Billy Joel - Pressure

Intro

GGDC/D→ D→ C→ D

GGDC/D→ D→ C→ D

DmGm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DDm

DmGm6/DC#dim7/DDm

Dm6Gm/DC#dim7/DD

Solo acoustic it makes more sense to leave out the “pressure”’s in the verse

Vox on 5 3 of the chord on “you have”

GYou have to learn to pace yoursDelf

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GYou’re just like everybody Delse

C/DPresDsure C→ D

Vox on 4 3 2 of the chord on “you’ve only”

GmYou’ve only Chad to C#dim7run so Dmfar, A/C#so Dmgood C

BbBut you will F/Acome to a G7place

Where the A7/Eonly A7/C#thing you Dmfeel

Are Cloaded Bbguns in your F/Aface

And you’ll A7/Ehave to A7/C#deal with

GYou used to call me paraDnoid

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GBut even you cannot aDvoid

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GmYou turned the Ctap dance C#dim7into Dmyour A/C#crusDmade C

BbNow here you F/Aare with your G7faith

And your A7/EPeter A7/C#Pan advDmice

You Chave no Bbscars on your F/Aface

And you A7/Ecannot haA7/C#ndle

Bridge

GAll grown up and Dmaj7/F#no place to go

GPsych one, psych two, Dmaj7/F#what do you know?

FAll your life is Cmaj7/Echannel thirteen

Cm/EbSesame Street, G/Dwhat does it Dmean?

GDI’ll tell you what it means C/DPresDsure C→ D

GDC/DPresDsure C→ D

GDon’t ask for help, you’re all aDlone

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GYou’ll have to answer to your Down

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GmI’m sure you’ll Chave some C#dim7cosmic DmratiA/C#onaDmle C

BbBut here you F/Aare in the G7ninth

Two men A7/Eout and A7/C#three men Dmon

NoCwhere to Bblook but inF/Aside

Where we A7/Eall resA7/C#pond to

Bridge, first half instrumental

GDmaj7/F#

GDmaj7/F#

FAll your life is Cmaj7/ETime Magazine

Cm/EbI read it too, G/Dwhat does it Dmean?

Bizarre instrumental verse

GGDC/D→ D→ C→ D

GGDC/DPressDure → C→ D

GmI’m sure you’ll Chave some C#dim7cosmic DmratiA/C#onaDmle C

BbBut here you F/Aare with your G7faith

And your A7/EPeter A7/C#Pan advDmice

You Chave no Bbscars on your F/Aface

And you A7/Ecannot haA7/C#ndle