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The Drugs Don't Work  Verve



Vers[C]e 1: All th[Am]is talk of getting old is getting me down my lord
    L[Em]ike a cat in a [Fmaj7]bag waiting t[G]o drown, [C]this time I`m coming down
Verse [C]2: And I hope your thinking of me as you [Am]laid down on your side
    N[Em]ow the[Fmaj7] drugs don`t work, they just make you worse
    Bu[G]t I know I`ll see y[C]our face again            (repeat last 2 lines)
Verse [C]3: But I know I`m on a losing streak as I pa[Am]ssed down by your street
    An[Em]d if you wanna show, then ju[Fmaj7]st let me know
    [G]And I`ll sing[C] in your ear again
   [Am] Now the dru[Em]gs don`t work, they just[Fmaj7] make you worse
    Bu[G]t I know I`ll see y[C]our face again
Chorus:
   [Fmaj7]                                   [Am]                 [Em]                                                                                              
    `Cos baby-oooh (sha-la-la-la-la)-if heaven falls, I`m comin` too

    Just[Fmaj7] like you said-“You [Am]leave my life, I`m be[Em]tter off dead”
(Repeat Verse 1)
   [Am] Now[Em] the d[Fmaj7]rugs don`t work, they just make you worse
    Bu[G]t I know I`ll see y[C]our face again
(Repeat Chorus)
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I`ll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don`t work they just make you worse
But I know I`ll see your face again
Ad lib: Yeah I know I`ll see your face again
Never comin` down no more oh lord
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Song: The drugs don't work (Radio Edit)
Group: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
This is the second single of the Verve's album Urban Hymns. The song is really easy to play. Nice chord progression. The Verve have been around
since 1989 but all of a sudden they have become commercially popular.
Yet their music has always stayed quite similar and their classic work
is often their oldest stuff. So if you like this and their newer music
try out old music like "a northen soul" and "a storm in heaven".
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:
[C]  [Am]   [Em]   [F]  [G]  [C]  Verse 1
[C]All this talk of gettin' old
it's gettin' me [Am]down my love
like a cat in a [Em]bag
waiting to [F]drow[G]n
[G]this time I'm [C]coming down
Verse 2
[C]and I hope you're thinking of me
as you lay down [Am]on your side
now the drugs don't [Em]work
they just make you [F]worse
but I [G]know I'll see your [C]face again
now the drugs don't [Em]work
they just make you [F]worse
but I [G]know I'll see your [C]face again
Verse 3
[C]But I know I'm on a losing streak
cause I passed down [Am]my old street
and if you wanna [Em]show
then just let me [F]know
and I'll [G]sing in your [C]ear again
now the drugs don't [Em]work
they just make you [F]worse
but I [G]know I'll see your [C]face again
Chorus
cause baby [F]ooohhh[Em]h
if heaven [Am]calls I'm coming [G]too
Just like you [F]sai[Em]d
you leave my [Am]life I'm better of [G]dead.
Verse 4
[C]All this talk of gettin' old
it's gettin' me [Am]down my love
like a cat in a [Em]bag
waiting to [F]drow[G]n
[G]this time I'm [C]coming down
now the drugs don't [Em]work
they just make you [F]worse
but I [G]know I'll see your [C]face again
Chorus
cause baby [F]ooohhh[Em]h
if heaven [Am]calls I'm coming [G]too
Just like you [F]sai[Em]d
you leave my [Am]life I'm better of [G]dead.
Verse 5
but if you wanna [Em]show
then just let me [F]know
and I'll [G]sing in your [C]ear again
now the drugs don't [Em]work
they just make you [F]worse
but I [G]know I'll see your [C]face again
Middle 8
[C]yeah I know I'll see your face again
[C]yeah I know I'll see your face again
[C]yeah I know I'll see your face again
[C]yeah I know I'll see your face again
(Fade out)
[C]Never coming down,
[C]I'm never coming down
[C]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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Chorded by Ross Howard (Auckland, New Zealand)

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blueradiobutton (report)

accuracy of second version is best.

blueradiobutton (report)

http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/the_verve/urban_hymns/the_drugs_dont_work.txt

This is three versions in one. would be better if they were more clearly seperated.

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