John Wesley Harding

The Peoples Drug

John Wesley Harding


Tom: G

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!