Medicine
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Intro:
A /
Asus4 A
You can find another country if you want
Asus4 A
Somewhere you can hide yourself a - way
Asus4 A
Find yourself another set of holes to haunt
Asus4 A
Get yourself another debt that you can't pay
Asus4 - A 2x
Asus4 A
Yeah, you can try to run for cover every - where
Asus4 A
Add another letter to your name
Asus4 A
Burn everything you ever used to wear
Asus4 A
Get yourself another lover that looks the same
Chorus:
D D
But sometimes it's the medicine
A/C# A/C#
Sometimes it's the medicine
Bm E
Yeah, sometimes it's the medicine it - self
A (A - Asus4 - A)
that makes the pain/
Asus4 - A 2x
Asus4 A
You can always make an - other move a - gain
Asus4 A
Another set of keys, a different town
Asus4 A
And you can try to lose yourself in them
Asus4 A
'till the truth it catches up and cuts you down
Chorus:
D D
'Cos sometimes it's the medicine
A/C# A/C#
Sometimes it's the medicine
Bm E
Yeah, sometimes it's the medicine it - self
A (A - Asus4 - A)
that makes the pain/
Break:
A
F#m
And you can always hide
Bm
the wreckage that you come from
E7
But every new dis - guise
Bm A/C# - D - E
is just another lie to run from
E
D - A 2x
Asus4 A
You can only try to fool yourself so long
Asus4 A
With any kind of measure you can find
Asus4 A
'cos every phony pleasure you've been on
Asus4 A
Has lifted off and left the pain be - hind
Chorus:
D D
And sometimes it's the medicine
A/C# A/C#
Sometimes it's the medicine
Bm E
Yeah, sometimes it's the medicine it - self
A (A - Asus4 - A)
that makes the pain/
How to play Medicine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.