The Drugs Not Working

"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]
    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]
E
I was shooting in the back of the car
         G5      D5             A5     D5     G5
When the windows smashed on the police cars
E
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
                            E
But it was making me high


[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]
E
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.
E
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
                            E
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]
C
Riot in my skull
    G
The demons are coming
    C
Los Angeles is dead
      G
These drugs ain't working
C
Painted it all black
    G
The chains are jerking
    C
Los Angeles is dead
    G
The drugs ain't working
C
Riot in my skull
    G
The demons are coming
    C
Los Angeles is dead
    G
The drugs ain't working
    C
Los Angeles is dead
    G
The drugs ain't working
    C
Los Angeles is dead