The Drugs Don't Work tab by Ben Harper

Tabs with lyrics

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 majorC
e|--------0-------0---0-----------0--------0-----0--|
BB|--------1-------1---1-----------1--------1-----1--|
G+G|--------0-------0---0---0-0-----0--------0-----0--|
D MajorD|--------2-------2---2---0-0h2---2--------2-----2--|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3---3---3-3-3-----------3-----2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

   A minorAm
e|--------0-------0---0-----------0-------0---0-----|
BB|--------1-------1---1-----------1-------1---1-----|
G+G|--------2-------2---2---2-2-----2-------2---2-----|
D MajorD|--------2-------2---2---0-0h2---2-------2---2-----|
A augmentedA|--0-----------0---0---0-0-0-----------0---0----0--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

   E minorEm                       FF           G+G
e|--------0-------0---0-----------1-------3---3-----|
BB|--------0-------0---0-----------1-------3---3-----|
G+G|--------0-------0---0-----------2-------0---0-----|
D MajorD|--------2-------2---2-----------3-------0---0-----|
A augmentedA|--------2-------2---2-----------3-------2---2--0--|
E MajorE|--0-----------0---0---0---1-----------3---3-------|

    C majorC           G+G           C majorC
e|--------0---0---3-----3---------0-------0---0-----|
BB|--------1---1---3-----3---------1-------1---1-----|
G+G|--------0---0---0-----0---------0-------0---0-----|
D MajorD|--------2---2---0-----0---------2-------2---2-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3-----2-----2-0-3-----------3---3----3--|
E MajorE|--------------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 majorC                                            A minorAm
All this talk of getting old it's getting me down my love

                E minorEm             FF          G+G        C majorC           G+G  C majorC
Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown this time I'm coming down

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

                    E minorEm                      FF           G+G
Now the drugs don't work they just make you worse but I know I'll see

     C majorC            G+G  C majorC
your face  again

and similarly for the other verses.


Chorus:

        FF     E minorEm            A minorAm               G+G
So baby ooooooooh if heaven calls I'm coming too

              FF E minorEm                 A minorAm                  G+G
Just like you said if you leave my life I'm better off dead


And that's pretty much it. Enjoy!


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