[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]
BPM 112 Guitar 1 : E A D G B E (CAPO ON 1ST !) Guitar 2 : D A D G D D (CAPO ON 1ST !) Chords (gtr 1) E (022030) D (000230) C (032030) G (320030) Chords (gtr 2) E (220000) D (057000) C (035000) G (550000) [Intro] (X2): (gtr 1) e|----------------------------|
B|----3---3------3----3--3----|
G|---0-0-2-2----0-0--0--------|
D|--2---0---0-----------------|
A|-------------3--------------|
E|------------------3---2-----| Intro (X2): (gtr 2) d|-------------------------------------------| D|-----0---------0----------0---------0----0-| G|-------0---------0----------0-------0----0-| D|---5---------7-----0----5------------------| A|-7---------5----------3--------------------| D|----------------------------------5----4---| [Verse 1] (gtr 1&2) [Em7#9] Could you whisper in my [D] ear The things you wanna feel [C] I'd give you anythin' [Descending bass line E - 3 2] To feel it comin' [Em7#9] Do you wake up on your own [D] And wonder where you are? [C] You live with all your faults [Riff C slide to D then back to C] I wanna wake up where you are [Riff C slide to D then back to C] I won't say anything at all
So why [D] don't [D] you slide [C][G] [CG riff x 3 - D] Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide [CG riff x 3 - D] [Verse 2] (gtr 1&2) [Em7#9] Don't you love the life you killed? [D] The priest is on the phone [C] Your father hit the wall [C] [Descending bass line] Your ma disowned you [Em7#9] Don't supposed I'll ever know [D] What it means to be a man [C] It's somethin' I can't change I'll live around it [Descend bass then hold C] I wanna wake up where you are [Riff C slide to D then back to C] I won't say anything at all So why [D] don't [D] you slide [CG riff x 3 - D] Ooh, slide [Bridge] (gtr 1&2) And [C] I'll do anything [G] You ever dreame [C] d to be complete [G] Little pie [C] ces of the [G] nothin that fall D Oh, [Em] May Put your arms around [D] me What you [C] feel is what you [G] are And what you [C] are is beauti [G] ful Oh, [Em] Ma Do you wanna get ma [D] rried Or run away [C] ? [Hold C a bit longer then Solo - verse chords x 1] [Bridge] (gtr 1&2) And [C] I'll do anything [G] You ever dreame [C] d to be complete [G] Little pie [C] ces of the [G] nothin that [D] fall
Oh, [Em] May Put your arms around [D] me What you [C] feel is what you [G] are And what you [C] are is beauti [G] ful Oh, [Em] Ma Do you wanna get ma [D] rried Or run away [C] ? (Hold C a bit longer) [Riff C slide to D then back to C] I wanna wake up where you are [Riff C slide to D then back to C] Talking bit then drum fill And [C] I'll do anything [G] You ever dreame [C] d to be complete [G] Little pie [C] ces of the [G] nothin that fall [D] And [C] I'll do anything [G] You ever dreame [C] d to be complete [G] Little pie [C] ces of the [G] nothin that fall [D] "Oh may ... why don't you slide " x 2 over the top of I'll do anything - Chord C to G x 3 then D Back to intro riff - finish on G maj : (gtr 1) e|----------0|
