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Em E7 D7
■ I'm the strong one I'm not nervous ■
D7 D7
I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is ■
D7
I move mountains I move churches ■
C Bm Em
And I glow 'cause I know what my worth is ■ ■
I don't ask how hard the work is
D7 C7
Got a rough indestructible surface
C7
Diamonds and platinum I find 'em I flatten 'em
Ebm Bm
I take what I'm handed I break what's demanded
Em C7 D7 C7
But ■ under the surface I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a
C
threering circus
C7 D7
Under the surface was Hercules ever like Yo I don't wanna fight Cerberus
Em D
Under the surface I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service
D
A flaw or a crack the straw in the stack
D
That breaks the camel's back what breaks the camel's back
Chorus
Em C
It's pressure like a drip drip drip that'll never stop whoa
D Em G D7
Pressure ■ that'll tip tip tip 'til you just go pop whoa ■ oh oh
Em
Give it to your sister your sister's older
Em
Give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder
Em
Who am I if I can't run with the ball
If I fall to
Em C D
Pressure like a grip grip grip and it won't let go whoa
Em G D
Pressure like a tick tick tick 'til it's ready to blow whoa oh oh
Em
Give it to your sister your sister's stronger
C
See if she can hang on a little longer
G B7
Who am I if I can't carry it all
If I falter
Verse
Em D7 C
Under the surface I hide my nerves and it worsens I worry something is
Em
gonna hurt us ■
D7
Under the surface the ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the iceberg
is
Em D C
Under the surface I think about my purpose can I somehow preserve this
B7
Line up the dominoes a light wind blows
B7
You try to stop it tumbling but on and on it goes
Chorus
G Bm C
But wait if I could shake the crushing weight of expectations ■
G Bm Bm
Would that free some room up for ■ joy or relaxation ■ or simple pleasure
C Em
Instead we measure this growing ■ pressure
G Am
Keeps growing keep going
B7
'cause all we know is
Verse
Em C D
Pressure like a drip drip drip that'll never stop whoa
Em G D
Pressure that'll tip tip tip 'til you just go pop whoa oh oh
D
Give it to your sister it doesn't hurt and
C
See if she can handle every family burden
G7 B7
Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks no mistakes
Chorus
Em C
Just pressure like a grip grip grip and it won't let go whoa
D Em G D
Pressure like a tick tick tick 'til it's ready to blow whoa ■ oh oh
Em
Give it to your sister and never wonder
C
If the same pressure would've pulled you under
G G B7
Who ■ am I if I don't have what it takes
B7
No cracks no breaks
B7
No mistakes no pressure
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