The Peoples Drug

From: *


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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!


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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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