The Stranglers - The Man They Love to Hate

      
 
 The Stranglers - The Man They Love To Hate
 Tabbed By: Reecy
 Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com
 
 Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
 
 
 THE MAN THEY LOVE TO HATE

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 Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
 Date of Transcription: 11th August 2002
 
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 intro guitar:

 E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
 B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
 G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
 D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
 A|-----4--2--|--2--4-----|-----4--2--|--2--4-----|-----4--2s14--14h16--|--2--4---------------|
 E|--4--------|--------4--|--4--------|--------4--|--4------------------|--------4s16--14h16--|
 E|---------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|----------|--------|
 B|---------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|----------|--------|
 G|---------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|----------|--------|
 D|---------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|----------|--------|
 A|-----4--2s14--14h16--|--2--4---------------|--------|--------|----------|--------|
 E|--4------------------|--------4s16--14h16--|--2--4--|--5--4--|--2--2h4--|--5--4--|
 

 
 
  F#                       G#m      F#                    G#m 
 They woke to grey English morning, and to a strange honeymoon
 D#m/B                B/D#                  A                              G#m 
 The girl who gave him all her love and the man who said it still wouldn't do
 
 (Hugh plays the following over the D#m/B B/D# A G#m bits)

 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----8----8--------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------9----9-------7----7-------6----------|
 A|--6----6----6-----------------------------------------|
 E|---------------7----7----7--5----5----5--4----4-4--3--|
 

 
 F#                 G#m          F#                G#m 
 His parents always worked hard, never went to bed late
 D#m/B                          B/D#                      A                G#m 
 And though they were God's own people, they're still the ones he loves to hate
 
 D# C# (x4 - with riff)

 E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 B|--11--9--8--8h9p8----------------------|--11--9--8--8h9p8-------------------------|
 G|-------------------10---8-----8--8s10--|-------------------10---8-----8--8s6------|
 D|---------------------------8-----------|---------------------------8---------6s8--|
 A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 

 
 D#       C#        D#          C#  
 He never wanted to suffer this fate
 D#                 C#             D#              C#  
 All the girls have fallen for the man the love to hate
 
 C# G#m 
   

 E|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|-------------8-s-4-------8-s-4--|
 D|-6p4-6p4-6p4---------6s4--------|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|
 

 
 play intro riff.
 
 F#             G#m        F#                   G#m  
 The city is an animal, it snores and by day it roars
 D#m/B                  B/D#                A                 G#m  
 And though he loved to hate it he couldn't live without it's flaws
 F#            G#m                   F#                        G#m 
 With personal curtains moaning at a thousand harsh words then hush
 D#m/B                  B/D#              A                 G#m 
 The girl she wanted to leave because she loved the man too much
 
 D# C# (x4) - (with riff.)
 
 D#       C#        D#          C#  
 He never wanted to suffer this fate
 D#                 C#             D#              C#  
 All the girls have fallen for the man the love to hate
 
 F#               G#m     F#                      G#m 
 His father was a fighter and he practised on his son
 D#m/B                    B/D#            A                G#m 
 His mother was just some furniture who'd lost the will to run
 F#                       G#m                         F#                       G#m 
 The girl she wrote him a farewell note and though he probably didn't care too much
 D#m/B                B/D#                 A                 G#m 
 The girl she finally left him because she loved the man too much
 
 D# C# (x4) - (with riff.)
 
 D# C# D# C# D# C# D# C# G#m 
          

 E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-11^-9-8h9p8------------|-11^-9-8h9p8------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-------------10-8--8s6--|-------------10-8--8s6--|-10^-8-6h8p6----------|-10^-8-------------8-s-4-|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------10-8-8s6-|-------6p4-6p4-6p4-------|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
 

 
 G#m 
  

 E|----------------|
 B|----------------|
 G|------8--8-s-4--|
 D|--6p4-----------|
 A|----------------|
 E|----------------|
 

 
 repeat chords: F# G#m F# G#m D#m/B B/D# A G#m - until fade.