The People's Drug John Wesley Harding
Title: THE PEOPLE'S DRUG from "The Name Above The Title"
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[G] Got a stupid j[D]ob, but it's pin m[Em]oney.
[G] I've got a brand new [D]car but I can't d[Em]rive.
[G] I've got a sw[D]eetheart, I call her H[Em]oney,
[G] And I've [D]also got a [Em]wife.
P[F]eople s[C]ay that th[D]ey're depressed
But th[F]ey go o[C]ut and they're [D]so well dressed
Now, w[G]hat is it that m[D]akes them feel that [Em]way?
C[F]an't get [C]it in [D]no drug store,
No m[F]an's an [C]island, t[D]hat's for sure
And it,[Am] looks like the w[G]orld's just
Run [C]out of things to s[D]ay, so now..
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people's d[Em]rug. \
G D Em \
Give me some of the people's drug. \
What[F]ever m[C]akes you f[D]eel that good, [)])
F C D > C H O R U S
I'll take it like I know I should, so )
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people, [C]peo[Cmaj7]ple's d[Am]rug, [D]wo-oah [)]/
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people's d[F]rug,[C] drug[F] [C] [D] /[/]
P[G]ick me up and t[D]ake me to a [Em]movie.
[G] Give me an ending that [D]I can underst[Em]and.
[G] Sell me a rocking s[D]oundtrack, make it gr[Em]oovy.
[G] Give me backstage p[D]asses for the b[Em]and.
P[F]eople a[C]lways wh[D]ine, whine, whine,
Shut [F]up and p[C]ay the f[D]ine, fine, fine.
[G] What's the d[D]ifference anyw[Em]ay,
Between [F]being s[C]afe and b[D]eing rad
When the [F]big joke [C]is we've [D]all been had?
[Am] You don't get to r[G]ead the news in [C]USA Tod[D]ay. You know that!
... People's Guitar!
[G] God it's a w[D]acky race we're r[Em]unning,
[G] I must at[D]one for all my s[Em]ins.
[G] God grant me s[D]ome of what you're g[Em]iving,
[G] I hope you don't need ne[D]edles, don't need p[Em]ins.
I'll p[F]ay prescr[C]iption - w[D]here's the bill?
I tho[F]ught it w[C]as a b[D]itter pill! (Ha-Ha)
[G] What's it m[D]atter what I f[Em]eel?
T[F]ake the d[C]og and t[D]ake the wife;
S[F]how me how to l[C]ead a b[D]etter life.
[Am] The price you p[G]eople pay, well it's g[C]otta be a st[D]eal. All right
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people's d[Em]rug.
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people's d[Em]rug.
What[F]ever m[C]akes you f[D]eel that good,
I'll t[F]ake it l[C]ike I k[D]now I should, so
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people, [C]peo[Cmaj7]ple's d[Am]rug, [D]wo-oah
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people, [C]peo[Cmaj7]ple's d[Am]rug, [D]wo-oah
[G] Give me s[D]ome of the people's d[F]rug,[C] drug[F], [C] drug,[F] d[C]rug.[F] All right![C] [D] [G]
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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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