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 (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)             AE------------5-------|---9------------|----7-----------|---5---------------| (x02220@1)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 (x02220@1)boom ba bay
GUm (320003@1)Um boom ba bay bay
A (x02220@1)DPressure (xx0232@1)APushing (x02220@1)down on me
GPressing (320003@1)down on you 
ANo (x02220@1)man ask for

DUnder (xx0232@1)pressure
AThat (x02220@1)burns a building down
GSplits (320003@1)a family in two
APuts (x02220@1)people on streets

DUm (xx0232@1)ba ba bay
AUm (x02220@1)ba ba bay
GDee (320003@1)day duh
AEe (x02220@1)day duh

bridge
           GIt's (320003@1)the terror of knowing
                AWhat (x02220@1)this world is about
    GWatching (320003@1)some good friends
                AScreaming (x02220@1)let me out!
     G (320003@1)                APray (x02220@1)tomorrow takes me higher
DPressure (xx0232@1)on people
       G (320003@1)     APeople (x02220@1)on streets

[Figure 1 bassline x3]
Day day day
da da dup bup bup
Okay

D - or Figure 2
Chippin' around
AI (x02220@1)kick my brains round the floor
GThese (320003@1)are the days
AIt (x02220@1)never rains but it pours

DEe (xx0232@1)do bay bup
AEe (x02220@1)do bay ba bup
GEe (320003@1)do bup
ABay (x02220@1)bup

DPeople (xx0232@1)on streets
ADee (x02220@1)da dee da day
GPeople (320003@1)on streets
ADee (x02220@1)da dee da dee da dee da


          G (320003@1)It's the terror of knowing
               AWhat (x02220@1)this world is about
   GWatching (320003@1)some good friend
           A (x02220@1)
Scream let me out!

GPray (320003@1)tomorrow  
                      Atakes (x02220@1)me high high higher


GTurned (320003@1)away from it all
            CLike (x32010@1)the blind man
G (320003@1)                          CSat (x32010@1)on a fence but it don't work
GKeep (320003@1)coming up with love
                ABut (x02220@1)it's so slashed and torn
C (x32010@1) FWhy? (133211@1)   G (320003@1)F (133211@1)
Why? 
A (x02220@1)
LoveLoveLove!

AInsanity (x02220@1)laughs under pressure we're cracking
              D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)     ACan't (x02220@1)we give ourselves one more chance?
              D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)    AWhy (x02220@1)can't we give love that one more chance?
             D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)        AWhy (x02220@1)can't we give love give love give love?
G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)       AGive (x02220@1)love give love give love give love give love give love? 
          G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)           DCause (xx0232@1)love's such an old fashioned word
         A (x02220@1)          GAnd (320003@1)love dares you to care
        A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)         AFor (x02220@1)the people on the edge of the night
         G (320003@1)          AAnd (x02220@1)love dares you to change our way
   D (xx0232@1)      AOf (x02220@1)caring about ourselves

G (320003@1)           AThis (x02220@1)is our last dance
G (320003@1)           AThis (x02220@1)is our last chance
D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)   GThis (320003@1)is ourselves
Under Pressure
[Figure 1 bass line x3]
D (xx0232@1)    AUnder (x02220@1)Pressure
D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)         DPressure (xx0232@1)