[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 - BPM 135] NO DRUMS LEAD GUITAR - A-Riff (hammer on & off C ) G D C G/B DRUM HITS ON 1 (2) (3) 4& + "OOOOH" - A-Riff (Drums on each next chord) G D C G/B FULL DRUMS - A-Riff - Drums on each next chord - G D C G/B
[Verse] [A-Riff] GET YOUR PARTY GOWN, GET YOUR PIGTAIL DOWN GET YOUR HEART BEATING BABY [G] -- [D] -- [C] -- [G/B] GOT MY [A-Riff] TIMIN' RIGHT, GOT MY ACT ALL TIGHT IT'S GOTTA BE TONIGHT MY LITTLE [G] SCHOOL [D] BABE. [C] .. [G/B] ...
[E] YOUR MOMMA SAYS YOU DON'T, AND YOUR DADDY SAYS YOU WON'T AND I'M BOILING UP INSIDE AIN'T NO [G] WAY I'M GONNA LOSE THIS TIME [A-Riff] .... [Run-A-B-C-C#-D]
[Chorus] [D] TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN LOCK YOUR DADDY OU [A-Riff] T OF DOORS, I DON'T NEED HIM NOSIN' AROUND [D] TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN GIVE ME [G] ALL [D] YOUR [C] LOVE [G/B] TONIGHT. (drums stop) [A-Riff] ........ (drums back in) [G] .. [D] .. [C] .. [G/B] ....
[Verse] [A-Riff] YOU'RE SUCH A DIRTY LOUSE, GO GET OUT OF MY HOUSE THAT'S ALL I EVER GET FROM YOUR [G] .. [D] .. [C] .. [G/B] ... [A-Riff] FAMILY TIES, INFACT I DON'T THINK I EVER HEARD A SINGLE LITTLE CIVIL WORD FROM THOSE GUYS [G] .. [D] .. [C] .. [G/B] ... [E] BUT YOU KNOW I DON'T GIVE A LIGHT, I'VE GOT A SWEATHEART HAND TO PUT A STOP TO ALL [G] THAT, GROUSIN' AN' SNIPI [A-Riff] N' ..... [Run-A-B-C-C#-D]
[Chorus] [D] TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN TAKE YOUR [A-Riff] LITTLE BROTHER SWIMIN' WITH A BRICK (THAT'S ALL RIGHT) [D] TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN OR YOU [G] AIN'T [D] NO [C] FRIEND [G/B] OF MINE (drums stop) [A-Riff] ........ (drums back in) [G] .. [D] .. [C] .. [G/B] ....
[Verse - Lead Break to begin] A-Riff ........ G-D-C-G A-Riff ........ G-D-C-G E E E G A-Riff .... G-D-C-G/B A-Riff .... G-D-C-G/B YOUR [E] MOMMA AND YOUR DADDY GONNA PLAGUE ME TILL I DIE WHY CAN'T THEY UNDERSTAND I'M JUST A [G] PEACE LOVIN' GUY (Stops) [A] 1 (2) (3) 4& - (1) (2) (3) (4) - [1 2 3][1] (first group is broken triplet) [Run-A-B-C-C#-D]
[Chorus] [D] TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN LOCK YOUR [A] GR [(SYNCOPATED)] EAT BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG DADDY OUT OF DOORS [D] TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN GIVE ME [G] ALL [D] YOUR [C] LOVE [G/B] TONIGHT (drums stop) [A-Riff] ........ (drums back in) [G] .. [D] .. [C] .. [G/B] .... [A-Riff] ........ GIVE ME EVERY INCH OF YOUR LOVE [G-D-C-G/B] [A-Riff] ........ [G-D-C-G/B] (ALL YOUR LOVE TONIGHT) [A-Riff] ........ [G-D-C-G] Stop on [D] (Drum solo) [A] NIGHT
