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The Drugs Not Working

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"The Drugs Not Working"
Ryan Adams
/  = Slide up
\  = Slide down
G5 = Power chord (355xxx)
[Intro]
e|-E------|
B|-0-----|
G|-1-----|
D|-2-----| x4
A|-2-----|
E|-0-----|
Make a slide-effect with a tremolo arm from D# to E.
[Riff Verse 1]
e|--B--------D5---E---------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-----|
G|--4-4-4-4--2-1-2-1-2--4---2-1-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EI was shooting in the back of the car
When the G5windows D5smashed on the A5police D5carsG5  
EI was swimming through the streets of New York
With my G5cocaine D5dagger and A5throats to D5cutA5  
[Chorus]
  CAnd it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
But it was making me highE  
[Interlude]
e|-E------|
B|-0-----|
G|-1-----|
D|-2-----| x2
A|-2-----|
E|-0-----|
Make the slide-effect with the help
of a tremolo arm from D# to E.
[Verse 2]
EShe was a hooker at the age of sixteen
All she G5wanted D5was the money, A5she didn't nD5eed an I.D.G5  
EShe was a junkie, and I know it's cliche
But G5then so D5was her life, I mA5ean, she D5lived in L.A.G5  
[Chorus]
  CAnd it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
But it was making her highE  
e|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--/12---|
B|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--/12---|
G|----------------------------------| x3
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--\9----|
B|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--\9----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  CAnd it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Gcry-y-Cy
And it was Dmaking her Ghigh
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-5----------7-7-x-----------4------|
D|-5----------7-7-x----5---5--4------|
A|-3----------5-5-x----5---5--2------|
E|---------------------3---3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Outro]
CRiot in my skull
The Gdemons are coming
Los CAngeles is dead
These Gdrugs ain't working
CPainted it all black
The Gchains are jerking
Los CAngeles is dead
The Gdrugs ain't working
CRiot in my skull
The Gdemons are coming
Los CAngeles is dead
The Gdrugs ain't working
Los CAngeles is dead
The Gdrugs ain't working
Los CAngeles is dead

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The Drugs Not Working

by Ryan Adams

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"The Drugs Not Working"

Ryan Adams

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

G5 = Power chord (355xxx)

[Intro]

e|-------|

B|-0-----|

G|-1-----|

D|-2-----| x4

A|-2-----|

E|-0-----|

Make a slide-effect with a tremolo arm from D# to E.

[Riff Verse 1]

B D5 E

e|----------------------------------|

B|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-----|

G|--4-4-4-4--2-1-2-1-2--4---2-1-----|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

I was shooting in the back of the car

G5 D5 A5 D5 G5

When the windows smashed on the police cars

I was swimming through the streets of New York

G5 D5 A5 D5 A5

With my cocaine dagger and throats to cut

[Chorus]

C D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

But it was making me high

[Interlude]

e|-------|

B|-0-----|

G|-1-----|

D|-2-----| x2

A|-2-----|

E|-0-----|

Make the slide-effect with the help

of a tremolo arm from D# to E.

[Verse 2]

She was a hooker at the age of sixteen

G5 D5 A5 D5 G5

All she wanted was the money, she didn't need an I.D.

She was a junkie, and I know it's cliche

G5 D5 A5 D5 G5

But then so was her life, I mean, she lived in L.A.

[Chorus]

C D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

But it was making her high

e|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--/12---|

B|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--/12---|

G|----------------------------------| x3

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

e|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--\9----|

B|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--\9----|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

C D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G C

And it was making her cry-y-y

D G

And it was making her high

Guitar 1:

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-5----------7-7-x-----------4------|

D|-5----------7-7-x----5---5--4------|

A|-3----------5-5-x----5---5--2------|

E|---------------------3---3---------|

Guitar 2:

e|-----------------------------------|

B|--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------------|

G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------------|

D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Outro]

Riot in my skull

The demons are coming

Los Angeles is dead

These drugs ain't working

Painted it all black

The chains are jerking

Los Angeles is dead

The drugs ain't working

Riot in my skull

The demons are coming

Los Angeles is dead

The drugs ain't working

Los Angeles is dead

The drugs ain't working

Los Angeles is dead

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