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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:

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             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))