Alexander 23 - Hate Me If It Helps: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hate Me If It Helps" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G                  Bm       A      G
I wonder if your therapist likes me
                      Bm                A
I guess it depends on how much of the truth you
         G
tell to her
                      Bm               A      G
And I wonder if your brother wants to fight me
                            Bm              A
Would he change his mind if he saw his big sister
        Em
at her worst?

   F#m                   G
So tell your friends I'm evil
                       Em
Write songs that say I suck
    F#m                  G               A
And roll your eyes when people ask about us

Chorus:
         G
You can hate me if it helps
         D             A
Make me out to be the villain
            G
Say you're better by yourself
       D                 A
So it feels like your decision
         G                              D
You can tell 'em I'm the bad guy if it helps
            A
you sleep okay
        G                                     D
Because all you want is closure, but there's nothing
         A
left to say
            G                 Bm A
So you can hate me if it helps
         G
You can hate me if it helps

Do you wonder if I'm with someone new now?
If her clothes are in the drawer you used
to take up in my room
Yeah, I bet you think I never think about
You anymore, and God, I wish that that were true

But I tell my friends I miss you
I write songs about how much
Yeah, I know we had our issues so if you want

Chorus

     G
I'm sorry I stayed up with you every night
     D                         A
For making you laugh when you wanted to cry
     G
I'm sorry I paid for your SSRI's
     D                   A
For making you happy I apologize
     G
I'm sorry I put you in front of my friends
       D                    A
Yeah, my bad forgiving you for what you said
    G
So go and be angry but you can't pretend
       D                A
'Cause I know that you never would
       G
'Cause I know that you never could
      D      A
Yeah, I know

But you can hate me if it helps
Yeah, you can hate me if it helps


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hate Me If It Helps" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hate Me If It Helps" by Alexander 23.