Queen - Under Pressure

( feat . david bowie )

[ figure 1 ]
( bass line for guitar played with alternating clap to snap )
( do thiswith feet if you do not have four hands )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – 10 – – 10 – – 10 – – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – 5 – – – – – – |

[ figure 2 ]
( played once for intro and during verse )
D A G A
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – | – – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 7 – – – 7 – – – – – – – 7 – – – | – 9 – – – 9 – – – – – – – 9 – – | – – 7 – – – 7 – – – – – 7 – – – | – 6 – – – 6 – – – – 7 – 6 – 4 – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
[ intro ]
D ( or figure 2 )
um boom ba bay
A
um boom ba bay
G
um um boom ba bay bay
A
[ verse 1 ]
D
pressure
A
pushing down on me
G
pressing down on you
A
no man ask for
D
under pressure
A
that burns a building down
G
splits a family in two
A
puts people on streets
[ bridge ]
D
um ba ba bay
A
um ba ba bay
G
dee day duh
A
ee day duh
[ verse 2 ]
G
it’s the terror of knowing
A
what this world is about
G
watching some good friends
A
screaming let me out!
G A
pray tomorrow takes me higher
D
pressure on people
G A
people on streets

[ bridge ]
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – 10 – – 10 – – 10 – – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – 5 – – – – – – |
day day day
da da dup bup bup
okay

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – 10 – – 10 – – 10 – – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – 5 – – – – – – |
[ verse 3 ]
D
chippin’ around
A
i kick my brains round the floor
G
these are the days
A
it never rains but it pours
D
ee do bay bup
A
ee do bay ba bup
G
ee do bup
A
bay bup
D
people on streets
A
dee da dee da day
G
people on streets
A
dee da dee da dee da dee da
[ verse 4 ]
G
it’s the terror of knowing
A
what this world is about
G
watching some good friend
A
scream let me out!
G
pray tomorrow
A
takes me high high higher
G
turned away from it all
C
like the blind man
G C
sat on a fence but it don’t work
[ verse 5 ]
G
keep coming up with love
A
but it’s so slashed and torn
C F
why?
G F
why?
A
lovelovelove!
A
insanity laughs under pressure we’re cracking

[ verse 6 ]
D G A
can’t we give ourselves one more chance?
D G A
why can’t we give love that one more chance?
D A D A
why can’t we give love give love give love?
G A D A G A
give love give love give love give love give love give love?
[ verse 7 ]
G A D
cause love’s such an old fashioned word
A G
and love dares you to care
A D A
for the people on the edge of the night
G A
and love dares you to change our way
D A
of caring about ourselves
G A
this is our last dance
G A
this is our last chance
D A G
this is ourselves
under pressure

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | ( x3 )
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – 10 – – 10 – – 10 – – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – 5 – – – – – – |

D A
under pressure
D G A D
pressure