[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 - Keyboard Riff - BPM 118] [G*-10-9-7-8-9-8][C][C/E][F] ([G][G*]) x 3 - stop on final G
[Guitar Vamp - Rhythm with Cm7 and F - x--- x--x ---- x--- follows keys] [Cm7][F] x2 (stabs) [Bb][F]
[Verse - More following riff] The [Cm7] power of love is a [F] curious thing [Cm7] Make a one man weep, make an [F] other man sing [Cm7] Change a hawk to a li [F] ttle white dove [Cm7] More than a feeling, [F] that's the power of love
[Guitar Vamp] [Cm7][F] x 2 [Bb][F]
[Verse] Tough [Cm7] er than diamonds, [F] rich like cream [Cm7] Stronger and harder than a [F] bad girls dream [Cm7] Make a bad one good, mmm [F] make a wrong right [Cm7] Power of love will keep you [F] home at night [Riff(GC)]
[Chorus] [G][C] Don't need money, [C/E][F] don't take [G] fame [G][C] Don't need no [C/E] credit card to [F] ride this [G] train [G][C] It's strong and it's [C/E] sudden and it's [F] cruel some [G] times But it [Bb] might just [F] save your [Gsus4] life (STOP) That's the power of [Cm7] Love [F] That's the power of love --- [Cm7] ------ [F] ------ [Bb][F]
[Verse] [Cm7] First time you feel it might [F] make you sad [Cm7] Next time you feel it might [F] make you mad [Cm7] But you'll be glad baby when [F] you've found [Cm7] That's the power that makes [F] the world go round [Riff(GC)]
[Chorus] [G][C] Don't need money, [C/E][F] don't take [G] fame [G][C] Don't need no [C/E] credit card to [F] ride this tr [G] ain [G][C] It's strong and it's [C/E] sudden and it's [F] cruel some [G] times But it [Bb] might just [F] save your [Gsus4] life
[Bridge] [Eb] They say that [G7/D-x53433] all in love is [Cm9-x31333] fair [F7+9-131213] Yeah but you don't care [Abmaj7-465544] But you know [Gm7] what to do [Fm7] When it gets [Gm7] hold of you [Abmaj7] And with a little help [Gsus4-355533] from above You'll feel the power of [Cm7] Love [F] feel the power of [Cm7] Love [F] Can you feel it?! [Cm7] hmmmmmm [F]
[Solo] [Cm7][F] x 16
[Chorus] [G][C] Don't take money, [C/E][F] don't take [G] fame [G][C] Don't need n [C/E] o credit card to [F] ride this [G] train [G][C] Tougher [C/E] than diamonds and [F] stronger than [G] steel [G][C] You won't [C/E] feel nothin [F] till you [G] feel [G][C] You feel the [C/E] power, [F] feel the [G] power of love [G][C] That's the [C/E] power, [F] that's the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love...
[End] [Notes] [Intro - Keyboard Riff - BPM 118] [G*][C][C/E][F][G] x 3 - stop on final G E 7----8------------1-----3-- B 3----8------5-----1-----3-- G 4----9------5-----2-----4-- D x----10-----5-----3-----5-- A 5----10-----3-----3-----5-- E 3----8------0-----1-----3--
[Guitar Vamp] (can play bit doobie brothers F to Eb/F x 8 10 10 10 8 to 8 8 8 8 8 and hammer on and off the Cm7 - also can play high F on E string 8 10 10 10 13)
[Cm7][F] E 3--33----3-3-3-------8--8--- B 4--44----4-3-4-10----10-8--- G 3--33----3-3-3-10----10-8--- D 5--55----5-3-5-10----10-8--- A 3--33----3-3-3-8-----8--8--- E ----------------------------
[Cm7][F] E 3--33----3-3-3-------13----13-- B 4--44----4-3-4-10----10----10-- G 3--33----3-3-3-10----10----10-- D 5--55----5-3-5-10----10----10-- A 3--33----3-3-3-8-----8-----8--- E -------------------------------
