The Drugs Don't Work Uke tab by The Verve

5 Chords used in the song: C, Am, Em, F, G

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Artist: The Verve

Album: Urban Hymns

Year: 1997

Difficulty:

2.9

(Beginner)

Key: C, AmChords

Intro: [C][C][Am][Am]
       [Em][F-G][C][C] 

1st verse :          C                     C
All this talk of gettin' old 
                Am             Am
It's gettin' me down my love 
                Em 
Like a cat in a bag 
           F     -
Waiting to drown 
     G   -    C            C 
This time I'm coming down 



2nd verse :
       C                          C 
And I hope you're thinking of me
                  Am          Am
As you lay down on your side
                     Em 
Now the drugs don't work 
                   F    -
They just make you worse 
      G       -          C            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             C
But I know I'll see your face again 



3rd verse :
      C                            C
But I know I'm on a losing streak 
                      Am            Am
‘Cause I passed down my old street 
                 Em 
And if you wanna show 
                 F     -
Then just let me know 
         G      -     C          C
and I'll sing in your ear again
                    Em 
Now the drugs don't work 
                   F     -
They just make you worse 
      G        -         C             C
But I know I'll see your face again 


Chorus :
            F     Em 
’Cause baby ooohhhh 
          Am               G 
If heaven calls I'm coming too 
              F   Em 
Just like you said 
              Am                G 
You leave my life I'm better of dead. 

 4st verse :
         C                    C
All this talk of gettin' old 
                Am             Am
It's gettin' me down my love 
                Em 
Like a cat in a bag 
           F    -
Waiting to drown 
G      -      C            C
This time I'm coming down 
                    Em 
Now the drugs don't work 
                   F     -
They just make you worse 
      G        -         C            C
But I know I'll see your face again 


Chorus :
            F     Em 
’Cause baby ooohhhh 
          Am               G  If heaven calls I'm coming too 
              F  Em 
Just like you said 
             Am                 G 
You leave my life I'm better of dead. 


5st verse :
                 Em 
But if you wanna show 
                 F     -
Then just let me know 
         G      -     C             C
And I'll sing in your ear again 
                    Em 
Now the drugs don't work 
                   F      -
They just make you worse 
      G        -         C 
But I know I'll see your face again 


Outro :
C                           C                |
  Yeah I know I'll see your face again       |   x4


[C][C][C][C]

C                                               C                                 |
Never coming down, I'm never coming down no more no more no more no more no more  | x3


[C][C]>let ring

Uke tab by JaxX, 05 Sep 2009

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About this song: The Drugs Don't Work

"The Drugs Don't Work" is a song by the British band, The Verve and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. It was released on 1 September 1997 as the second single from the album, charting at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's most successful single in the UK. Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written, It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'.

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