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.
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All this talk of getting old
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Am
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It's getting me down my love
Em
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Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
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This time I'm comin' down
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And I hope you're thinking of me
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As you lay down on your side
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Now the drugs don't work
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They just make you worse
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But I know I'll see your face again
Em
Now the drugs don't work
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They just make you worse
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But I know I'll see your face again
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But I know I'm on a losing streak
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'Cause I passed down my old street
Em
And if you wanna show
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then just let me know
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And I'll sing in your ear again
Em
Now the drugs don't work
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They just make you worse
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But I know I'll see your face again
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Em
'Cause baby ooh
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if heaven calls
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I'm coming too
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Just like you said
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if you leave my life
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I'm better off dead
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All this talk of getting old
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It's getting me down my love
Em
Like a cat in a bag
F
waiting to drown
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This time I'm comin' down
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
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But I know I'll see your face again
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Em
'Cause baby ooh
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if heaven calls
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I'm coming too
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Just like you said
Am
if you leave my life
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I'm better off dead
Em
But if you wanna show(want a show)
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then just let me know
G
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And I'll sing in your ear again
Em
Now the drugs don't work
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They just make you worse
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But I know I'll see your face again
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Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
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Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
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Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
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Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
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I'm never coming down, no I'm never coming down
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No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
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never coming down, no I'm never going down
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No more, no more, no more, no more, no more C (Arpeggio up(let ring))