[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]
[Verse] [Bm] Last night a little dancer came dancin' to my door [Asus4] Last night a little angel came [Gsus2] pumpin' cross my [E7sus4] floor [D][A] [Bm] She said "Come on baby I got a licence for love [Asus4] And if it expires pray [Gsus2] help from above [E7sus4] becaus [D] e [A]
[Chorus] [Bm] In the midnight hour she cried- "more, more, more" [Asus4] With a rebel yell she cried- [Gsus2] "more, more, [E7sus4] more" [D][A] [Bm] In the midnight hour babe- "more, more, more" [Asus4] With a rebel yell- " [Gsus2] more, more, [E7sus4] more" [D] More, [A] more, [Bm] more
[Verse] [Bm] She don't like slavery, she won't sit and beg [Asus4] But when I'm tired and lonely she sees [Gsus2] me to bed [E7sus4][D][A] [Bm] What set you free and brought you to me babe [Asus4] What set you free I need you [Gsus2] here by me [E7sus4] because [D][A]
[Chorus] [Bm] In the midnight hour she cried- "more, more, more" [Asus4] With a rebel yell she cried- " [Gsus2] more, more, [E7sus4] more" [D][A] [Bm] In the midnight hour babe- "more, more, more" [Asus4] With a rebel yell- " [Gsus2] more, more, [Bm] more"
[Bridge] [G][F#m] [E] He lives in his own heaven [G][F#m] [E] Collects it to go from the seven eleven [G][F#m] [E] Well he's out all night to collect a fare [G][F#m] [Em7] Just so long, just so long it don't mess up his [D] hair [A][Bm]
[Verse] (bass only) [Bm] I walked the ward with you, babe [Asus4] A thousand miles with [Gsus2] you [E7sus4][D][A] [Bm] I dried your tears of pain, babe [Asus4] A million [Gsus2] times for [E7sus4] you [D][A]
[Bm] I'd sell my soul for you babe [Asus4] For money to burn with [Gsus2] you [E7sus4][D][A] [Bm] I'd give you all, and have none, babe Justa, [Asus4] justa, justa, justa to have you [Gsus2] here by me [E7sus4]
(guitar in) Be [D] Cause [A]
[Chorus] [Bm] In the midnight hour she cried- "more, more, more" [Asus4] With a rebel yell she cried- " [Gsus2] more, more, [E7sus4] more" [D][A] [Bm] In the midnight hour babe- "more, more, more" [Asus4] With a rebel yell she cried " [Gsus2] more, more, [E7sus4] more" [D] More, [A] more, [Bm] more Oh yeah, little [Asus4] baby she want m [Gsus2] ore [E7sus4] More, more, [D] more, [A] more, [Bm] more oh yeah, little angel [Asus4] she want m [Gsus2] ore [E7sus4] More, more, [D] more, [A] more, [Bm] more [Bm]
