Chords for Billy Joel - Pressure (Official Video)

Tempo:
149.5 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

G

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Pressure (Official Video) chords
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[D]
[G]
[D]
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [Gm] [A]
[E] [Dm] You [E]
[Dm] [Gm] [A]
[D] [G] have to learn to [D] pace yourself.
[C]
[D] Pressure.
[G] You're just like everybody [D] else.
Pressure.
[G] You've [Am] only had to [A] run [Dm] so far, so [Am] good.
[Bb] But you [Am] will come to [G] a place where the only [A] thing [Dm] you feel
[F] are [Bb] loaded guns in [F] your face and [Em] you'll have to deal [Dm] with pressure.
[E]
[Dm] [Gm] [A]
[Em] [Dm] [E]
[Dm] [Gm] [A]
[D] [G] You used to call me [D] paranoid.
[C]
[D] Pressure.
[G] [Em] But even you cannot [D] avoid.
[C]
[D] Pressure.
[G] You [Am] turned the tap [A] dance [D] into your crusade.
[Bb] Now here [F] you are with [G] your faith and [Em] your beat [A]-up hand [Dm] advice.
You have [Bb] no scars on [F] your face and you [Em]
cannot [Dm] handle pressure.
[E]
[Dm] [Gm] [A]
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [Gm] [D]
[G] Pressure.
You have [D] no place to go.
[G] Psych 1, Psych 2, [D] what do you know?
[F] All your life is [C] Channel 13.
[Cm] Sesame [Eb] Street.
[G] [D] What does it mean?
[G]
[D] I'll tell you what it means.
Pressure.
[C] [D]
Pressure.
[G] Don't ask for help, you're [D] all alone.
[C] [D]
Pressure.
[G] You'll have to answer to [D] your own.
[C] [D]
Pressure.
[G] I'm sure [Am] you have [A] some [Dm] cosmic rationale.
[Bb] But here [F] you are in [G] the night, two men [Em] out and [Dbm] three [Dm] men [F] on the [Bb] web.
Look, but [F] inside, where [G] we all [A]
respond [Dm] to pressure.
[E] [Dm]
[Gm] [D] [E] [Dm]
You need pressure.
[E] [Dm]
[Gm] [D]
[G]
[D] [Gbm]
[G]
[D]
[F] All your life [C]
is Time Magazine.
[Eb] I read it too.
[G] [D] What does it mean?
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[Bb] [D] Pressure.
[Cm]
I'm [Bb] sure you [C] have [A] some cosmic [Dm]
rationale.
[Bb]
But here [F] you are with [G] your faith and [Em] your beat [A]-up [Dm] hand advice.
You [Bb] have no scars on [Am] your face and [Em] you cannot [Db] [Dm] handle pressure.
[E]
[Dm] [Gm]
[A] [Dm] You need pressure.
[E]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] [Dm] [E] Pressure.
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] One, two, [Dm] three, four.
Pressure.
Key:  
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Billy Joel - Pressure chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, D, G, D, A, Dm, E, Dm, Gm, D and Dm. A good strategy is to initiate at 74 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 150 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Minor.

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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Dm] _ _ You [E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ have to learn to [D] pace _ yourself.
_ [C] _
[D] Pressure.
_ [G] _ You're just like _ everybody [D] _ else. _ _
Pressure.
_ [G] _ You've [Am] only had to [A] run [Dm] so far, so [Am] good.
_ [Bb] _ But you [Am] will come to [G] a place where the only [A] thing [Dm] you feel
[F] are [Bb] loaded guns in [F] your face and [Em] you'll have to deal [Dm] with pressure.
[E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] You used to call me _ [D] paranoid.
_ _ [C] _
[D] Pressure.
_ [G] _ [Em] But even you cannot _ [D] avoid.
_ _ [C] _
[D] _ Pressure.
[G] _ You [Am] turned the tap [A] dance [D] into your _ _ _ crusade.
[Bb] _ Now here [F] you are with [G] your faith and [Em] your beat [A]-up hand [Dm] advice.
You have [Bb] no scars on [F] your face and you [Em]
cannot [Dm] handle pressure.
[E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Pressure.
You have _ _ [D] no place to _ go.
_ _ [G] Psych 1, Psych 2, [D] what do you know?
_ _ _ [F] _ All your life is [C] Channel _ 13.
_ _ _ [Cm] Sesame _ [Eb] Street.
_ _ _ [G] [D] What does it mean?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'll tell you what it means. _ _ _ _
Pressure. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D]
Pressure.
_ _ [G] Don't ask for help, you're [D] all alone.
_ [C] _ [D] _
Pressure.
_ [G] You'll have to answer to [D] your own.
_ [C] _ [D] _
Pressure.
[G] _ I'm sure [Am] you have [A] some [Dm] cosmic _ _ rationale. _
_ _ [Bb] _ But here [F] you are in [G] the night, two men [Em] out and [Dbm] three [Dm] men [F] on the [Bb] web.
Look, but [F] inside, where [G] we all [A]
respond [Dm] to pressure.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [Dm]
You need pressure.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ All your life [C]
is Time _ Magazine. _ _ _
[Eb] I read it too. _ _
[G] [D] What does it mean? _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] Pressure.
_ [Cm] _
I'm [Bb] sure you [C] have [A] some cosmic [Dm] _
_ _ rationale.
_ _ [Bb] _
But here [F] you are with [G] your faith and [Em] your beat [A]-up [Dm] hand advice.
You [Bb] have no scars on [Am] your face and [Em] you cannot [Db] [Dm] handle pressure.
[E] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] You need pressure.
[E] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] Pressure.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[D] One, two, [Dm] three, four.
Pressure. _ _

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This song was penned by Billy Joel.

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