Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie As tabbed by Andrewrocku This was/still is a great tune and somehow has always reminded me of Christmas. Probably because of the general message. This theory is obviously not my own because I've heard it a lot this last year played in Christmas commercials. A brilliant Queen Mercury/Bowie partnership loaded with hip melody and tons of feeling, this song never received the noway near exposure and success I feel it deserved. Though it's bass line & hip clap/snap bottom was stolen by a flash-in-the-pan rapper who had a huge hit with it ... yet denied infringing copyrights claiming his version's bassline included one "extra" note. I ALWAYS break this one out for the holidays! [Figure 1] - Bass Line for guitar played with alternating clap to snap (do this with feet if you do not have four hands) E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| E----10--10--10---10-10-10---5------| [Figure 2 Played once for INTRO and during VERSE] D A G A E------------5-------|---9------------|----7-----------|---5---------------| B------7-------------|--------10------|---------8------|--------5----------| G----7---7-------7---|-9---9-------9--|--7---7-----7---|-6---6----7-6-4----| D--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------7--| A--------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| E--------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| D - or Figure 2 Um boom ba bay

^AUm boom ba bay ^GUm Um boom ba bay bay A

^DPressure ^APushing down on me ^GPressing down on you ^ANo man ask for

^DUnder pressure ^AThat burns a building down ^GSplits a family in two ^APuts people on streets

^DUm ba ba bay ^AUm ba ba bay ^GDee day duh ^AEe day duh

bridge

It's the te^Grror of knowing What this world ^Ais about Watc^Ghing some good friends Screaming let me^A out! Pray ^Gtomorrow takes me h^Aigher ^DPressure on people People ^Gon stree^Ats

[Figure 1 bassline x3] Day day day da da dup bup bup Okay D - or Figure 2 Chippin' around

^AI kick my brains round the floor ^GThese are the days ^AIt never rains but it pours

^DEe do bay bup ^AEe do bay ba bup ^GEe do bup ^ABay bup

^DPeople on streets ^ADee da dee da day ^GPeople on streets ^ADee da dee da dee da dee da

It's the t^Gerror of knowing What this world^A is about Wat^Gching some good friend Scream let ^Ame out!

^GPray tomorrow takes me high high hig^Aher

^GTurned away from it all Like the bli^Cnd man ^GSat on a fence but it don't w^Cork ^GKeep coming up with love But it's so slas^Ahed and torn ^CWhy'^F Why^G' ^F ^ALoveLoveLove!

^AInsanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ^Dourselves one more ^Gchance' ^A Why can't we g^Dive love that one more ^Gchance'^A Why can't we ^Dgive love ^Agive love ^Dgive love' ^A ^GGive love ^Agive love ^Dgive love ^Agive love ^Ggive love ^Agive love' Cause love^G's such an ^Aold fashioned ^Dword And love ^Adares you to ^Gcare For the ^Apeople on the ^Dedge of the ^Anight And love ^Gdares you to ^Achange our way Of ^Dcaring ab^Aout ourselves

^GThis is our la^Ast dance ^GThis is our la^Ast chance ^DThis ^Ais our^Gselves Under Pressure [Figure 1 bass line x3] ^DUnder P^Aressure ^DPre^Gssu^Are ^D

Queen - Under pressure