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The Drugs Dont Work

The Drugs Dont Work was written by Richard Ashcroft, the lead singer of the band The Verve. It is often taken to refer to antidepressant drugs and their effect on peoples lives. Additionally, it is said that Ashcroft was inspired by the illness and death of his father, using the song as a way to process his grief.

Key: C

Introduction:

                C  
All this talk of getting old
                      C2    Am         Am7  
It' s getting me down my love
                      Em                        F  
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
            G            C             C2          C  
This time I' m comin'  down

                    C  
And I hope you' re thinking of me
                      C2    Am        Am7  
As you lay down on your side
                                Em  
Now the drugs don' t work
                                F  
They just make you worse
                G                 C             C2          C  
But I know I' ll see your face again

                                Em  
Now the drugs don' t work
                                F  
They just make you worse
                 G                C             C2          C  
But I know I' ll see your face again

                    C  
But I know I' m on a losing streak
                             C2    Am         Am7  
' Cause I passed down my old street
                          Em  
And if you wanna show
                            F  
 then just let me know
            G                  C          C2          C  
And I' ll sing in your ear again

                              Em  
Now the drugs don' t work
                                F  
They just make you worse
             G                    C             C2          C  
But I know I' ll see your face again

                F    Em  
' Cause baby ooh
                Am  
if heaven calls
                 G  
I' m coming too
                      F  Em  
Just like you said
                        Am  
if you leave my life
                      G  
I' m better off dead

                C  
All this talk of getting old
                        C2    Am         Am7  
It' s getting me down my love
                        Em  
Like a cat in a bag
                    F  
waiting to drown
             G          C         C2          C  
This time I' m comin'  down

                              Em  
Now the drugs don' t work
                              F  
They just make you worse
         G                        C             C2          C  
But I know I' ll see your face again

                F     Em  
' Cause baby ooh
                 Am  
if heaven calls
                 G  
I' m coming too
                  F  Em  
Just like you said
                      Am  
if you leave my life
                        G  
I' m better off dead
                          Em  
But if you wanna show(want a show)
                         F  
then just let me know
                  G            C          C2          C  
And I' ll sing in your ear again

                              Em  
Now the drugs don' t work
                              F  
They just make you worse
             G                    C             C2          C         C2  
But I know I' ll see your face again

C                C2                              C         C2  
Yeah, I know I' ll see your face again
C                C2                              C         C2  
Yeah, I know I' ll see your face again
C                C2                              C         C2             C  
Yeah, I know I' ll see your face again
C                C2                              C         C2             C  
Yeah, I know I' ll see your face again
C                                        C2  
I' m never coming down, no I' m never coming down
C                                                C2  
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
C                                  C2  
never coming down, no I' m never going down
C                                              C2  
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
C (Arpeggio up(let ring))