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Under Pressure

David Bowie & Queen
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
- Bass Line for guitar played with alternating clap to snap (do this
with 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
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--------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
 D - or Figure 2
 Um boom ba bay
Um  boom ba bay
Um  Um boom ba bay bay
Pressure
Pushing  down on me
Pressing  down on you
No  man ask for
Under  pressure
That  burns a building down
Splits  a family in two
Puts  people on streets
Um  ba ba bay
Um  ba ba bay
Dee  day duh
Ee  day duh
 It's the terror  of knowing
 What this world is  about
 Watching  some good friends
 Screaming let me  out!
 Pray tomorrow  takes me higher
Pressure  on people
 People on  streets
 Day day day
 da da dup bup bup
 Okay
 D - or Figure 2
 Chippin' around
I  kick my brains round the floor
These  are the days
It  never rains but it pours
Ee  do bay bup
Ee  do bay ba bup
Ee  do bup
Bay  bup
People  on streets
Dee  da dee da day
People  on streets
Dee  da dee da dee da dee da
 It's the terror  of knowing
 What this world  is about
 Watching  some good friend
 Scream let me  out!
Pray  tomorrow
 takes me high high higher
Turned  away from it all
 Like the blind  man
Sat  on a fence but it don't work
Keep  coming up with love
 But it's so slashed  and torn
Why?
 Why?
LoveLoveLove!
Insanity  laughs under pressure we're cracking
 Can't we give ourselves  one more chance?
 Why can't we give  love that one more chance?
 Why can't we give  love give  love give  love?
Give  love give  love give  love give  love give  love give  love?
 Cause love's  such an old  fashioned word
 And love dares  you to care
 For the people  on the edge  of the night
 And love dares  you to change  our way
 Of caring  about  ourselves
This  is our last  dance
This  is our last  chance
This is  ourselves
 Under Pressure
Under  Pressure
Pressure

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Readable chord sheet for Under Pressure by David Bowie & Queen

[Figure 1] - Bass Line for guitar played with alternating clap to snap (do this
with 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--------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

D - or Figure 2
Um boom ba bay
[A]Um boom ba bay
[G]Um Um boom ba bay bay
[A]

[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

[D]Um ba ba bay
[A]Um ba ba bay
[G]Dee day duh
[A]Ee day duh

It's the te[G]rror of knowing
What this world [A]is about
Watc[G]hing some good friends
Screaming let me[A] out!
Pray [G]tomorrow takes me h[A]igher
[D]Pressure on people
People [G]on stree[A]ts

[Figure 1 bassline x3]
Day day day
da da dup bup bup
Okay

D - or Figure 2
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

It's the t[G]error of knowing
What this world[A] is about
Wat[G]ching some good friend
Scream let [A]me out!

[G]Pray tomorrow
takes me high high hig[A]her

[G]Turned away from it all
Like the bli[C]nd man
[G]Sat on a fence but it don't w[C]ork
[G]Keep coming up with love
But it's so slas[A]hed and torn
[C]Why?[F]
Why[G]?  [F]
[A]LoveLoveLove!

[A]Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give [D]ourselves one more [G]chance? [A]
Why can't we g[D]ive love that one more [G]chance?[A]
Why can't we [D]give love [A]give love [D]give love? [A]
[G]Give love [A]give love [D]give love [A]give love [G]give love [A]give love?
Cause love[G]'s such an [A]old fashioned [D]word
And love [A]dares you to [G]care
For the [A]people on the [D]edge of the [A]night
And love [G]dares you to [A]change our way
Of [D]caring ab[A]out ourselves

[G]This is our la[A]st dance
[G]This is our la[A]st chance
[D]This [A]is our[G]selves
Under Pressure
[Figure 1 bass line x3]
[D]Under P[A]ressure
[D]Pre[G]ssu[A]re          [D]