The Man They Love to Hate Chords by The Stranglers

Tempo:
87.75 bpm
Chords used:

D

Gm

G

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Man They Love to Hate chords
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[Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Em]
[Gm] [C] [G] [Gm]
[G]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm]
[D] [Ab] [G]
[F] They woke [Gm] to great English morning [F] and [Cm] to a [Gm] strange [D] honeymoon.
The girl who [Bb] gave him all her love [Ab] and the man who said he [G] still wouldn't do.
[F] His [Eb] parents always [G] worked [F] hard, never [Gm] went to [G] bed late.
[D] [Am] And though they were [Bb] gods on people, they're [Ab] still the ones he [G] loves 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.
[Gm]
[G]
[C] [G] [Gm]
[Em]
[Bb] [Gm] [G]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Dm]
[Ab] [Gm] [G]
[F] The city is [Gm] an animal, [F] it's not an [Gm] ideal [G] role.
[D] [Dm] And though he loved [Bb] to hate it, he [Ab] couldn't live without [G] its flaws.
[F] [Gm] Castle [G] curtains [F] moaning and a thousand harsh [Gm] words then hush.
[D] [Am] Because she [Bb] wanted to leave, because [Abm] she loved the [G] man too much.
[D] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [C] [D] [C]
[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 father 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] The girl she wrote [Gm] him a farewell note and [F] though he probably didn't care [Gm] too much.
[Dm] But girl she [Bb] finally left him because [Ab] she loved the man [G] too much.
[D] [G] [C] [D] [Am]
[D] [C] [D] [Am]
[D] [C] [D] [C]
[G] [A] [Dm]
[Gm] [G]
[F] [Cm] [Gm] [F] [Cm] [Gm]
[D] [Dm] [Bb] [Ab] [G] [Gb]
[F] [Cm] [Gm] [F] [Cm] [Gm]
[D] [Dm] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[F] [Cm] [Gm] [G] [F] [Gm]
[D] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Gm]
Key:  
D
1321
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Gm
123111113
G
2131
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Let's start jamming The Stranglers - The Man They Love To Hate chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, C and D in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 43 BPM before aiming for the song's 88 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Ab Minor.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] They woke [Gm] to great English morning [F] and [Cm] to a [Gm] strange [D] honeymoon.
The girl who [Bb] gave him all her love [Ab] and the man who said he [G] still wouldn't do.
[F] His [Eb] parents always [G] worked [F] hard, never [Gm] went to [G] bed late.
[D] [Am] And though they were [Bb] gods on people, they're [Ab] still the ones he [G] loves 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.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _
[F] The city is [Gm] an animal, _ [F] it's not an [Gm] ideal [G] role.
[D] [Dm] And though he loved [Bb] to hate it, he [Ab] couldn't live without [G] its flaws.
[F] _ [Gm] Castle [G] curtains [F] moaning and a thousand harsh [Gm] words then hush.
[D] [Am] Because she [Bb] wanted to leave, because [Abm] she loved the [G] man too much.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[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 father 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] The girl she wrote [Gm] him a farewell note and [F] though he probably didn't care [Gm] too much.
[Dm] But girl she [Bb] finally left him because [Ab] she loved the man [G] too much. _
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _

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The La Folie album includes this song.

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