PROPS GO TO: Jonny Lau

Group: The Verve
Song: The drugs don't work (Original Demo)

The radio edition of this song is too commercial.The best version of this song is the original demo which is not affected by the sound engineer.The acoustic guitar is feeling good.
A moody song.Enjoy it!

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*    003213
G     320003
Gsus4 320013

NB C somtimes drops from X32013 to 30013 (At anytime)

   Hamming on during strum:    e.g. Just like this:
   C   030013 to 032013              Em:
   Am  000210 to 002210               0 0 0
   Em  002000 to 022000               0 0 0
   F*  003010 to 003210               0 0 0
                                      2 2 2
                                      2p0h2
                                      0 0 0
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Intro:
C Am Em F* Gsus4 C Gsus4 C


Verse1:
C
All this talk of growin' old
              Am
is gettin' me down my love
                Em
like a cat in a bag
           F*
waiting to drown
  Gsus4    C          G*  C
I know I'm coming down


Verse2:
      C
And I hope you're thinking of me
           Am
as you lay down inside
                    Em
now the drugs don't work
                  F*
they just make me worse
    Gsus4                C         Gsus4   C
but I know I'll see your face again


Chorus:
           F*   Em
cause baby ooohhhh
          Am               G
if heaven calls I'm coming too
         F*   Em
and baby ooohhhh
          Am                    G
if heaven calls I'm coming with you


Verse3:
      C
But I know I'm on a losing streak
              Am
I passed down my old street
                 Em
and if you wanna stop
               F*
then give me a shout
              Gsus4
and I'll come running down
    C          Gsus4   C
you know I will
                    Em
But the drugs don't work
                  F*
they just make me worse
      Gsus4              C         Gsus4   C
and I know I'll see your face again


Chorus:
           F*   Em
cause baby ooohhhh
          Am               G
if heaven calls I'm coming too
         F*   Em
and baby ooohhhH
          Am               G
if heaven calls I'm coming too
              F* Em
Just like you said
           Am                     G
I'm better dead, when I ain't got you
              F* Em
Just like you said
           Am                     G
I'm better dead, when I ain't got you
                 Em
but if you wanna show
                 F*
then just let me know
         Gsus4        C        Gsus4   C
and I'll sing in your ear again
                    Em
but the drugs don't work
                  F*
they just make me worse
    Gsus4                C         Gsus4   C
but I know I'll see your face again
                Em
like a cat in a bag
           F*
waiting to drown
  Gsus4    C          Gsus4   C
I know I'm coming down
                    Em
now the drugs don't work
                  F*
they just make me worse
      Gsus4              C         Gsus4
and I know I'll see your face again

Outro:
C Gsus4 C Gsus4 C

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Chorded by Jonny Lau