| D | C | D | C | D | C | D | C | D | |
| C * |
| You loved me with conviction |
| D | |
| The same conviction you l | ook in his eyes |
| C * |
| It's such a contradiction |
| D | |
| Do you kiss his lips the | way you kissed mine |
| Em | C | G | A | |
| I hear he | takes you | where we used to | go |
| Em | C | A | |
| I thought we | had something s | acred |
| But baby what did I know |
| D | C | |
| Don't make me hate the things I | love |
| G | |
| Like the d | ress you wear tonight |
| Em | A | |
| While he's h | olding you | tight |
| D | C | |
| Don't make me hate the things I | love |
| G | |
| Like the | back road off the road to your house |
| Em | A | |
| Where he's | driving you | wild |
| C * |
| I had a premonition |
| D | |
| Your blond hair fell in | to your eyes |
| C * |
| Yeah, it blurred your vision |
| D | |
| Of the perfect love you'd | stored in your mind |
| Em | C | G | A | |
| I hear he | takes you | when and where he | wants to |
| Em | C | A | |
| I thought we | had something | sacred |
| But baby what did I know |
| D | C | |
| Don't make me hate the things I | love |
| G | |
| Like the | small of your back |
| Em | A | |
| Where he | launches his a | ttack |
| D | C | |
| Don't make me hate the things I | love |
| G | |
| Like the | look on your face |
| Em | A | |
| When | I was content to w | ait |
| SOLO |
| Em | C | G | A | |
| I hear he | takes you | when and where he | wants to |
| Em | C | A | |
| I thought we | had something s | acred |
| But baby what did I know |
| D | C | |
| Don't make me hate the things I | love |
| G | |
| Like the | small of your back |
| Em | A | |
| Where he | launches his a | ttack |
| D | C | |
| Don't make me hate the things I | love |
| G | |
| Like the | look on your face |
| Em | A | |
| When I was content to wai | t |
| SOLO |
| C * alternate between C & Cmaj 9 |
| © 1990 Cross Keys Publishing Co Inc./Miss Dot Music, Inc. |
| Nancy Court Music (ASCAP) |
| Kevin Montgomery - vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Al Perkins - lap steel |
| John Jorgenson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar |
| Tim Godwin - electric guitar |
| Paul Bushnell - bass |
| Jeffery "C.J." Vanston - piano, keyboards |
| Denny Fongheiser - drums |