# I Want A New Drug – Huey Lewis & The News: piano chords

I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis & The News uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D
- Verse 1: A G D A G D A G D A G D A C G
- Verse 2: D C G D C G D C G D G D A G D
- Chorus 1: E A/E E A/E C F C D A
- Interlude 1: G D A G D A G D A G D
- Verse 3: A G D A G D A G D A G D A C G
- Verse 4: D C G D C G D C G D G D A G D
- Chorus 2: E A/E E A/E C F C D A
- Interlude 2: G D A G D A G D A G D
- Solo 1: A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D
- Solo 2: A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D
- Verse 5: A G D A G D A G D A G D A C G D C G D C G D C G D G D A G D
- Chorus 3: E A/E E A/E C F C D A
- Interlude 3: G D A G D A G D A G D
- Outro 1: A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D

## Questions

### Which chords does I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis & The News use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis & The News in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is I Want A New Drug to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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