Under The Pressure Tab

by The War On Drugs
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: 4th fret
Author TZM [a] 2,429. Last edit on Jun 3, 2014
The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure
song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9IXScip68
lyrics: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859478880/
 
CAPO IV
 
 
INTRO
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-------------------0-3-|
G|-----------------2-----|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
  A                      Gmaj7
e|0----------------------2-----------------------|
B|2------------------0-3------0--------------0-3-|
G|2----------------2-----0----0------------2-----|
D|2----------------------0----0------------------|
A|0----------------------2----2------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3------------------|
 
- find a nice rhythm for the chords that you like, I just tabbed the finger placements
  and the short riffs so you know how to play it.-
 
 
VERSE 1
A                               Gmaj7
Well the comedown here was easy
                              A
Like the arrival of a new day
                                     Gmaj7
But a dream like this gets wasted without you
 
 
CHORUS
          A           Gmaj7
Under the pressure is where we are
          A             Gmaj7
Under the pressure, yeah it's where we are babe
 
 
VERSE 2
        A    Gmaj7
Holding over    like an illusion
        A
When it all breaks down and we're runaways
 
Standing in the wake of our pain
       Gmaj7
And we stare straight into nothin'
 
But we're covered all the same
         A
You were raised on a promise
                      Gmaj7
To find out over time
 
Better come around to the new way
 
Or watch as it all breaks down here
 
 
CHORUS
          A
Under the pressure
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
 
First, play the same way you did before. But, when the solo ends and the drum stops,
 use these chords:
 
  A         Bm A         Bm G           Bm G            Bm
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|7---------9--7---------9--5-----------9--5------------9-|
A|7---------9--7---------9--5-----------9--5------------9-|
E|5---------7--5---------7--3-----------7--3------------7-|
 
- just keep strumming those chords, this goes on until the outro.
 
VERSE 3
A                    Bm
River break down here
A                  Bm G
Stolen away up top
                             Bm G
I wanna climb down the river
              Bm
Staying alone
         A                    Bm
When you come here and rested (?)
A
Lying in a ditch
                    Bm
Pissing in the wind
G
Lying on my back
                  Bm
Loosening my grip
 
Wading in the water
 
Just trying not to crack
 
 
CHORUS
          A         Bm
Under the pressure
     G
That's where we are babe
          A
Under the pressure
 
Bm G
 
 
OUTRO
 
the last three minutes of the song is one big drone in A.
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JudgeF15E
This is a GREAT post. Really good job on the placement of the chord markings to emphasize the phrasing of the lyrics. Thank you!
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