The Peoples Drug

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  • b G D Em
    Got a stupid job, but it's pin money.
    G D Em
  • I've got a brand new car but I can't drive.
    G D Em
    I've got a sweetheart, I call her Honey,
  • G D Em
    And I've also got a wife.
    F C D
  • People say that they're depressed
    F C D
    But they go out and they're so well dressed
  • G D Em
    Now, what is it that makes them feel that way?
    F C D
  • Can't get it in no drug store,
    F C D
    No man's an island, that's for sure
  • Am G
    And it, looks like the world's just
    C D
  • Run out of things to say, so now..
     
     
  • G D Em
    Give me some of the people's drug. \
    G D Em \
  • Give me some of the people's drug. \
    F C D ]
    Whatever makes you feel that good, ]
  • F C D > C H O R U S
    I'll take it like I know I should, so ]
    G D C Cmaj7 Am D ]
  • Give me some of the people, people's drug, wo-oah /
    G D F C F C D /
    Give me some of the people's drug, drug /
  •  
     
    G D Em
  • Pick me up and take me to a movie.
    G D Em
    Give me an ending that I can understand.
  • G D Em
    Sell me a rocking soundtrack, make it groovy.
    G D Em
  • Give me backstage passes for the band.
    F C D
    People always whine, whine, whine,
  • F C D
    Shut up and pay the fine, fine, fine.
    G D Em
  • What's the difference anyway,
    F C D
    Between being safe and being rad
  • F C D
    When the big joke is we've all been had?
    Am G C D
  • You don't get to read the news in USA Today. You know that!
     
    { C H O R U S }
  •  
    ... People's Guitar!
     
  • { G U I T A R S O L O }
     
    G D Em
  • God it's a wacky race we're running,
    G D Em
    I must atone for all my sins.
  • G D Em
    God grant me some of what you're giving,
    G D Em
  • I hope you don't need needles, don't need pins.
    F C D
    I'll pay prescription - where's the bill?
  • F C D
    I thought it was a bitter pill! (Ha-Ha)
    G D Em
  • What's it matter what I feel?
    F C D
    Take the dog and take the wife;
  • F C D
    Show me how to lead a better life.
    Am G C D
  • The price you people pay, well it's gotta be a steal. All right
     
     
  • G D Em
    Give me some of the people's drug.
    G D Em
  • Give me some of the people's drug.
    F C D
    Whatever makes you feel that good,
  • F C D
    I'll take it like I know I should, so
    G D C Cmaj7 Am D
  • Give me some of the people, people's drug, wo-oah
    G D C Cmaj7 Am D
    Give me some of the people, people's drug, wo-oah
  • G D F C F C F C F C D G
    Give me some of the people's drug, drug, drug, drug. All right!
     
  • Notes:
     
     
  • 1) The last line of every verse has the chord sequence Am G C D. You
    may like to try adding a G to some of these (Am & C in particular)
    using your little finger on the 3rd fret of the e-treble string.
  •  
    2) Watch that rhythm. The strum rhythm changes a few times during the
    verse. Learn it from the album.
  •  
    3) If you're new to barre chords (like F) keep practicing. You need to
    be fairly swift in changing from F to C in this song. Sometimes,
  • depending on the song, you can get away with replacing F with D minor,
    but I don't think so here. If you have trouble try adjusting your
    thumb and wrist positions. It's easier barring on higher frets and
  • much easier on a small-necked guitar than a wide-necked one.
     
    4) The chorus sounds fantastic with judicious use of harmony singing in
  • the chorus. I've recorded this song, then re-recorded tape-to-tape,
    adding harmony and it added so much depth to the recording. Take a
    lead from Wes himself, who sings the harmony part in the penultimate
  • line of the song.
    Chords:
     
  • G chord D chord
     
    e||---|---|-o-| G e||---|-o-|-----| F#
  • B||---|---|---| B B||---|---|-o---| D
    G||---|---|---| G G||---|-o-|-----| A
    D||---|---|---| D D||---|---|-----| D
  • A||---|-o-|---| B A||---|---|-----| A
    E||---|---|-o-| G E||---|-x-|-----| either use thumb on 2nd fret
    or don't play bass-E string
  •  
     
    Em chord F chord
  • This is a barre-chord
    e||---|---|---| E e||-+-|---|-----| F Use your index finger
    B||---|---|---| B B||-+-|---|-----| C to hold down the first
  • G||---|---|---| G G||-+-|-o-|-----| A fret of all strings,
    D||---|-o-|---| E D||-+-|---|-o---| F middle for G-string,
    A||---|-o-|---| B A||-+-|---|-o---| C ring for A, little for
  • E||---|---|---| E E||-+-|---|-----| F D-string. (See note 3)
     
    C chord Cmaj7 chord
  •  
    e||---|---|---| E e||---|---|-----| E
    B||-o-|---|---| C B||---|---|-----| B
  • G||---|---|---| G G||---|---|-----| G
    D||---|-o-|---| E D||---|-o-|-----| E
    A||---|---|-o-| C A||---|---|-o---| C
  • E||---|---|---| E E||---|---|-----| E
     
    Am chord
  • e||---|---|-----| E
    B||-o-|---|-----| C
    G||---|-o-|-----| A
  • D||---|-o-|-----| E
    A||---|---|-----| A
    E||---|---|-----| E
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