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Pressure

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1/61

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 61Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning EADGBe 
Intro:   Dm     A    Dm  A  
    Dm                            A
e|--5--5--6--6---------6-6-5---------------------------------------|
B|---6--6--8--8---5-8--------6----6--6--8--8-------5--8--8--6------|
G|--------------6--------------7----7--7--7--7---6-------------7---|
D|---------------------------------------------7-----------------7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    Dm                             A
e|--5--5--6--6---------6-6-5-----------------------------9--10--|
B|----6--6--8--8---5-8--------6-----6--6--8--8-----5--8--8--10--|
G|---------------6--------------7-----7--7--7--7-6--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
GYou have to learn to pace yourseDlf....pCressurDe
GYou're just like everybody elseD....pCressurDe
GmYou've only haCd to run Dmso far, so good
BbBut you will Fcome to a plG7ace where the A7only thing you fDmeel are
Loaded Bbguns in your Fface, and you'll A7have to deal with prDmessure!
[break]
Verse 2: 
GYou used to call me paranoDid....pCressuDre
GBut even you cannot avDoid....pCressuDre
GmYou turned the tap Cdance into Dmyour crusade
BbNow here you Fare with your faiG7th, and your A7Peter Pan adDmvice
You have no Bbscars on your Fface, and you A7cannot handle preDmssure!
[break]
Bridge 1: 
GAll grown up and F#/Dno place to go, pGsych 1, psych 2, wDhat do you know?
FAll your life is Emchannel 13, EbSesame Street, Dwhat does it mean?
G.........D........PCressuDre
G.........D........PCressuDre
Verse 3: 
GDon't ask for help, you're all Dalone....pCressuDre
GYou'll have to answer to your oDwn....pCressuDre
GmI'm sure you'll have some Ccosmic raDmtionale
BbBut here you Fare in the nG7inth two men ouA7t and three men Dmon
Nowhere to Bblook but inFside, where we A7all respond to prDmessure!
[break]
Bridge 2: 
G.................F#/D...............G...............D..................
FAll your life is EmTime Magazine, EbI read it too, Dwhat does it mean?
G.........D.........C.....D..
G.........D........Pressure!C  D  
Verse 4/Outro: 
GmI'm sure you'll have some Ccosmic raDmtionale
BbNow here you Fare with your faiG7th, and your A7Peter Pan adDmvice
You have no Bbscars on your Fface, and you A7cannot handle preDmssure!
[break]
[break]
(end)

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The story behind the song

"Pressure," from Billy Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain, delves into the intense strain of creative work and the burden of providing. Joel himself explained that the song captures the feeling of needing to write more material for an album, feeling devoid of ideas, alongside the more primal pressure of needing to secure basic necessities. It’s about the internal and external demands that can feel overwhelming when trying to produce something new or sustain oneself. The song plays like a raw articulation of that universal struggle to perform under duress.

AI-written from these sources:Pressure (Billy Joel song) — Wikipedia ↗List of Billy Joel band members — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Pressure

by Billy Joel

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F#/D

Standard Tuning EADGBe

Dm A Dm A

Intro:

Dm A

e|--5--5--6--6---------6-6-5---------------------------------------|

B|---6--6--8--8---5-8--------6----6--6--8--8-------5--8--8--6------|

G|--------------6--------------7----7--7--7--7---6-------------7---|

D|---------------------------------------------7-----------------7-|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Dm A

e|--5--5--6--6---------6-6-5-----------------------------9--10--|

B|----6--6--8--8---5-8--------6-----6--6--8--8-----5--8--8--10--|

G|---------------6--------------7-----7--7--7--7-6--------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

G D C D

You have to learn to pace yourself....pressure

G D C D

You're just like everybody else....pressure

Gm C Dm

You've only had to run so far, so good

Bb F G7 A7 Dm

But you will come to a place where the only thing you feel are

Bb F A7 Dm

Loaded guns in your face, and you'll have to deal with pressure!

[break]

Verse 2:

G D C D

You used to call me paranoid....pressure

G D C D

But even you cannot avoid....pressure

Gm C Dm

You turned the tap dance into your crusade

Bb F G7 A7 Dm

Now here you are with your faith, and your Peter Pan advice

Bb F A7 Dm

You have no scars on your face, and you cannot handle pressure!

[break]

Bridge 1:

G F#/D G D

All grown up and no place to go, psych 1, psych 2, what do you know?

F Em Eb D

All your life is channel 13, Sesame Street, what does it mean?

G D C D

.................Pressure

G D C D

.................Pressure

Verse 3:

G D C D

Don't ask for help, you're all alone....pressure

G D C D

You'll have to answer to your own....pressure

Gm C Dm

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale

Bb F G7 A7 Dm

But here you are in the ninth two men out and three men on

Bb F A7 Dm

Nowhere to look but inside, where we all respond to pressure!

[break]

Bridge 2:

G F#/D G D

.................................................................

F Em Eb D

All your life is Time Magazine, I read it too, what does it mean?

G D C D

.........................

G D C D

.................Pressure!

Verse 4/Outro:

Gm C Dm

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale

Bb F G7 A7 Dm

Now here you are with your faith, and your Peter Pan advice

Bb F A7 Dm

You have no scars on your face, and you cannot handle pressure!

[break]

(end)

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