Shakira - Medicine: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Medicine" 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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E                B
And I feel like I'm losing my mind
C#m         A                   E
Banging my head up against the wall.
            B                     C#m
Staring at nothing cause I can't sleep at night
                A                     E
Can't make it stop, yeah I think too much.
            B
What do I do? Falling apart
C#m           A
I need a shock straight to my heart.
E             B                 A              B
No one would want to be in my shoes right now, oh.

Chorus:
E
I don't reach for the bottle of whisky
(Straight on the rocks)
B
But you won't see me popping the pills
(P-p-popping the pills)
            C#m
Cause if I want the pain to go away
In a second make it fade
A
You're the only thing that will
               E
You're my m-m-medicine, medicine
         B
My m-m-medicine, medicine
        A
My m-m-medicine

You know you're an expert at complicating things
(That's how I'm wired, believe me, it's no fun)
But you make the war seem like such an easy game
(Kiss me and my arguments come undone)
Down in the trenches, you are the white flag
Make me surrender, want you so bad
Baby, don't stop what you started
Don't ever be done, oh

Chorus:
I don't reach for the bottle of whiskey
(Straight on the rocks)
But you won't see me popping the pills
(P-p-popping the pills)
'Cause if I want the pain to go away
In a second, make it fade
You're the only thing that will
You're my medicine, medicine
My m-m-medicine, medicine
My m-m-medicine

     E
You make it all better, better
     B
You make me feel home
    C#m
You make it all better, better
     A
You make me feel home

Chorus:
I don't reach for the bottle of whiskey
No, you won't see me popping the pills
'Cause if I want the pain to go away
In a second, make it fade
You're the only thing that will
You're my m-m-medicine, medicine
My m-m-medicine, medicine
My m-m-medicine

You make it all better, better
You make me feel home
You make it all better, better
You make me feel home
You make it all better, better
You make me feel home
You make it all better, better
You make me feel home
You're my m-m-medicine


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Medicine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Medicine" by Shakira.

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