|

D----------------------------------------------------------8----------------|

[Intro]

Riff x2

[Verse 1]

I'm giving up on you..

N.C.

How could I ever call you mine

N.C. (riff)

You're too pretty, too simple, too easy

N.C. (riff)

You're just a waste of time, yeah

F A

[Verse 2]

N.C. (riff)

And I won't miss you when you're gone

N.C. (riff)

You never move me anyway

N.C. (riff)

I wanna wish you all the best and send you off

N.C. (riff)

I hope somebody finds you entertaining

[Chorus]

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

[Solo]

F A D Bb

Brief lead over F-A-D-Bb (x2). Listen to the song for timing and bends.

On the last part he bends the C up to D, holds it hits it 8 times, and ends coming back

the C with a quick bend up and back to the D. If that makes any sense. It's easy if you listen

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

B-----6b8^6~~------6B8^6^6^6-----/13B15-(x8)---13b^15^13--|

G--5----------5-------------------------------------------|

D---------------------------------------------------------|

A---------------------------------------------------------|

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

[Verse 3]

F A D Bb F

You know it gets so hard, so hard to keep moving on

A D Bb

Through all your petty little changes

F A D Bb C

Sometimes I wish I could just close my eyes

C#m D Bb

Wish you away yeah

[Chorus]

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

F A

You're the song I

F A

You're the song I

F A

You're the song I

F A

You're the song I hate

[Interlude]

F A D Bb

(riff)

[Bridge]

Gm Bbm7

I tried so hard to change you to make you

C Dm

Something I could enjoy

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

B------------8-----------------6--------------------|

G--10\9-------------------7--7----7-----------------|

D--------10-----------------------------------------|

Gm Bbm7

But you insist on just acting the plaything

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

B---------6--------------------9------------------------|

G-------7-------------------10--------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------------|

C C#m

You're just a toy, just a toy

[Chorus]

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

F A

You're the song I

F A

You're the song I

F A

You're the song I

F A

You're the song that I hate

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

F A

You're the song I hate

F A

But I can't let go

[Outro]

F A

Yeah

F A

The song that I hate

F A

Uh!

F A

You're the song I hate

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