David Bowie - Under Pressure (First Version) Chords and Tabs

David Bowie - Under Pressure First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) David Bowie. Other chords and tabs for the "Under Pressure" can find at the bottom of the page.

Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure - 1981

That more than famous bass-riff:
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A-5--5--5--5--5-5-5--0-|
E----------------------| and so on

Guitar riff and subsequent VERSE CHORDS:
D                      A                  G            A
e------------5-----|---9------------|---7----------|---5-------------|
B------7-----------|--------10------|-------8------|-------5---------|
G--7------7----7---|-9---9-------9--|-7---7-----7--|-6---6--7-6-4----|
D------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------7--|
A------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
E------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|

G         A        G                    A
It's the terror....world....watching....screaming "Let me..."

G          A
Tomorrow...higher

D                  G   A
Pressure....people on streets

2nd verse and chorus same as first

G               C
Turned away.... blind man
G         C
Sat .... don't work
G          A
Keep... slashed and torn
C   F
Why?
G   F    G
Why....
A    C
Love!
A
Insanity laughs....
D               G      A
Why don't we give ourselves...chance?
D               G      A
Why don't we give love........chance?
D            A           D         A
Why don't we give love.... give love...give love
G     A            D      A        G      A        D      A
G       A
.....old fashioned
wife...dares...care...people...edge...night...dares...change
G        A        G      A           G      A
...caring...about...this...last dance...this...last dance
D        G       A
This is ourselves
(Bass riff)