Ryan Adams – The Drugs Not Working (Guitar)

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Chords

/ = Slide up \ = Slide down G5 = Power chord (355xxx)
[Intro]
   E
e|-------|
B|-0-----|
G|-1-----|
D|-2-----| x4
A|-2-----|
E|-0-----|
Make a slide-effect with a tremolo arm from D# to E.

[Riff Verse 1]
    B       D5 E
e|----------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-----|
G|--4-4-4-4--2-1-2-1-2--4---2-1-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E
I was shooting in the back of the car

         G5      D5             A5     D5     G5
When the windows smashed on the police cars

E
I was swimming through the streets of New York

        G5      D5         A5         D5   A5
With my cocaine dagger and throats to cut
[Chorus]
C            D          G     C
  And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G     C
And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G     C
And it was making her cry-y-y

                            E
But it was making me high

[Interlude]
   E
e|-------|
B|-0-----|
G|-1-----|
D|-2-----| x2
A|-2-----|
E|-0-----|
Make the slide-effect with the help
of a tremolo arm from D# to E.
[Verse 2]
E
She was a hooker at the age of sixteen

        G5     D5             A5          D5           G5
All she wanted was the money, she didn't need an I.D.

E
She was a junkie, and I know it's cliche

    G5      D5               A5       D5              G5
But then so was her life, I mean, she lived in L.A.
[Chorus]
C            D          G     C
  And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G     C
And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G     C
And it was making her cry-y-y

                            E
But it was making her high

e|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--/12---|
B|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--/12---|
G|----------------------------------| x3
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--\9----|
B|--/3-3--/5-5--/7-7--/10-10--\9----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

C            D          G     C
  And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G     C
And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G     C
And it was making her cry-y-y

           D          G
And it was making her high

Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-5----------7-7-x-----------4------|
D|-5----------7-7-x----5---5--4------|
A|-3----------5-5-x----5---5--2------|
E|---------------------3---3---------|

Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Outro]
C
Riot in my skull

    G
The demons are coming

    C
Los Angeles is dead

      G
These drugs ain't working

C
Painted it all black

    G
The chains are jerking

    C
Los Angeles is dead

    G
The drugs ain't working

C
Riot in my skull

    G
The demons are coming

    C
Los Angeles is dead

    G
The drugs ain't working

    C
Los Angeles is dead

    G
The drugs ain't working

    C
Los Angeles is dead