Reneé Rapp - I Hate Boston: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Hate Boston" 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.

Bm            D      A                     E
I was just a tourist, you got to be a big hometown
hero
Bm               D      A                     E
Made you feel important, still stuck in your high
school yearbook

Why'd we have to cover so much ground?
You showed me around
As far as I'm concerned they should just burn
The whole city down

Chorus:
A                       G
How'd you make me hate Boston?
              D                         A
It's not its fault that you don't love me
A                      G
Had its charm, but it lost it
              D                  A
It's not its fault just a casualty
    Bm                             A
And casual's the way you chose to leave

Hid me in your basement
God forbid, you're not the center of attention
Family confrontation
Probably started 'cause my name was mentioned

I heard your father's sleepin' on the couch
He sure got around
As far as I'm concerned they should just burn
The whole city down

Chorus:
How'd you make me hate Boston?
It's not its fault that you don't love me
Had its charm, but it lost it
It's not its fault, just a casualty
How'd you make me hate Boston?
The whole thing is haunted
How do you sleep?
Oh, when you held me hostage
You must be exhausted
Don't you miss me?

And casual's the way you chose to leave
And you're all over every single street


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

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 "I Hate Boston" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Hate Boston" by Reneé Rapp.