Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Key: F
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
F C Bb C
F C Bb C
Verse 1:
F C
Pressure pushing down on me
Bb C
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
F C
Under pressure that burns a building down
Bb
Splits family in two
C
Puts people on streets
F C Bb C
Oh, no (Um-ba-ba-da)
Ooh-ooh, no (Um-ba-ba-da)
(Ee-eh-da)
Hmm (Ee-eh-da)
(That's okay)
Chorus:
C Bb
It's the terror of knowing
C
What this world is about
Bb
Watching some good friends
C
Screaming, "Let me out!"
Bb C
Pray tomorrow take me higher (oh ha, ha)
F/A Bb C
F C Bb C
(Um-ba-ba-da)
(Um-ba-ba-da)
(Ee-eh-da, ee-eh-da)
Verse 2:
F C
Chippin' around, kick my brains 'round the floor
Bb C F C Bb C
These are the days it never rains but it pours
(Um-ba-ba-da)
(Um-ba-ba-da)
Ee-eh, eh (Ee-eh-da, ee-eh-da)
F C
People on streets (Ee-de-aye-aye)
Bb C
people on streets (yay,eh- yeh ay ay)
Chorus:
Bb
It's the terror of knowing
C
What this world is about
Bb
Watching some good friends
C
Screaming, "Let me out!"
Bb C F/A Bb C
Pray tomorrow gets me higher and higher and higher and higher and higher
[Interlude]
Bb D#
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Bb D#
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Bb D#
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Cm G# Bb G# Bb C - Bb C
Ooh-hoo, ooh-oh, oh, why?
Ooh-hoo, ooh-oh, no
Bridge:
Dm7 Am7 Dm7
Why can't we give ourselves one more chance?
C Dm C F
Have we give love one more chance?
Dm Am
Can we give love, give love, give love, give love
(give love, give love, give love? )
Chorus:
C Gm Dm
('Cause love's such an old fashioned word and)
Am Bb C
(Love dares you to care for
Dm F Am Bb C Dm
the people on the edge of the night and)
C F Gm Am
(Love dares you to change our way of
Bb C Dm
caring about ourselves)
Em F Gm A
(This is our last dance) Oh, oh-oh
Bb C Dm
(This is our last dance) Oh, oh-oh
Em F Gm Bb
(This is ourselves)
Outro:
Dm
Under pressure
Am BP
Pressing down on me
C Dm Em F
Pushing down on you, oh-oh, oh
Am Bb
Under pressure
C Dm
Brings a building down
C F Gm Am
Splits a family in two, oh-oh, ooh-oh
('Cause love's such an old fashioned word and)
Bp
Under pressure, oh, oh
C Dm Em F
(Love dares you to care for)
Under pressure, oh, oh
G Am Bb C Dm
(The people on the edge of the night and)
Pressure, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah
Em F Gm Am
(Love dares you to change your way of)
Under pressure
Dm C Bb
(Caring about ourselves)
C Dm C F
(This is our last dance)
Pushing down on me
Am Bb C Dm
(This is our last dance)
Pressing down on you
Pressing down on you, oh
C F Gm Am
(This is ourselves)
Under pressure, oh, oh, no
Bb C Dm
(Caring about ourselves)
C F Am
(This is our last dance)Ooh
Bb C Dm
(This is our last dance)
Em F Gm Bb
(This is ourselves)
Song History
Published: May 4, 2026
Last Updated: May 4, 2026