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Sofia Carson – I Hate The Way Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
F#m E A

[Verse 1]
F#m        E              D
I hate the way you say my name
F#m         E
I hate your picture-perfect
D    A
lips on mine
F#m        E            D
If I could, I'd cut the breaks
F#m         E
I hate that I can't
         D    A
help but stay all night

[Pre-Chorus]
F#m            A
When you look at me,
          E
I have to turn my face
F#m          A
If I look too long,
           E
I'll never look away
F#m            A
Babe, I wasn't prayin'
      E
for a saving grace
F#m         A
Unfold your fingers,
      E            D
let's go back to nothing

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[Chorus]
F#m      D          E       A
   And I hate the way I say words
        C#m              F#m
   that I laughed at before
    D             E        A
And I hate the way my thoughts
           C#m
aren't mine, now they're yours
D
Look at what you've created,
E
something borderline sacred
F#m                  C#m7
I call it overrated, go
on and call me jaded
D        E         F#m      G
'Cause I hate the way I say words
that I laughed at before

[Instrumental]
D E A  x2

[Verse 2]
F#m              E
You think you're cool
         D
when you pretend
F#m          E
That I'm not always in
     D     A
your head, don't lie
F#m           E            D
Your favorite game is self-defense
F#m        E
I dare you to give
     D    A
it a rest sometimes

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m            A
When you look at me,
          E
I have to turn my face
F#m          A
If I look too long,
           E
I'll never look away
F#m            A
Babe, I wasn't prayin'
      E
for a saving grace
F#m         A
Unfold your fingers,
      E           D
let's go back to nothing

[Chorus]
F#m      D          E       A
   And I hate the way I say words
        C#m              F#m
   that I laughed at before
    D             E        A
And I hate the way my thoughts
       C#m
aren't mine, now they're yours
D
Look at what you've created,
E
something borderline sacred
F#m                  C#m7
I call it overrated, go
on and call me jaded
D        E         F#m      G
'Cause I hate the way I say words
that I laughed at before

[Instrumental]
F#m A E  x4

[Chorus]
F#m      D          E
   And I hate the way I say
   A          C#m              F#m
   words that I laughed at before
    D             E        A
And I hate the way my thoughts
       C#m
aren't mine, now they're yours
D
Look at what you've created,
E
something borderline sacred
F#m                  C#m7
I call it overrated, go
on and call me jaded
D        E         F#m
'Cause I hate the way I say
G
words that I laughed at before

How to play I Hate The Way: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for I Hate The Way by Sofia Carson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

I Hate The Way by Sofia Carson sits in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 7 chords to play it: F#m, E, A, D, C#m, C#m7 and G.

Listen for F#m – A – E – F#m (i – III – VII – i in F♯ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F#m, C#m and C#m7 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.