Queen - Under Pressure: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Under Pressure" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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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Learn Under Pressure Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Queen
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Under Pressure" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D Um boom ba bay A Um boom ba bay G A Um Um boom ba bay bay D Pressure A Pushing down on me G Pressing down on you A No man ask for D Under pressure A/C# That burns a building down G/B Splits a family in two A Puts people on streets D Um ba ba bay A Um ba ba bay G Dee day duh A Ee day duh Chorus: G It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends Screaming let me out! Pray tomorrow takes me higher D/F# Pressure on people G A People on streets Day day day da da dup bup bup Okay Chipping around, Kick my brains around the floor These are the days it never rains but it pours Ee do ba be Ee da ba ba ba Um bo bo Be lap People on streets Ee da de da de People on streets Ee da de da de da de da Chorus G Turned away from it all Em Like the blind man G Em Sat on a fence but it don't work G Keep coming up with love A But it's so slashed and torn F Why? G F Why? A LoveLoveLove! A Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking D G A Can't we give ourselves one more chance? D G A Why can't we give love that one more chance? D A D A Why can't we give love give love give love? G A D A G A Give love give love give love give love give love give love? G A D Cause love's such an old fashioned word A G And love dares you to care A D A For the people on the edge of the night G A And love dares you to change our way D A Of caring about ourselves G A This is our last dance G A This is our last chance D G A This is ourselves D Under Pressure Under Pressure Pressure You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  D  Em  F  F#  G  B  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 "Under Pressure" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Under Pressure" by Queen.