Under Pressure
Words and Music by Queen / David Bowie
Under Pressure Chords and Guitar Tab Transcribed by Shane McDonald
Riffs
Bass Line Intro & Riff: (Bass Guitar)
G------------------------ D--12-12-12--12-12-12---- A---------------------12- E------------------------
Bass Line Intro & Riff: (Standard Guitar)
E--------------------- B--------------------- G--------------------- D--0-0-0--0-0-0------- A---------------0----- E---------------------
Intro Guitar Riff # 2:
D A/D G/D A/D E|------5------|-------5------|--------3------|------0-------------| B|----------7--|-5---------5--|--3---------3--|--2-----3--2--0-----| G|----7---7----|---6-----6----|----4-----4----|----2------------2--| D|--0----------|-----0--------|------0--------|--0-----------------| A|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------| E|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------|
Intro :
Bass Line Intro Riff x 6
Bass Line Intro Riff + Intro Guitar Riff x 2
D A/D Pressure, pushing down on me G/D A/D Pressing down on you no man ask for D A/C# Under pressure - that burns a building down G/B Splits a family in two A Puts people on streets D A mmm bah bah bah beh, mmm bah bah bah beh, G/D A dee dey-dah, dah dey-dah, thats OK G It's the terror of knowing A/G What this world is about G Watching some good friends A/G Screaming (let me out) G A/G Pray tomorrow - gets me higher D G A/G (Play Bass Riff x 4) Pressure on people - people on streets
D A/D G/D Chippin'around, Kick my brains around the floor A/D D These are the days, It never rains but it pours D A dee do bah beh, dee dah bah bah beh, G/D A deeh boh-bah, bah-loh D A/C# People on streets, e-da-dee-doh-dee G/B A People on streets, e-da-dee-doh-dee-doh-dee-doh 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 - gets me high and higher D G A Pressure on people - people on streets N.C
G C Turned away from it all like a blind man G C Sat on a fence but it don't work G C Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Am F G F G Why - why - why A Love
A Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking G D G A Can't we give ourselves one more chance G D G A Why can't we give love that one more chance G D G A G D A/C# Why can't we give love G/B A D Cause love's such an old fashioned word A/C# G/B and love dares you to care for A D A/C# The people on the edge of the night G/B A And love dares you to change our way of G/B A Caring about ourselves G/B A This is our last dance G/B A This is our last dance D G A This is ourselves (Play Bass Riff x 4) Under pressure G A (piano) Under pressure Pressure
Album Outro/Ending : G A
Concert Ending : Last Line is simply No Chord on the word "Pressure"