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Play E5 as x-x-2-4-0-0, for other chords UG defaults are good.
Chords in (braces) hold prom previous lines, they are for better tonic orientation.
[Intro]
  E5    G6    CM7    Bsus4(x2)
[Verse 1]
    E5I was aG6lone, falling CM7free,
trying my Bsus4best not to forE5get,
(E5)                                G6  CM7  
what happened to us, what happened to me,
what happened Bsus4as i let it E5slip.
(E5)                            G6  CM7  
I was confused by the powers that be,
forgetting Bsus4names and faces,E5  
(E5)                     G6  CM7  
Passers by were looking at me,
as if they Bsus4could erase it.
[Chorus]
     E5  G6Baby,     CM7did you forBsus4get to take your E5meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
[Verse 2]
(E5)                        G6  CM7  
I was alone, staring over the ledge,
Trying my Bsus4best not to forE5get,
(E5)                           G6  CM7  
all manner of joy, all manner of glee,
and our Bsus4one heroic E5pledge.
(E5)                                    G6  CM7  
How it mattered to us, how it mattered to me,
and the Bsus4consequences.E5  
(E5)                               G6  CM7  
I was confused, by the birds and the bees,
forgetting Bsus4if i meant it.
[Chorus]
     E5  G6Baby,     CM7did you forBsus4get to take your E5meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   Dsus2  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
[Bridge]
(Dsus2)
       And the sex and the drugs and the complications.
       E5And the sex and the drugs and the complications.
       Dsus2And the sex and the drugs and the complications.
       E5And the sex and the drugs and the complications.
[Chorus]
     E5  G6Baby,     CM7did you forBsus4get to take your E5meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
(E5)     G6              CM7              Bsus4   E5  
     Baby,     did you forget to take your meds?
[Outro]
(E5)                   G6  CM7  
    I was alone, falling free,
trying my Bsus4best not to forE5get.

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Meds

by Placebo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CM7

Bsus4

Dsus2

Play E5 as x-x-2-4-0-0, for other chords UG defaults are good.

Chords in (braces) hold prom previous lines, they are for better tonic orientation.

[Intro]

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E5 G6 CM7

I was alone, falling free,

Bsus4 E5

trying my best not to forget,

E5 G6 CM7

()

what happened to us, what happened to me,

Bsus4 E5

what happened as i let it slip.

E5 G6 CM7

()

I was confused by the powers that be,

Bsus4 E5

forgetting names and faces,

E5 G6 CM7

()

Passers by were looking at me,

Bsus4

as if they could erase it.

[Chorus]

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

[Verse 2]

E5 G6 CM7

()

I was alone, staring over the ledge,

Bsus4 E5

Trying my best not to forget,

E5 G6 CM7

()

all manner of joy, all manner of glee,

Bsus4 E5

and our one heroic pledge.

E5 G6 CM7

()

How it mattered to us, how it mattered to me,

Bsus4 E5

and the consequences.

E5 G6 CM7

()

I was confused, by the birds and the bees,

Bsus4

forgetting if i meant it.

[Chorus]

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 Dsus2

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

[Bridge]

Dsus2

()

And the sex and the drugs and the complications.

Dsus2

And the sex and the drugs and the complications.

[Chorus]

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

E5 G6 CM7 Bsus4 E5

()

Baby, did you forget to take your meds?

[Outro]

E5 G6 CM7

()

I was alone, falling free,

Bsus4 E5

trying my best not to forget.

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