Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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By X5* - a power chord with an asterisk next to it, it means just play the root note.
The studio version of this song has a wacky edit at the beginning where it kinda starts halfway through
the first bar. For clarity, this tab will start at the actual beginning of that bar.
This transcription draws heavily from YouTuber and musician ixi music's theory explanation of the song.
Check it out if that interests you!
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[Intro]
(Play these in a tresillo pattern: 3-3-2)
| D#5* E5* F5* | A#5* B5* C5* |
| D#5* E5* F5* | A#5* B5* C5* |
| D#5* E5* F5* | A#5* B5* C5* |
| D#5* E5* F5* | G#5* A5* A#5* |
[Verse]
D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* I've got my head, but my head is un-ravel-ing D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* Can't keep control; can't keep track of where it's travel-ing D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* I've got my heart, but my heart is no good D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* And you're the only one that's understood D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* I come a-long, but I don't know where you're taking me D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* I shouldn't go, but you're wrenching, dragging, shaking me D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* Turn off the sun; pull the stars from the sky D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* The more I give to you, the more I die
[Pre-Chorus]
F7no3
And I want you
F7no3
And I want you
F7no3
And I want you
F7no3
And I want you
[Chorus]
F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug
N.C.
You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug
| D#5* E5* F5* | A#5* B5* C5* |
| D#5* E5* F5* | A#5* B5* C5* |
[Verse]
D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* You make me hard when I'm all soft inside D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* I see the truth, when I'm all stupid-eyed D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* The ar-row goes straight through my heart D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* With-out you everything just falls apart D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* My blood, it wants to say hello to you D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* My fears, they want to get inside of you D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* My soul, it's so afraid to real-ize D#5* E5* F5* A#5* B5* C5* How very little there is left of me
[Pre-Chorus]
F7no3
And I want you
F7no3
And I want you
F7no3
And I want you
F7no3
And I want you
[Chorus]
F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5 Absus2 Ebsus4 You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug
[Post-Chorus]
F5* You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5* You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug F5* You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug
[Drum Solo]
F5* F5* F5* F5* N.C.
[Outro]
Fsus2 Eb Bb7no5/D
Take me... with you...
F5 Ab5 Bbsus4no5 Take me... with you...
Fsus2 Eb Bb7no5/D
Take me... with you...
F5 Ab5 Bbsus4no5 Take me... with you...
Fsus2 Eb Bb7no5/D
Without you, without you, everything falls apart
F5 Ab5 Bbsus4no5 Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces
Fsus2 Eb Bb7no5/D
Without you, without you, everything falls apart
F5 Ab5 Bbsus4no5 Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces
Fsus2 Eb Bb7no5/D
It's not as much fun to pick up the pieces
F5 Ab5 Bbsus4no5 It's not as much fun to pick up the pieces
Fsus2 Eb Bb7no5/D
Without you, without you, everything falls apart
F5 Ab5 Bbsus4no5 Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the piece- (song abruptly ends)