Yungblud – Medication Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Yungblud – Medication Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEmAmC

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This is the chord progression of Medication by Yungblud on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em Am C C

[Hook 1]
Em         Am         C         Em         Am               C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation
Em                 Am                 C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation
Em                                 Am                                 C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my medication)
Em                                         Am                               C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my motivation)

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[Verse 1]
Em                         Am
Doctor says that I’m so lonely
C
A mistake on the painting of my family
Em                                         Am
But that big smudge is what I love
C
Give me a grenade, and I’ll tape it to my face
Em                         Am
Getting drunk at quarter to one
C
‘Cause my dad is a geezer and he keys up my mum
Em                                                                       Am
You put it in my mouth, I’m gonna bite down
C
If that ain’t normal then the pope is a right clown

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Em                       Am
Lost in a white light, white heat (white heat)
C
Fire shots in our arms on your street (your street)
Em                                             Am
Lost in a white light, white heat (white heat)
C
I’m blank, why you shouting at me?

[Chorus 1]
Em                                             Am
I just wanna take my, I just wanna take my
C
My medication
Em                                                                   Am
I just wanna find my, I just wanna find my
C
My motivation
Em                                             Am
I just wanna take my, I just wanna take my
C
My medication
Em                                                                   Am
I just wanna find my, I just wanna find my
C
My motivation

[Instrumental]
Em Am C C

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[Verse 2]
Em                                             Am
Doctor says don’t fight that feeling
C
But my head is stuck to the ceiling
Em                                             Am
I can’t get it off, you super glued it on
C
It’s like I’m a bad scene stuck in a wet dream
Em                                             Am
My heart is a bomb, it just ticks along
C
With a bang, bang, bang on a beat up tin drum
Em                                                                   Am
I’m an experiment of young irrelevance
C
I’m insecure so I got a tattoo of an elephant

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em                                                                   Am
Lost in a white light, white heat (white heat)
C
Fire shots in our arms on your street (your street)
Em                                                   Am
Lost in a white light, white heat (white heat)
C
I’m blank, why you shouting at me?

[Chorus 2]
Em                                                                   Am
I just wanna take my, I just wanna take my
C
My medication
Em                                             Am
I just wanna find my, I just wanna find my
C
My motivation
Em                                                                   Am
I just wanna take my, I just wanna take my
C
My medication
Em                                             Am                       C
I just wanna find my, I just wanna find my

[Hook 2]
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my medication)
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my motivation)
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my medication)
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my medication)
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my motivation)
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my medication)
Em Am C
I gotta take my medication, cation, cation (my motivation)

[Outro]
Em
Em Am C C
Em Am C C
Em Am C C
Em Am C C
Ema

How to play Medication: key, chords and progression

Medication by Yungblud keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: Em, Am, C and Ema.

Listen for Em – Am – C – Em (iii – vi – I – iii in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is mi – lah – doh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

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Medication chords: questions

What key is Medication in?

Medication by Yungblud is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Medication?

Medication uses 4 chords: Em, Am, C, Ema.

What is the chord progression of Medication?

The main progression is Em – Am – C – Em (iii – vi – I – iii).

Is Medication easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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