The Man They Love To Hate Chords by The Stranglers

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_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] They woke to [Gm] great English morning [Fm] and [Cm] to a [Eb] strange honeymoon.
[D] [Dm] The girl who gave [Bb] him all her love [Ab] and the man who said he still [G] wouldn't do.
[F] His parents [Eb] always [G] worked hard, [F] never [Gm] went to bed late, [D] [Am] and though they were [Bb] gods on people,
they're [Ab] still the ones he loves [G] to hate. _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] He [C] never wanted [D] to [C] suffer this fate.
[D] All the [C] girls have fallen [D] for the man they [C] love to hate.
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[Gm] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _
[F] The city is [Gm] an animal.
[F] It's not an [Gm] outdated bra [G]
[D] and though he loved [Bb] to hate it, he [Ab] couldn't live without [G] its flaws.
[F] With [Gm] ashtray curtains moaning [F] and a thousand harsh [Gm] words then
hush [D] [F] because she [Bb] wanted to leave because [Abm] she loved the man [G] too much.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] He never [C] wanted to [D] _ [C] suffer this fate.
[D] All the [C] girls have fallen [D] for the man they [C] love to hate.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] [F] His mother was [Gm] a fighter [F] and [Cm] he practiced [Gm] on his son.
[D] His mother was [Bb] just some furniture
[Ab] who lost the will [G] to run. _
[F] [Cm] The girl she wrote [Gm] him a farewell note and [F] though he probably didn't care
[Gm] too much, [Bb] _
the girl she finally left him because [Ab] she loved the man [G] too much.
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
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[F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _