Fm A#m Fm A#m Cm Fm Cm Fm I hate myself for lovinʼ you And the weakness that I showed ... Cm Fm Cm Gm You were just a painted face On a trip down Suicide Road. Ab Cm Fm The stage was set, the lights went out All around the old hotel Ab Db Ab A#m Fm I hate myself for lovinʼ you And Iʼm glad the curtain fell. Cm Fm Cm Fm I hate that foolish game we played And the need that was expressed Cm Fm Cm Gm And the mercy that you showed to me Whoever would have guessed Ab Cm Fm I went out on Lower Broadway And I felt that place within Ab Db Ab A#m Fm That hollow place where martyrs weep And angels play with sin Cm Fm Cm Fm Heard your songs of freedom And man forever stripped Cm Fm Cm Gm Acting out his folly While his back is being whipped Ab Cm Fm Like a slave in orbit Heʼs beaten ʼtil heʼs tame Ab Db Ab A#m Fm All for a momentʼs glory And itʼs dirty, rotten shame Cm Fm Cm Fm There are those who worship loneliness Iʼm not one of them Cm Fm Cm Gm In this age of fiberglass Iʼm searching for a gem Ab Cm Fm The crystal ball up on the wall Hasnʼt shown me nothing yet Ab Db Ab A#m Fm Iʼve paid the price of solitude But at least Iʼm out of debt Cm Fm Cm Fm Canʼt recall a useful thing You ever did for me Cm Fm Cm Gm ʼCept pat me on the back one time When I was on my knees Ab Cm Fm We stared into each otherʼs eyes ʼTil one of us would break Ab Db Ab A#m Fm No use to apologize What diffʼrence would it make Cm Fm Cm Fm So sing your praise of progress And of the Doom Machine Cm Fm Cm Gm The naked truth is still tabu Whenever it can be seen Ab Cm Fm Lady Luck who shines on me Will tell you where Iʼm at Ab Db Ab A#m Fm I hate myself for lovinʼ you But I should get over that
