Hate Me by Blue October

Standard Tuning


{Verse 1} 
F 
I have to block out thoughts of you so I don’t lose my head  
      Dm 
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed 
         F 
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I’m alone 
        Dm 
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home  
          F 
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain 
            Dm  
An ounce of peace is all I want for you; will you never call again? 
             F 
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face?
             Dm 
And will you never try to reach me; It is I that wanted space  


{Chorus}
               F 
Hate me today  
        Dm 
Hate me tomorrow  
             F                G             Dm 
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you  
            F 
Hate me in ways  
                  Dm 
Yeah ways hard to swallow  
           F                G                 F 
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you       
 
 
{Verse 2} 
     F 
I’m sober now for 3 whole months it’s one accomplishment that you helped me with 
        Dm  
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won’t touch again  
      F 
In my sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night  
             Dm 
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight  
           F 
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate  
            Dm 
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take  
        F 
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind  
    Dm 
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind  


{Chorus}
               F 
Hate me today  
        Dm 
Hate me tomorrow  
            F                G            Dm 
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you  
           F 
Hate me in ways  
                  Dm 
Yeah ways hard to swallow  
            F              G                   F 
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you       
 

{Bridge} 
             Dm7                           G 
And with a sad heart I say bye to you and wave  
        F                                Dm 
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made  
         Dm7                  G 
And like a baby boy I never was a man  
        F                                       Dm 
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand 
            Dm7                            G 
And then I fell down yelling ‘Make it go away!’
             F                               Dm 
Just make a smile come back and shine just like it used to be  
             Dm7                                G 
And then she whispered ‘How can you do this to me?’ 
 

{Chorus}
                 F 
Hate me today  
          Dm 
Hate me tomorrow  
             F               G             Dm 
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you  
            F 
Hate me in ways  
                  Dm 
Yeah ways hard to swallow  
           F               G                    F 
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you       
Dm
For you 
F       G 
For you
F  
For you 
 
 
Note: In some versions of this song the first Chorus uses only the first 3 lines.