Surface Pressure Chords and Strumming Pattern
Strumming Pattern- DU DUDU
OR
Strumming Pattern- DDU-UDU
[Intro]
[Em]-[Em]
[Intro]
[Em]I'm the strong one[Em]I'm not nervous
[D]I'm as tough as[C]the crust of the earth is
[Em]I move mountains
[Em]I move churches
[D]And I glow[C]cause I know[B]what my worth is
[Em]I don't ask how[Em]hard the work is
[D]Got a rough[C]indestructible surface
[B]Diamonds and platinum[B]I find 'em, I flatten 'em
[B]I take what I'm handed[B]I break what's demanded, but
[Verse 1]
[Em]Under the surface
I feel berserk[D]as a tightrope walker
[C]in a three-ring circus
[Em]Under the surface
Was[D]Hercules ever like
Yo[C]I don't wanna fight Cerberus?”
[Em]Under the surface
I'm pretty[D]surе I'm worthless if
[C]I can't be of servicе
[B]A flaw or[B]a crack
[B]The straw in[B]the stack
[B]That breaks[B]the camel's back
[B]What breaks[B]the camel's back?
[Chorus 1]
It's[Em]pressure like a-drip-drip[C]drip-
that'll [D]never stop-whoa
[Em]Pressure that'll tip-tip
tip till [G]you just go pop[D]whoa-uh-uh
[Em]Give it to your sister
[Em]your sister's older
[C]Give her all the heavy
[C]things we can't shoulder
[G]Who am I if I can't[B]run with the ball?
[N.C.]If I fall to
[Em]Pressure like a grip, grip, grip
[G]and it won't [D]let go, whoa
[Em]Pressure like a[Em]tick-tick-tick
[G]till it's ready to[D]blow-whoa-uh-uh
[Em]Give it to your sister[Em]your sister's stronger
[C]See if she can hang[C]on a little longer
[G]Who am I if IB]can't carry it all?
[N.C.]If I falter
[Verse 2]
[Em]Under the surface
I hide my nerves[D]and it worsens
[C]I worry somethin[C] is gonna hurt us
[Em]Under the surface
The ship[D]doesn't[D]swerve as it heard
[C]how big the[C]iceberg is
[Em]Under the surface
I think[D]about my purpose
Can I[C]somehow[C]preserve this?
Line up[B]the dominoes
A light[B]wind blows
You try to[B]stop it tumbling
But on and[B]on it goes, but
[Bridge]
[G]Wait, if I could[Bm]shake the crushing[Bdim]weight
Of [C]expectations[Cm6]would that free some[G]room up for joy?
Or [Bm]relaxation? Or[Bdim]simple pleasure?
Instead[C]we[Cm6]measure this[Em]growing pressure
[Bm]Keeps growing[Am]keep going
Cause[B7]all we know is
[Chorus 2]
[Em]Pressure[Em]like a drip-drip
[C]drip that'll never[D]stop, whoa
[Em]Pressure that'll tip, tip,
tip[G]till you just go pop[D]whoa-uh-uh
[Em]Give it to your sister
[Em]it doesn't hurt and
[C]See if she can handle
[C]every family burden
[G]Watch as she buckles[B]and
bends but[B]never breaks
[N.C.]No mistakes, just
[Em]Pressure like a grip[Em]grip-grip-and it
won't [C]let go[D]whoa
[Em]Pressure like a tick, tick, tick
[G]till it's ready[D]to blow, whoa-uh-uh
[Em]Give it to your sister[Em]and never wonder
[C]If the same pressure
[C]would've pulled you under
[G]Who am I, if I don't[B]have what it takes
[Em]No cracks, no breaks
[Em]no mistakes-no pressure
