Billy Joel - Pressure: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Pressure" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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G                              D
You have to learn to pace yourself
C/D D   C D
Pressure
G                          D
You're just like everybody else
C/D D    C D
Pressure

Chorus:
Gm           C     C#dim7 Dm          Am/C
You've only had to run so far, so good
A#            F/A       G7
But you will come to a place
          A7/E  A7/C#     Dm
Where the only thing you feel
    Am/C   A#           F/A
Are loaded guns in your face
           A7/E    A7/C#
And you'll have to deal with
Dm      Gm6/D  C#dim7 Dm
Pressure

You used to call me paranoid
Pressure
But even you can not avoid
Pressure

Chorus:
You turned the tap dance
Into your crusade
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice
You have no scars on your face
And you cannot handle
Pressure

G                Dmaj7/F#
All grown up and no place to go
G                 Dmaj7/F#
Psych 1, Psych 2, what do you know?
F                Cmaj7/E
All your life is channel 13
Cm7/D#          G/D          D
Sesame Street, what does it mean?

G                       D
(I'll tell you what it means)
C/D D   C D G D
Pressure
C/D D   C D
Pressure

Don't ask for help, you're all alone
Pressure
You'll have to answer to your own
Pressure

Chorus:
I'm sure you'll have
Some cosmic rationale
But here you are in the ninth
Two men out and three men on
Nowhere to look but inside
Where we all respond to
Pressure

All your life is Time Magazine
I read it, too
What does it mean?
Pressure

Chorus:
I'm sure you'll have
Some cosmic rationale
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice
You have no scars on your face
And you cannot handle
Pressure

Pressure, pressure
One, two, three, four, pressure!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#dim7

Guitar chord C#dim7

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm6

Guitar chord Gm6

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Pressure" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pressure" by Billy Joel.

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