Drugs Chords
Drugs by Talking Heads is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Riff 1
E|--------------------------|--
B|--------------------------|--
G|--------------------------|--
D|--5-(5)---5--3--4--5-(5)--|--
A|--------------------------|--
E|--------------------------|--
Riff 2
E|------------------------------------|--
B|------------------------------------|--
G|------------------------------------|--
D|--5--5--5--5--5---------------------|--
A|---------------------5--5--5--5--5--|--
E|------------------------------------|--
Riff 3
E|------------------------|--
B|------------------------|--
G|--------5-----------3~--|--
D|-----7-----7-----5------|--
A|--5-----------3---------|--
E|------------------------|--
Riff 4
E|-----7------------|-----7------------|----------------|-----7------------|--
B|--9---------------|--9---------------|-----7--7~------|--9---------------|--
G|--------7--9--9~--|--------7--9--9~--|--9---------9~--|--------7--9--9~--|--
D|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|--
A|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|--
E|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|--
Intro: the bass plays riff 1, guitar plays riff 2. (riff 1 x2, riff 1 and 2 together x2,
riff 3, riff 1 and 2 together x3, riff 3, riff 1 and 2 together, riff 4)
Riff 1 and 2 x2
Riff 1 and 2
And all I see is little dots
Riff 1 and 2
Some are smeared and some are spots
Riff 3
Feels like a murder but that's alright
Riff 1 and 2
Riff 1 and 2
Somebody said there's too much light
Riff 1 and 2
Pull down the shade and it's alright
Riff 3
It'll be over in a minute or two.
Riff 1 and 2
Riff 4
I'm charged up...don't put me down
Don't feel like talking...don't mess around
I feel mean...I feel o.k.
I'm charged up...electricity
Riff 1 and 2
The boys are making a big mess
Riff 1 and 2
This makes the girls all start to laugh
Riff 3
I don't know what they're talking about
Riff 1 and 2
Riff 1 and 2
The boys are worried, the girls are shocked
Riff 1 and 2
They pick the sound and let it drop
Riff 3
Nobody knows what they're talking about
Riff 1 and 2
Riff 4
I'm charged up...I'm kinda wooden
I'm barely moving...I study motion
I study myself...I fooled myself
I'm charged up...it's pretty intense.
Riff 4
I'm charged up...don't put me down
Don't feel like talking...don't mess around
I feel mean...I feel o.k.
I'm charged up...electricity...That's what I call it
Riff 1 and 2 x8
(after every other play on the high E--13~--)
Outro:
Guitar 1:
E|-----------------------|------------------|----------10~--\---10p9-|--
B|----------8------9b10--|------------------|------------------------|--
G|--10---------7~--------|--10------10--7~--|--10--------------------|--
D|------9~---------------|------9~----------|------9~----------------|--
A|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|--
E|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|--
E|----------10----------------------10--|----------7--------9b10--|--
B|-------------------------------9------|-------------------------|--
G|--10----------7~----10-----10---------|--10---------7~----------|--
D|------9~----------------9-------------|------9~-----------------|--
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--
Guitar 2:
Strumming G and variations