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Pressure Chords

Music by: Billy Joel · 1982
Genre Rock Tone D minor BPM 150 Views 622
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[Intro 1]
[G][G][D]
[D][C][D]
[G][G][D]
[D][C][D]
[Dm][Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm]
[Dm][Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]You have to learn to pace yoursel[D]f
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[G]You're just like everybody els[D]e
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[Gm]You've only had [C]to run s[A]o far[Dm]
So [Dm]good[C]
[Bb]But you will come [A]to a place[G]
Where the [Gm]on ly th[A]ing you feel
[Dm]Are load[C]ed guns [Bb]in your face[A]
And you'll [Gm]have to [A]deal with

[Chorus 1]
[Dm]Pressure[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm]
[Dm][Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]You used to call me paranoi[D]d
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[G]But even you can not avoi[D]d
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[Gm]You turned the tap d[C]ance into[A]
[Dm]your cru[Dm]sade[C]
[Bb]Now here you are w[A]ith your faith[G]
And your [Gm]Peter [A]Pan advice
[Dm]You have[C] no scar[Bb]s on your face[A]
And you [Gm]can not [A]handle

[Chorus 2]
[Dm](pressure)[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm]
[Dm][Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][D]

[Bridge 1]
[G]All grown up and [D]no place to go
[G]Psych 1, Psych 2
[D]What do you know?
[F]All your life is [C]Channel 13
[Ebaug]Sesame Street
[D]What does it mean?

[Interlude 1]
[G]I'll tell you what it mea[D]ns
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[G][G][D]
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]

[Verse 3]
[G]Don't ask for help
You're all a[D]lone
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[G]You'll have to answer
To your [D]own
[D]Pres[C]sure[D]
[Gm]I'm sure you'll have[C] some cosm[A]ic
[Dm]ra t[Dm]ionale[C]
[Bb]Now here you are i[A]n the nint[G]h
Two men [Gm]out and [A]three men [Dm]on
No[C]where to [Bb]look but in[A]side
Where we [Gm]all res[A]pond to

[Chorus 3]
[Dm]Pressure[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm]
[Dm]Pressure[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][D]

[Interlude 2]
[G][G][D][D]
[G][G][D][D]

[Bridge 2]
[F]All your life is [C]Time magazine
[Ebaug]I read it too
[D]What does it mean?

[Interlude 3]
[G][G]
[D][Dm][D][Dm]
[G][G]
[D]Pre[Dm]ssure[C][D]

[Verse 4]
[Gm]I'm sure you'll have[C] some cosm[A]ic
[Dm]ra t[Dm]ionale[C]
[Bb]But here you are w[A]ith your faith[G]
And your [Gm]Peter [A]Pan advice
[Dm]You have[C] no scar[Bb]s on your face[A]
And you [Gm]can not [A]handle

[Chorus 4]
[Dm]Pressure[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm]
[Dm]Pressure[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7][Gm][A][Dm]
[Dm]Pressure[Gdim7][Dm]
[Ddim7]One, two,[Gm] thre[A]e, four[Dm]
[Dm]Pressure
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