[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 - SING OCTAVE DOWN - DON'T TRY TO KEEP UP WITH FREDDIE] 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?) [DONT SING FREDDIE BIT - VOCALS COME BACK IN ON 'Love'] 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]
Tears for Fears-Everybody Wants To Rule The World - BPM - 112
[Intro] --1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 e|--5---7---5---5---7---5-|--5---7---5---5---7\---| B|7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7-7\---| triplets throughout
[A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] (swing to begin then imply full triplets at end of phrase) [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D]
[Verse 1] [A/D][G/D][G/D] Welcome to your l [A/D] ife [A/D][G/D][G/D] There's no turning [A/D] back [A/D][G/D][G/D] Even while we [A/D] sleep [A/D][G/D][G/D] We will find you
[Chorus 1] [Em] Acting on your [F#m] best behavior [G] Turn your back on [F#m] mother nature [Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D]
[Verse 2] [A/D][G/D][G/D] It's my own de [A/D] sign [A/D][G/D][G/D] It's my own re [A/D] morse [A/D][G/D][G/D] Help me to de [A/D] cide [A/D][G/D][G/D] Help me make the ...
[Chorus 2] ... [Em] most of freedom [F#m] and of pleasure [G] Nothing ever [F#m] lasts forever [Em] Every [F#m] body w [G] ants to [A] rule the ...
[Bridge - Strum for accents is BBxS with chords on all] [G] There's a room where the [D]light [D]won't [A]find [A] you [G] Holding hands while the [D]walls [D]come [A]tumb [A]ling d [G] own [G] When they do I'll be [D]right [D]be [A]hind [A]you
[Chorus 3] [Em] So glad we've [F#m] almost made it [G] So sad they [F#m] had to fade it [Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world
[Interlude] [D] to [D6-x57777] repeat - could play use up strums for triplet Pivot little finger over to play the 7th fret on the E e --5-5-5-7*5-5- B --7-7-7-7-7-7- G --7-7-7-7-7-7- x 16 D --0-0-0-0-0-0- A --0-0-0-0-0-0- E --x-----------
[synth solo - whistle along] [Bm][Bm][C][C] [Bm][Bm][C][C] [G][G][A][A]
[guitar solo - Dmaj Pentatonic - lots of double stops] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D]
[Chorus 4] [Em] I can't stand this [F#m] indecision [G] Married with a [F#m] lack of vision [Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the ...
[Chorus 5] variation [Em] Say that you'll [F#m] never never never never need it [G] One headline, [F#m] why believe it [Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D]
[Chorus 6] [Em] All for freedom [F#m] and for pleasure [G] Nothing ever [F#m] lasts forever [Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world
[A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D] [A/D][G/D][G/D][G/D]
[Coda] let ring 1 2 & a e|2----0---3--------| B|2--------0--------| G|2--------0--------| D|0--------0--------| A|------------------| E|------------------|
