[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 Guitar and Drums] D Gm6/D-x55330 D D Gm/D Gm6/D D D
[Intro plus Oboe] D Gm/D D D Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
[Verse 1] D Gm/D D D I make it alone Gm6/D Gm6/D D D When love is gone D Gm/D D D Still you made your mark Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Here in my heart
[Chorus - Bm11 to make quick to Bm7 play x24x52 - just lift little finger off 5th fret of B as needed] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C-x33333 C7 Cdim C Bbm/F-113321 F When will love be through with me?
[Verse 2] D Gm/D D D I follow the night Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Can't stand the light D Gm/D D D When will I begin Gm6/D Gm6/D D D My life again
[Chorus] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C C7 Cdim C Bbm6-x13023 (think Bbmin7, lift fingers and add little finger at 3rd fret on E) When will love be through... (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb - tap with right hand on low E - 6 8 9 11 ensure fretting hand mutes left hand portion of low E string) Edim7-012020 F with me?
[Bridge] Gdim7/E-012020 Dm Dm Gm7 C7 Why live life from dream to dream A7/C# Dm Bbmaj7 A7 Dm7 And dread the day that drea - ming ends
[Strings Instrumental] D7/F# Eb9-xx1021 F F Bbm6/F-xx3323 Bbm6/F Bbm6-x13023 (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb) Em7-5-010030 F
[Chorus] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C C7 Cdim C Bbm6-x13023 When will love be through... (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb) Edim7-012020 F with me?
[Bridge] Gdim7/E-012020 Dm Dm Gm7 C7 Why live life from dream to dream A7/C# Dm Bbmaj7 A7 Dm7 And dread the day that drea - ming ends
[Instrumental Outro] D Gm6/D D D Gm/D Gm6/D D D Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Outro plus Strings] D Gm/D D D Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
[Repeating and fading Outro] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D fly away D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
D Gm6/D D D fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
D Gm6/D D D fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Hmmmmmmmmmmmm