Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - [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]
[Verse 1 - Keep low C held down and just alternate chords No drums - pluck chords like keyboard part] [Dm/C] Lying [C] in my [Dm/C] bed, I [C] hear the [Dm/C] clock [C] tick and [Dm/C] think of [C] you. [Dm/C] Caught [C] up in [Dm/C] circ - [C] les, con [Dm/C] fu - [C] sion is [Dm/C] nothing [C] new. (bring string slaps in) [F] Flash [G] back, [Em] warm [F] nights, [F] almost [G] left be [Em] hind. [F] Suit [G] case of [Em] memor [F] ies... [F] Time [G] after...
[Verse 2 - Percussive strums now with slaps - do the bB xx xx xx - xx xx xx xx bass drum figure - play just on the Dm/C] [Dm/C] Some [C] times you [Dm/C] picture [C] me, I'm [Dm/C] walk - [C] ing too [Dm/C] far ah [C] ead. [Dm/C] You're [C] calling [Dm/C] to [C] me, I [Dm/C] can't [C] hear what [Dm/C] you've [C] said. (bass drum on 1 and 3 now) Then [F] you [G] say, [Em] go [F] slow, [F] I [G] fall be [Em] hind. [F] The [G] second [Em] hand un [F] winds.
[Chorus - Full drums] If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me [Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time. If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me [Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time. If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Instrumental - Drums stop - Strum these and really try to pick out the melody] [F][G][Em][F] x2 E -1-1--------------------- B -1-0------------------10 G -2-2--0-2-0--20---10--10 D -3-3--0------2-32-10--10- A -3-3--2------2----7--88- E -1-1--3------0--------8--
[Verse 3 - Drums with string slap] [Dm/C] Af - [C] ter my [Dm/C] picture [C] fades and [Dm/C] dark - [C] ness has [Dm/C] turned to [C] grey, [Dm/C] Watch - [C] ing through [Dm/C] win - [C] dows, you're [Dm/C] wonder [C] ing if [Dm/C] I'm o - [C] kay. [F] Sec [G] rets [Em] stol [F] en [F] from [G] deep in [Em] side, [F] The [G] drum beats [Em] out of [F] time.
[Chorus - Full drums] If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me [Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time. If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Instrumental - Full drums - Arp - keep high G ringing - Like Taking it easy play G 3x0003 with 3rd and 4th fingers - sets it up for other chords so can ring nicely] [G][Am7] ([Fadd9][G]) [C] x2
[Bridge] [F] You [G] say, [Em] go [F] slow, [F] I [G] fall be [Em] hind. [F] The [G] second [Em] hand un [F] winds.
[Chorus] If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me [Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time. If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me [Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time. If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Outro] [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time. [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time. [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time. [Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
