Gracie Abrams - This is what the drugs are for: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This is what the drugs are for" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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A#m      C#                 G#
This is what the drugs are for
A#m       C#                G#
Turn the lights off on the comedown
A#m     C#         G#
I still get emotional
A#m     C#              G#
When I think about your old house

F#              G#
Hopefully, the high
F#                  G#
Works to change my mind

Now, I feel you in my room
Haven't seen you in a lifetime
What am I supposed to do
When you used to be my lifeline?

I've counted all the days
Since you walked away

Chorus:
C#        G#   A#m    F#
Look, now I'm alone again
     C#              G#              A#m     F#
I've gotten used to sleepin' here without you
C#           G#      A#m      F#
Though I've tried, I can't pretend
     C#            G#               A#m    F#
That I don't sit around and think about you
     G#
When all I ever do is think about you

In the middle of the night
I got caught inside a fever
I almost called a hundred times
Just to ask if you might leave her

She appears in dreams
Chasin' after me

Chorus:
Look, now I'm alone again
I've gotten used to sleepin' here without you
Though I've tried, I can't pretend
That I don't sit around and think about you
Look how I just lost a friend
I'm burying your things inside my bedroom
Old distractions, in the end, don't work
I'm left to sit and think about you
Like all I ever do is think about you

D#m        F#/C#          G#
I'm still waitin' by the phone
D#m         F#/C#        G#
You painted my life indigo
D#m        F#/C#           G#
A kind of blue I hate to know, oh
D#m          F#/C#            G#
Where everything turns kinda cold

Chorus:
Look, now I'm alone again
I've gotten used to sleepin' here without you
Though I've tried, I can't pretend
That I don't sit around and think about you
Look how I just lost a friend
I'm burying your things inside my bedroom
Old distractions, in the end, don't work
I'm left to sit and think about you
Like all I ever do is think about you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "This is what the drugs are for" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This is what the drugs are for" by Gracie Abrams.