Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug

artist : roxy music
song : love is the drug
tabbed by : dj
7th april 2014

a simple version for acoustic guitar

capo : 5th fret ( sounds in the key of Dm )

chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo :
Am = x02210 G = 320033 D = xx0232 A7sus4 = x02033
C = x32010 E = 022100 G/B = x20033 G6 = 320000
Em = 022000 Bm = x24432 Cadd9 = x32033

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( Em )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | ( 6 times )
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – | [ mute guitar bridge with palm ]

Am C Em
| | : / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Am G Em
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / : | | ( twice )

Am C Em
t’ain’t no big thing , to wait for the bell to ring ,
Am G Em
t’ain’t no big thing , the toll of the bell ,
Am C Em
aggravated , spare for days , i troll downtown , the red light place ,
Am
jump up , bubble up , what’s in store?
G Em
love is the drug , and i need to score!

Am
showing out , showing out , hit and run ,
C Em
boy meets girl where the beat goes on ,
Bm
stitched up tight , can’t shake free ,
D Em
love is the drug got a hook on me!

Am C Em
oh , oh – oh , catch that buzz , love is the drug i’m thinking of ,
Bm D E E
oh , oh – oh , can’t you see , love is the drug for me?

G G/B D Cadd9 G/B A7sus4 G
oh , oh – oh , oh! | / /__/ / / | / / / / |

G G/B D Cadd9 G/B A7sus4 G
oh , oh – oh , oh! | / /__/ / / | / / / / |

Am C Em
late at night , i park my car , stake my place in the singles bar ,
Am G Em
face to face , toe to toe , heart to heart , as we hit the floor ,
Am C Em
lumber up , limbo down , the locked embrace , stumble ’round ,
Am
i say , “go!” , she say , “yes!”
G Em
dim the lights . . . you can guess the rest!

Am C Em
oh , oh – oh , catch that buzz , love is the drug i’m thinking of ,
Am G Em
oh , oh – oh , can’t you see , love is the drug got a hook in me?
Am C Em
oh , oh – oh , get that buzz , love is the drug i’m thinking of ,
Am G Em
oh , oh – oh , can’t you see , love is the drug for me?

Am C Em
oh , oh – oh! | / / / / | oh , oh – oh! | / / / / |

Bm D Em
oh , oh – oh! | / / / / | oh , oh – oh! | / / / / |

Am C Em
oh , oh – oh! | / / / / | oh , oh – oh! | / / / / |

Bm D E E
oh , oh – oh! | / / / / | oh – oh! | / / / / |

G G/B D Cadd9 G/B A7sus4 G
oh , oh – oh , oh! | / /__/ / / | / / / / |

G G/B D Cadd9 G/B A7sus4
oh , oh – oh , oh! love . . . is . . .

Cadd9 G/B A7sus4 Cadd9 G/B A7sus4 G6
love . . . is . . . love . . . is . . . the . . . drug!