Alexander 23 - Hate Me If It Helps

[verse 1]
G                 Bm          D      G
 I wonder if your therapist likes me
                      Bm
I guess it depends on how much of the
   A              G
truth you tell to her
And I wonder if your
  Bm             D        G
brother wants to fight me
Would he change his mind if
 Bm            A             Em
he saw his big sister at her worst?

[pre-chorus]
   F#m                   G
So tell your friends I'm evil
                       Em
Write songs that say I suck
    F#m
And roll your eyes when
G               F#m
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
You can tell 'em I'm the bad guy if it
 D               A
helps you sleep okay
        G
Because all you want is closure,
            D               A
but there's nothing left to say
           G                  Bm   A
So you can hate me if it helps
You can hate me if it helps

[verse 2]
G
 Do you wonder if I'm
 Bm           A       G
with someone new now?
If her clothes are in the
 Bm                 A             G
drawer you used to take up in my room
Yeah, I bet you think I
 Bm         A        G
never think about
                 Bm
You anymore, and God,
            D         Em
I wish that that were true

[pre-chorus]
      F#m               G
But I tell my friends I miss you
                        Em
I write songs about how much
    F#m
Yeah I know we had our
 G               F#m
issues so if you want

[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
You can tell 'em I'm the bad guy if it
   D             A
helps you sleep okay
        G
Because all you want is closure,
            D               A
but there's nothing left to say
                               Bm   A
So you can hate me if it helps
                            Bm   A
You can hate me if it helps

[bridge]
    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

[outro]
            G                    Bm  A
But you can hate me if it helps
              G             Bm    A     G
Yeah, you can hate me if it helps

[outro]
Bm  A  G  Bm  A
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