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The Stranglers
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Key: G minor•
Intro 1
Em
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Verse 1

D
D

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They woke to grey
Em
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English morning
D
D

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And to a strange honeymoon
B
B
2

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B
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G
G

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C
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The girl who gave him all her love

And the man who said it
Em
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D
D

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still wouldn't do
Verse 2
Em
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D
D

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His parents always worked hard
Em
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Never went to bed late
B
B
2

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And though they were
G
G

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God's own people
F
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C
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They're still the ones he loves to
Em
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hate
Interlude 1
B
B
2

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A
A

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B
2

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A

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B
2

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A

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2

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B
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2

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Verse 3
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A

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B
B
2

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He never wanted to
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A

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B
B
2

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Suffer this fate
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A

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All the girls have fallen for
B
B
2

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A

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Em
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The man they love to hate
Interlude 2
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Verse 4

D
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The city is an animal
D
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It snores and by day it roars
G
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And though he loved to hate it
C
C

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He couldn't live without its flaws
Em
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Verse 5

D
D

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With pastel curtains moaning
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At a thousand harsh words - then hush
B
B
2

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C
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The girl she wanted to leave
G
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Because she loved the man too
Interlude 3

much
Em
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2

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Verse 6
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2

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He never wanted to
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A

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B
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2

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Suffer this fate
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A

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B
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2

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All the girls have fallen for
Em
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The man they love to hate
Interlude 4
Verse 7

D
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His father was a fighter
D
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And he practised on his son
B
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2

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C
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His mother was just some furniture
Em
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Who'd lost the will to run
Verse 8
D
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The girl she wrote him a farewell note
D
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And though he probably
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didn't care too much
B
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2

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G
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The girl she finally left him
C
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Because she loved the man too much
Outro 1
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Em
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B
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G
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Em
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Bm
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G
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Em
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B
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Bm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • B

    2

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • A

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The man they love to hate by The stranglers is G minor.

The primary chords used in The man they love to hate are Gm, F, D, Bb, Eb, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, F, D, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The man they love to hate is approximately 176 beats per minute.

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