[Intro]
Am Em Dm Em
Am Em Dm
Am Em Dm
oo oh yeah never give up
-Em Am Em Dm
oo oh yeah never give in
[Reff]
Am
under the pressure
Em
under the pressure, yeah
Dm
under the pressure
Dm -Em Am
under the pressure, yeah
Em
if yuh poor trouble tek you when yuh
Dm
rich it nuh settle 'cause we
Dm
all under pressure, my friend
-Em Am Em
sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh
Dm
hurt yuh heart enuh
Dm -Em F
but do, no mek it stress yuh cause it
haffi be better nuh haffi live in a the ghetto
E
fi be under the pressure my friend, yeah
Am
lord have mercy
Em
this cya get no worse
Dm
haffi call it a curse
Dm -Em
how me heart it a hurt me
Am
call it cerosee
Em
because from me birth
Dm
a the first me
Dm -Em
a feel like the father desert me
Am Em
but, hmm, all when the pressure erupt
Dm
me never give up
Dm -Em
no, no, no me never give in
F
me a send up a prayer
fi the better living
E
I cya bawl so a better me sing
i'm sorry
[Reff]
Am
under the pressure
Em
under the pressure, yeah
Dm
under the pressure
Dm -Em Am
under the pressure, yeah
Em
if yuh poor trouble tek you when yuh
Dm
rich it nuh settle 'cause we
Dm
all under pressure, my friend
-Em Am Em
sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh
Dm
hurt yuh heart enuh
Dm Em F
but do, no mek it stress yuh cause it
haffi be better nuh haffi live in a the ghetto
E
fi be under the pressure my friend, yeah
Am
yuh nuh haffi be the one
Em
wah beg the old man
Dm Dm
a likkle sumn from him pumpkin farm
-Em Am Em
iyeah or the lady wah a hustle
in the streets
Dm Dm
just fi give her baby something warm
-Em Am
because yuh pocket coulda deep
Em
have a nice pretty vehicle
Dm
and all kinda visa
Dm -Em
so life shoulda sweet yuh
F
but I coulda teach yuh
hard times woulda reach yuh
E
and the storm a nuh something calm!
[Reff]
Am
under the pressure
Em
under the pressure, yeah
Dm
under the pressure
Dm -Em Am
under the pressure, yeah
Em
if yuh poor trouble tek you when yuh
Dm
rich it nuh settle 'cause we
Dm
all under pressure, my friend
-Em Am Em
sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh
Dm
hurt yuh heart enuh
Dm -Em F
but do, no mek it stress yuh cause it
haffi be better nuh haffi live in a the ghetto
E
fi be under the pressure my friend, yeah
Am
it serious (serious)
Em Dm
lawd, times rough and it serious (serious)
Dm -Em Am
life is a little mysterious
Em
have we pot and we can’t
Dm
even stir it up, oh no!
Dm-Em Am Em
cya wait fi morning come
Dm
oh gosh, the night too long
F
oh gosh, the fight too long
E
I cya wait fi see the sun
[Reff]
Am
under the pressure
Em
under the pressure, yeah
Dm
under the pressure
Dm -Em Am
under the pressure, yeah
Em
if yuh poor trouble tek you when yuh
Dm
rich it nuh settle 'cause we
Dm
all under pressure, my friend
-Em Am Em
sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh
Dm
hurt yuh heart enuh
Dm -Em F
but do, no mek it stress yuh cause it
haffi be better nuh haffi live in a the ghetto
E
fi be under the pressure my friend, yeah
Am
under the pressure
Em
under the pressure, yeah
Dm
under the pressure
Dm -Em Am
under the pressure, yeah
Em
if yuh poor trouble tek you when yuh
Dm
rich it nuh settle 'cause we
Dm
all under pressure, my friend
-Em Am Em
sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh
Dm
hurt yuh heart enuh
Dm -Em F
but do, no mek it stress yuh cause it
haffi be better nuh haffi live in a the ghetto
E
fi be under the pressure my friend, yeah
[Outro]
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