Title: THE PEOPLE'S DRUG from "The Name Above The Title" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Got a stupid job, but it's pin money.
I've got a brand new car but I can't drive.
I've got a sweetheart, I call her Honey,
And I've also got a wife.
People say that they're depressed
But they go out and they're so well dressed
Now, what is it that makes them feel that way?
Can't get it in no drug store,
No man's an island, that's for sure
And it, looks like the world's just
Run out of things to say, so now..
Give me some of the people's drug. \ \ Give me some of the people's drug. \ ] 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 ] ] Give me some of the people, people's drug, wo-oah / / Give me some of the people's drug, drug /
Pick me up and take me to a movie.
Give me an ending that I can understand.
Sell me a rocking soundtrack, make it groovy.
Give me backstage passes for the band.
People always whine, whine, whine,
Shut up and pay the fine, fine, fine.
What's the difference anyway,
Between being safe and being rad
When the big joke is we've all been had?
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 }
God it's a wacky race we're running,
I must atone for all my sins.
God grant me some of what you're giving,
I hope you don't need needles, don't need pins.
I'll pay prescription - where's the bill?
I thought it was a bitter pill! (Ha-Ha)
What's it matter what I feel?
Take the dog and take the wife;
Show me how to lead a better life.
The price you people pay, well it's gotta be a steal. All right
Give me some of the people's drug.
Give me some of the people's drug.
Whatever makes you feel that good,
I'll take it like I know I should, so
Give me some of the people, people's drug, wo-oah
Give me some of the people, people's drug, wo-oah
Give me some of the people's drug, drug, drug, drug. All right!
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 ||---|---|---| ||---|---|---| 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 ||---|---|---| ||---|---|---| D||---|-o-|---| E D||---|-o-|---| E A||---|---|-o-| C A||---|---|-o-| C ||---|---|---| ||---|---|---|
Am chord e||---|---|---| E B||-o-|---|---| C G||---|-o-|---| A D||---|-o-|---| E ||---|---|---| ||---|---|---|
