[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 2 for original key - BPM 121 - 1986 - No drums to start] E (add9 hammer on and pull off) B (Bsus4 hammer on and off) D (drums in) Oooooooooooh A (A Asus4 A) Dsus2 E x 2
[Chorus] A D E If she knew what she wants (He'd be giving it to her) A D E If she knew what she needs (He could give her that too) A D E If she knew what she wants (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D E If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Chorus] A D E But if she wants everything (He can't pretend to give her everything) A D E Or theres nothing she wants (She don't want to sort it out) A D E He's crazy for this girl (But she don't know what shes looking for) F#m F#m/E B7 D If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Verse] D F#m E A I'd say her values are corrupted but shes open to change D F#m Then one day shes satisfied and the next I'll find her crying E E B D And its nothing she can explaiiiiiin
[Chorus] A D E If she knew what she wants (He'd be giving it to her) A D E If she knew what she needs (He could give her that too) A D E If she knew what she wants (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D F#m If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Pause]
[Middle Eight ish] D A Some have a style D A that they work hard to refine F#m E so they walk a crooked line D A But she won't understand D A why anyone would have to try F#m E B D to walk a line when they could fly
[Solo] A D E A D E A D E F#m F#m/E B7 D A
[Verse- Just bass drum] D F#m No sense thinking I could rehabilitate her E A when she's fine, fine, fine D F#m She's got so many ideas traveling around in her head E she doesn't need nothing from (drums back in) E B D miiiiiiiine
[Chorus - No drums] A D E If she knew what she wants (He'd be giving it to her) A D E If she knew what she needs (He could give her that too) A D E If she knew what she wants (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Chorus - Drums back in] A D E But if she wants everything (He can't pretend to give her everything) A D E Or theres nothing she wants (She don't want to sort it out) A D E He's crazy for this girl (But she don't know what shes looking for) F#m F#m/E B7 D E If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Chorus] A D E (He'd be giving it to her) A D E (He could give her that too) A D E (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D A ohhhhhhhhhh giving it to her giving it to her