HARDING JOHN WESLEY - "the peoples drug" Tablature
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Artist: John Wesley Harding
Title: THE PEOPLE'S DRUG from "The Name Above The Title"
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G D Em
Got a stupid job, but .....
G D Em
I've got a brand new car ...
G D Em
I've got a sweetheart, I ...
G D Em
And I've also ..
F C D
People say that ...
F C D
But they go out and ...
G D Em
Now, what is it that makes ...
F C D
Can't get it in no ...
F C D
No man's an island, ..
Am G
And it, looks like ...
C D
Run out of things ...
G D Em
Give me some of the ... \
G D Em \
Give me some of the pe... \
F C D ]
Whatever makes you .. ]
F C D > C H O R U S
I'll take it like I know ... ]
G D C Cmaj7 Am D ]
Give me some of the people, ...
G D F C F C D /
Give me some of the ... /
G D Em
Pick me up and take ...
G D Em
Give me an ending that ..
G D Em
Sell me a rocking ...
G D Em
Give me backstage passes ...
F C D
People always whine...,
F C D
Shut up and pay the fine, .....
G D Em
What's the ...
F C D
Between being ...
F C D
When the big joke is we've ...
Am G C D
You don't get to read the news ....
{ 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 ...
G D Em
I must atone for ...
G D Em
God grant me some of ...
G D Em
I hope you don't need needles...
F C D
I'll pay prescription ...
F C D
I thought it was ...(Ha-Ha)
G D Em
What's it ...
F C D
Take the dog and ....
F C D
Show me how to lead ...
Am G C D
The price you people pay, well ..
G D Em
Give me some of the ..
G D Em
Give me some of the ....
F C D
Whatever makes you ...,
F C D
I'll take it like I ...
G D C Cmaj7 Am D
Give me some of the people, ...
G D C Cmaj7 Am D
Give me some of the people, people's ...
G D F C F C F C F C D G
Give me some of the people's ...!
- - - T H E E N D - - -
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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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Artist: John Wesley Harding
Title: THE PEOPLE'S DRUG from "The Name Above The Title"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G D Em
Got a stupid job, but .....
G D Em
I've got a brand new car ...
G D Em
I've got a sweetheart, I ...
G D Em
And I've also ..
F C D
People say that ...
F C D
But they go out and ...
G D Em
Now, what is it that makes ...
F C D
Can't get it in no ...
F C D
No man's an island, ..
Am G
And it, looks like ...
C D
Run out of things ...
G D Em
Give me some of the ... \
G D Em \
Give me some of the pe... \
F C D ]
Whatever makes you .. ]
F C D > C H O R U S
I'll take it like I know ... ]
G D C Cmaj7 Am D ]
Give me some of the people, ...
G D F C F C D /
Give me some of the ... /
G D Em
Pick me up and take ...
G D Em
Give me an ending that ..
G D Em
Sell me a rocking ...
G D Em
Give me backstage passes ...
F C D
People always whine...,
F C D
Shut up and pay the fine, .....
G D Em
What's the ...
F C D
Between being ...
F C D
When the big joke is we've ...
Am G C D
You don't get to read the news ....
{ 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 ...
G D Em
I must atone for ...
G D Em
God grant me some of ...
G D Em
I hope you don't need needles...
F C D
I'll pay prescription ...
F C D
I thought it was ...(Ha-Ha)
G D Em
What's it ...
F C D
Take the dog and ....
F C D
Show me how to lead ...
Am G C D
The price you people pay, well ..
G D Em
Give me some of the ..
G D Em
Give me some of the ....
F C D
Whatever makes you ...,
F C D
I'll take it like I ...
G D C Cmaj7 Am D
Give me some of the people, ...
G D C Cmaj7 Am D
Give me some of the people, people's ...
G D F C F C F C F C D G
Give me some of the people's ...!
- - - T H E E N D - - -
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Notes:
~~~~~
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
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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