From: rkh2@ukc.ac.uk
Artist: John Wesley Harding
Title: THE PEOPLE`S DRUG from The Name Above The Title
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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!
- - - T H E E N D - - -
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Notes:
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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.
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Chords:
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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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