Medicine
View chords used in this chart
E e B e
e -||----------------------------------------------------------
B -||--12----12--12--12---12-------7------7--7---7---7---------
G -||.-13----13--13--13---13-------8------8--8---8---8---------
D -||.-14----14--14--14---14-------9------9--9---9---9---------
A -||--14----14--14--14---14-------9------9--9---9---9---------
E -||--12----12--12--12---12----0--7------7--7---7---7----0----
beats ^ ^ ^ ^
A a B e
e ----------------------------------------------------------||-
B ---5------5---5--5----5--------7------7--7---7----7-------||-
G ---6------6---6--6----6--------8------8--8---8----8------.||-
D ---7------7---7--7----7--------9------9--9---9----9------.||-
A ---7------7---7--7----7--------9------9--9---9----9-------||-
E ---5------5---5--5----5----5-/-7------7--7---7----7----0--||-
^ ^ ^ ^
e E e B
did you fall out of your family tree
e A a B
here's a kiss to mend your knee
A B E(0) A B
everybody needs some kind of medicine sometimes
e E e B
how long did you think you'd last
e A a B
with your sleeping pills and laughing gas
A B E(0)
everybody needs some kind of medicine sometimes
[bridge]:
F#m
throw your hats at the moon in georges square,
F#m [sl.up] A A G#m F#m
was that ever us
F#m
climbing walls giving names to the stars
A B
was that ever us
e E e B
and if you come home with me,
e A a B
I'll slip a little something in your tea
A B E(0)
everybody needs some kind of medicine sometimes
[bridge]
e E e B
you've been hanging out in casualty
e A a B
for shooting too much mercury
A B E(0) B A
everybody needs some kind of medicine sometimes
e E e B
oh and if you come home with me,
e A a B
I'll score for you if you score for me
A B E(0)
everybody needs some kind of medicine sometimes
chords :
E A D G B e
12 14 14 13 12 12 - E
7 9 9 8 7 7 - B
5 7 7 6 5 5 - A
0 2 2 1 0 0 - E(0)
2 4 4 2 2 2 - F#m
4 6 6 4 4 4 - G#m
[sl.up] is slide up from F#m to A
This arrangement is quite different from Eddi Reader's album version, but
it sounds roughly like how a guitar arrangement of this song should do.
Improvements welcome.
Nic
Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk
How to play Medicine
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.