[Intro - BPM 114 - No drums] Riff over D A/D G/D A/D E ------------------5----repeat with A/D and G/D lifting first finger off 5th fret on A B 7---------7----8--7----5-5---3-3--5-5--- G 7---------7-x2-7--7----6-6---4-4--6-6--- D 7---------7----7--7----7-7---5-5--7-7--- A 5-5-5-555-0-------5----5-0---5-0--5-0--- E --------
(mute chords a bit so dont play low bass notes by accident and controls ring) [D][A/D-x57655 or xx0220][G/D-55433][A/D]
[D] Boom, boom, bah, bah [A/D-xx0220] Boom, boom, bah, bay B [G/D-xx0001] b boom, bah, bay, bay. [A/D]
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [D] Pressure pushing [A/D] down on me Pressing [G/D] down on you, no man ask [A/D] for Under [D] pressure that burns a [A/C#] building down Splits a [G/B] family in two Puts [A] people on streets [D] Boom, bah, bay, bay, [A/C#] boom, bah, bay, bay Do [G/B] day dah do day dah, [A] that's okay
[Verse 2 - Bass drum on all quarter notes - no snare] It's the [G] terror of knowing What this [A/G-3x222x] world is about [G] Watching some good friends Screaming [A/G] , "Let me out!" Pray [G] tomorrow gets me [A/G] higher Pressure [D/F#]on [D/F#]people - people [G]on the [A]streets [Drums stop]
[Intro riff over D] [D] Day, day, dee, dee dee oo, oo, bop. Okay!
[Verse 3 - Sing some of this low - Drums back in] [D] Chippin' around, [A/D] kick my brains 'round the floor [G/D] These are the da [A/D*] ys - it never rains but it pours [D] De doh, dah, d [A/C#] oh, de, de, doh, dah, doh [G/B] Mm, dah ,doh , [A] ba ,la ,lop [D] People on streets, de, dah, [A/C#] de, dah, day [G/B] People on streets, de, dah, [A] de, dah, de, dah
[Verse 4 - Bass drum on all quarter notes - no snare] It's the [G] terror of knowing What this [A/G] world is about [G] Watching some good friends Screaming [A/G] , "Let me out!" Pray [G] tomorrow gets me [A/G] higher higher higher... Pressure [D/F#]on [D/F#]people, people [G]on the [A]streets
[Verse 5 - Drums stop] Turned a [G] way from it all like a [C] blind man [G] Sat on a fence but it [C]don't work (bass drum come back in) Keep [G] coming up with love but it's so [C] slashed and torn (perhaps just play chords here to imply the vocals?) Why [Am] , why, [F] why. [G/F-1x0003] ..? [F][G/F] [A] Love In [A]sanity (drums stop)laughs under pressure we crack (snare pick up in) [G] Can't we
[Verse 6 - Full drums] [D] give ourselves one more [G] chance? [A] Why [G] can't we [D] give love that one more [G] chance? [A] Why [G] can't we [D] give love, give love, [G] give love, [A] give lo [G] ve, [D] give love, give [A/C#] love?..
[Verse 7] 'Cause [G/B] love's such an [A] old-fashioned [D] word And love [A/C#]dares you to [G/B]care for The [A]people on the [D]edge of the [A/C#]night And love [G/B]dares you to [A] change our way of (backward drums) [G] Caring a [A/G] bout ourselves [G] This is our [A/G] last dance [G] This is our [A/G] last dance [D/F#] This is our[G] selves[A] .... Under (original riff back in) [D] pressure, under pressure, [G][A7] [D] pressure [G][A7]
[Intro - Capo 1 for original key - BPM 62] [Em] I'll protect you from the hooded claw [Em11(020202)] Keep the vampires from your door [Em][Em11]
[Verse 1 - No drums] [Em] Ay....ay eh [C] ay eh ay Feels like fi [Em] ire,I'm so in [C] love with you [Em] Dreams are like angels,They [C] keep bad at bay, bad at bay [Bm] Love is the light,Scaring [C] darkness away, yeah--- [Em] eeeah I'm so in love with [C] you,Purge the soul, [Bm][Bm]Make [Bm]love [C]your goal [D]
[Chorus - Just bass drum with chord emphasis for snare] [Em] The power of [C] love,A force from a [Bm] bove,Cleaning my [C] soul [D] Flame on burn desire [C] ,Love with tongues of fire [D] Purge the soul.....[C]Make [C]love your goal
[Verse 2 - Slap snare] [Em] I'll protect you from the [C] hooded claw, Keep the vampires from your [Bm] door When the chips are down, I'll [C] be around,With my undying, [Em] death-defying Love for you [C] Envy will hurt itself, [Bm] Let yourself be beautiful [C] Spark a ling love, flowers and [D] pearls and [Em] pretty girls Love is like an energy, [C] Rushing, rushing in [Bm] side of me, Hey [C][D]
[Chorus 2 - Full drums] [Em] The power of [C] love,A force from a [Bm] bove,Cleaning my [C] soul [D] Flame on burn desire [C] ,Love with tongues of fire [D] Purge the soul, [C]Make [C]love your goal
[Link-hold Em] [Em][Em][Em][Em]
[Verse 3 - Finger picking and light drums] [C] This time, we go sublime, [Bm7] Lovers entwine, divine, divine Love is [Am7] danger, love is pleasure, [Bm7] Love is pure, the only treasure [Em] I'm so in [C] love with you, Purge the soul ... [Bm7][Bm7]Make [Bm7]love your [C] goal
[Vamp on C - big build - lots of fills] [C]
[Chorus 3] [Em] The power of [C] love,A force from [Bm] above,Cleaning my [C] soul [D] The power [G/B] of [C] love,A force from [D] above,a sky-scraping [C] dove [Em] Flame on burn de [C] sire,Love with tongues of [Em] fire [Em] Purge the soul, [C]Make [C]love your [Em] goal [Em11][Em]
[Fade Out] [Em] I'll protect you from the hooded claw [Em11] Keep the vampires from your door
