Title: The Drugs Don't Work
Artist: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns (1997)
Tuning: Standard: EADGBE
Intro: C | Am |Em | Fmaj7 | G | C
C Am
Verse 1: All this talk of getting old is getting me down my lord
Em Fmaj7 G C
Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown, this time I`m coming down
C Am
Verse 2: And I hope your thinking of me as you laid down on your side
Em Fmaj7
Now the drugs don`t work, they just make you worse
G C
But I know I`ll see your face again (repeat last 2 lines)
C Am
Verse 3: But I know I`m on a losing streak as I passed down by your street
Em Fmaj7
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
G C
And I`ll sing in your ear again
Am Em Fmaj7
Now the drugs don`t work, they just make you worse
G C
But I know I`ll see your face again
Chorus:
Fmaj7 Am Em
`Cos baby-oooh (sha-la-la-la-la)-if heaven falls, I`m comin` too
Fmaj7 Am Em
Just like you said-“You leave my life, I`m better off dead”
(Repeat Verse 1)
Am Em Fmaj7
Now the drugs don`t work, they just make you worse
G C
But I know I`ll see your 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