Grinspoon — Drugs Dont Work Tab
This is a tab of Grinspoons rendition of The Drugs Dont Work, originally
written by The Verve.
It features on triple J's Like a Version CD.
Chords:
C G Cadd2/B Am Asus2 Em F
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INTRO*
C G C G C G C C
VERSE
C G C
All this talk of getting old
Cadd2/B Am Asus2 Am
It's getting me down my love
Em F
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
G C G C G
This time I'm coming down
C C C
And I hope you're thinking of me
Cadd2/B Am Asus2 Am
As you lay down on your side
CHORUS
Am Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C G 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 G C G
But I know I'll see your face again
VERSE 2
C
But I know I'm on a losing streak
Cadd2/B Am Asus2 Am
As I passed down my old street
Em F
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
G C G C
And I'll sing in your ear again
CHORUS
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C G C
But I know I'll see your face again
BRIDGE
F G
Cause baby ooooooooooooooooooh
Am G
If heaven falls, im coming too
F G
just like you saaaaaaaaiiiiid
Am G**
you leave my life, I'm better off dead
VERSE 3
C G C
All this talk of getting old
Cadd2/B Am Asus2 Am
It's getting me down my love
Em F
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
G C G C
This time I'm coming down
CHORUS
Em
Now the drugs don't work
F
They just make you worse
G C G C
But I know I'll see your face again
G C G C
Yeah I know ill see your face again
G C G C
Yeah I know ill see your face again
G C G C
Yeah I know ill see your face again
* During the intro the chords are played with a
small hammer on / pull off type tremelo thing:
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** After the bridge there is a small hammer on bit:
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