The Drugs Dont Work fue escrita por Richard Ashcroft, el vocalista de la banda The Verve. Se interpreta frecuentemente como una referencia a los medicamentos antidepresivos y su impacto en la vida de las personas. Además, se dice que Ashcroft se inspiró en la enfermedad y muerte de su padre, utilizando la canción como una forma de procesar su duelo.
Tono: C
C
All this talk of getting old
C2
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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C
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C
This time I'm comin' down
C
And I hope you're thinking of me
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Am
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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
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'Cause I passed down my old street
Em
And if you wanna show
F
then just let me know
G
C
C2
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And I'll sing in your ear again
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G
C
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But I know I'll see your face again
F
Em
'Cause baby ooh
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if heaven calls
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I'm coming too
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Em
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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Am
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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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C
C2
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This time I'm comin' down
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G
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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
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C
C2
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
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C
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C
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
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C
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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))