• Song:

    The Drugs Don't Work (radio Edit)

  • Artist:

    The Verve

Chords used:

C  alternates between X32013 and X32003 (uses second version to got to Am )
Am alternates between X02210 and X02200 (uses second version to got to Em )
Em 022000
F  (Barre chord) 133211
G  320033

NB C somtimes drops from X32013 to 30013 (But you can figure out where!)

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Intro:

C5 A5 E5 F5 G5 C5


Verse 1


C5
All this talk of gettin' old
                A5
it's gettin' me down my love
                E5
like a cat in a bag
           F5   G5
waiting to drown
G5             C5
this time I'm coming down

Verse 2


C5
and I hope you're thinking of me
                A5
as you lay down on your side
                    E5
now the drugs don't work
                   F5   
they just make you worse
      G5                  C5
but I know I'll see your face again
                    E5
now the drugs don't work
                   F5
they just make you worse
      G5                  C5
but I know I'll see your face again

Verse 3


C5
But I know I'm on a losing streak
                    A5
cause I passed down my old street
                 E5
and if you wanna show 
                 F5
then just let me know 
         G5            C5
and I'll sing in your ear again
                    E5
now the drugs don't work
                   F5
they just make you worse
      G5                  C5
but I know I'll see your face again

Chorus


           F5     E5
cause baby ooohhhh
          A5               G5
if heaven calls I'm coming too
              F5  E5
Just like you said
             A5                 G5
you leave my life I'm better of dead.

Verse 4


C5
All this talk of gettin' old
                A5
it's gettin' me down my love
                E5
like a cat in a bag
           F5   G5
waiting to drown
G5             C5
this time I'm coming down
                    E5
now the drugs don't work
                   F5
they just make you worse
      G5                  C5
but I know I'll see your face again

Chorus


           F5     E5
cause baby ooohhhh
          A5               G5
if heaven calls I'm coming too
              F5  E5
Just like you said
             A5                 G5
you leave my life I'm better of dead.

Verse 5


                 E5
but if you wanna show 
                 F5
then just let me know 
         G5            C5
and I'll sing in your ear again
                    E5
now the drugs don't work
                   F5
they just make you worse
      G5                  C5
but I know I'll see your face again

Middle 8


C5
yeah I know I'll see your face again
C5
yeah I know I'll see your face again
C5
yeah I know I'll see your face again
C5
yeah I know I'll see your face again

(Fade out)
C5
Never coming down, 
C5
I'm never coming down 
C5
no more no more no more no more no more



(Original Demo Lyrics) 
(Note "drug make ME worse" - pre-commercial/sanitized version)

All this talk of growin' old
is gettin' me down my love
like a cat in a bag
waiting to drown
I know I'm coming down

and I hope you're thinking of me
as you lay down inside
now the drugs don't work
they just make me worse
but I know I'll see your face again

cause baby ooohhhh
if heaven calls I'm coming too
and baby ooohhhh
if heaven calls I'm with you

But I know I'm on a losing streak
I passed down my old street
and if you wanna stop 
then give me a shout 
and I'll come running down
you know I will
But the drugs don't work
they just make me worse
and I know I'll see your face again

cause baby ooohhhh
if heaven calls I'm coming too
cause baby ooohhhh
if heaven calls I'm coming too
Just like you said
I'm better dead, when I ain't got you
Just like you said
I'm better dead, when I ain't got you

but if you wanna show 
then just let me know 
and I'll sing in your ear again
but the drugs don't work
they just make me worse
but I know I'll see your face again

like a cat in a bag
waiting to drown
I know I'm coming down
now the drugs don't work
they just make me worse
and I know I'll see your face again
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