Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm
Em
Verse 1:
E minorEm
I'm the strong one
I'm not nervous
D MajorD C majorC
I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is
E minorEm
I move mountains
I move churches
D MajorD C majorC BB
And I glow 'cause I know what my worth is
Verse 2:
E minorEm
I don't ask how hard the work is
D MajorD C majorC
Got a rough, indestructible surface
BB
Diamonds and platinum
I find 'em
I flatten 'em
BB
I take what I'm handed
I break what's demanded, but
Chorus 1:
E minorEm
Under the surface
D MajorD C majorC
I feel berserk as a tightrope walking in a three-ring circus
E minorEm
Under the surface
D MajorD C majorC
Was Hercules ever like “Yo
I don't wanna fight Cerberus ”
E minorEm
Under the surface
D MajorD C majorC
I'm pretty surе I'm worthless is I can't be of servicе
BB
A augmentedA flaw or a crack
BB
The straw in the stack
BB
That breaks the camel's back
BB
What breaks the camel's back?
Bridge:
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
It's pressure like a drip, drip, drip, that'll never stop, whoa
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip till you just go pop, whoa-uh-uh
E minorEm
Give it to your sister, your sister's older
C majorC
Give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder
G+G BB
Who am I if I can't run with the ball?
If I fall to
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it's ready to blow, whoa-uh-uh
E minorEm
Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger
C majorC
See if she can hang on a little longer
G+G BB
Who am I if I can't carry it all?
If I falter
Chorus 2:
E minorEm
Under the surface
D MajorD C majorC
I had my nerves and it worsens
I worry somethin' is gonna hurt us
E minorEm
Under the surface
D MajorD C majorC
The ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is
E minorEm
Under the surface
D MajorD
I think about my purpose
C majorC
Can I somehow preserve this?
BB
Line up the dominoes
BB
A augmentedA light wind blows
BB
You try to stop it tumbling
BB
But on and on it goes, but
Verse 3:
G+G B minorBm G+G
Wait, if I could shake the crushing weight
C majorC C minorCm G+G
Of expectations would that free some room up for joy?
B minorBm G+G
Or relaxation? Or simple pleasure?
C majorC C minorCm E minorEm
Instead we measure this growing pressure
D MajorD A minorAm
Keeps growing, keep going
B7B7
'Cause all we know is
Bridge:
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip till you just go pop, whoa-uh-uh
E minorEm
Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and
C majorC
See if she can handle every family burden
G+G BB
Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks
N.C.
No mistakes, just
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it's ready to blow, whoa-uh-uh
E minorEm
Give it to your sister and never wonder
C majorC
If the same pressure would've pulled you under
G+G BB
Who am I, if I don't have what it takes
E minorEm
No cracks, no breaks, no mistakes, no pressure