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Under Pressure

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D
       xx0775
A/D
     xx09109
G/D
     xx0787
A/D
*    xx0655
[Intro]
D   A/DG/DA/D
          *
D
Boom, boom, bah, bah 
A/D
Boom, boom, bah, bay
 G/D                  A/D
                      *
B b boom, bah, bay, bay.
[Verse 1]
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/C#
Boom, bah, bay, bay, boom, bah, bay, bay
   G/B                 A
Do day dah do day dah,  that's okay
[Verse 2]
        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/F#              G  A
Pressure on people - people on streets
D
Day, day, dee, dee dee oo, oo, bop. Okay!
[Verse 3]
D                A/D
Chippin' around, kick my brains 'round the floor
G/D            A/D
               *
  These are the days - it never rains but it pours
D             A/C#
De doh, dah, doh, de, de, doh, dah, doh
G/B           A
Mm, dah ,doh ,ba ,la ,lop
D                           A/C#
People on streets, de, dah, de, dah, day 
G/B                         A
People on streets, de, dah, de, dah, de, dah
[Verse 4]
        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            D/F#
Pray tomorrow gets me higher higher, higher...
                            G A
Pressure on people, people on streets
[Verse 5]
        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   F   G/F
Why, why, why...?
A
Love
Am  A
Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
[Verse 6]
G        D                       G
Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
A   G        D                       G
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
A   G        D                     G          A      G   D               A/C#
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love?..
[Verse 7]
       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       A/G
Caring about ourselves
G           A/G
This is our last dance
G           A/G
This is our last dance
D/F#       G     A
This is ourselves
      D                        G A7  D          G   A7
Under pressure, under pressure,      pressure

Under Pressure chords and lyrics

Free chords for Under Pressure by Queen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

D       xx0775
A/D     xx09109
G/D     xx0787
A/D*    xx0655
[Intro]
D    A/D   G/D   A/D*
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]

Under Pressure Chords by Queen

Learn how to play Under Pressure by Queen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Under Pressure chords”, “Under Pressure guitar chords”, or “Queen Under Pressure chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Under Pressure chords and for experienced players who want accurate Under Pressure lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A/D, G/D, B, A/C#, G/B.

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What key is "Under Pressure" in?

The chords for "Under Pressure" show the original chord names (including D, A/D, G/D, B, A/C#, G/B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.