The Drugs Don't Work tab by Ben Harper

Title: The Drugs Don't Work
Written by: Verve
Performed by: Ben Harper
Tabbed by: Justin Muscio

This song is mostly chords, but there is a little variation so I went
ahead and tabbed it:

  C
e|--------0-------0---0-----------0--------0-----0--|
B|--------1-------1---1-----------1--------1-----1--|
G|--------0-------0---0---0-0-----0--------0-----0--|
D|--------2-------2---2---0-0h2---2--------2-----2--|
A|--3-----------3---3---3-3-3-----------3-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  Am
e|--------0-------0---0-----------0-------0---0-----|
B|--------1-------1---1-----------1-------1---1-----|
G|--------2-------2---2---2-2-----2-------2---2-----|
D|--------2-------2---2---0-0h2---2-------2---2-----|
A|--0-----------0---0---0-0-0-----------0---0----0--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  Em            F      G
e|--------0-------0---0-----------1-------3---3-----|
B|--------0-------0---0-----------1-------3---3-----|
G|--------0-------0---0-----------2-------0---0-----|
D|--------2-------2---2-----------3-------0---0-----|
A|--------2-------2---2-----------3-------2---2--0--|
E|--0-----------0---0---0---1-----------3---3-------|

  C      G      C
e|--------0---0---3-----3---------0-------0---0-----|
B|--------1---1---3-----3---------1-------1---1-----|
G|--------0---0---0-----0---------0-------0---0-----|
D|--------2---2---0-----0---------2-------2---2-----|
A|--3-------3-----2-----2-0-3-----------3---3----3--|
E|--------------3-----3-----------------------------|

The strumming pattern is approximate. You might have to listen to the
album if you want to learn it absolutely perfectly, but I play it this
way and it sounds pretty good. This pattern continues through all the
verses, or if you prefer just chords:

C                      Am
All this talk of getting old it's getting me down my love

        Em       F     G    C      G C
Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown this time I'm coming down

                         Am
And I know you're thinking of me as you lay down on your side

          Em           F      G
Now the drugs don't work they just make you worse but I know I'll see

   C      G C
your face again



and similarly for the other verses.


Chorus:

    F   Em      Am        G
So baby ooooooooh if heaven calls I'm coming too

       F Em         Am         G
Just like you said if you leave my life I'm better off dead



And that's pretty much it. Enjoy!


Questions/Comments: jmuscio@uwyo.edu