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James Bay - Peer Pressure Chords

Chord reference E, C#m, A, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E]Seven texts, 2AM, [C#m]halfway dressed, [A]all saying, “Call me up” [E]You can’t sleep, you’re testing me [C#m]Bad but sweet and I[A]’m just tryna keep it [C#m]together, [B]oh [B]And now you’re saying…

[E]Put your [B]hands on my [C#m]body just like you [B]think you know [A]me [A]Want your heart beating on me, don’t leave me hot and lonely [E]I don’t [B]usually [C#m]give in to [B]peer [A]pressure [A]But I’ll give in to yours [E] [B] [C#m] [B] [A]

[E]When we met, innocent, [C#m]now I’m dead [A]every time you’re touching me [E]You’re dancing around on my mind every [C#m]second I’m under [A]control ’til you’re in front of me [E]Maybe I’m scared, I don’t care, I’m [C#m]addicted, I’m [A]in it, [A]and you say…

[E]Put your [B]hands on my [C#m]body just like you [B]think you know [A]me [A]Want your heart beating on me, don’t leave me hot and lonely [E]I don’t [B]usually [C#m]give in to [B]peer [A]pressure [A]But I’ll give in to yours [E]Put your [B]hands on my [C#m]body just like you [B]think you know [A]me [A]Want your heart beating on me, don’t leave me hot and lonely [E]I don’t [B]usually [C#m]give in to [B]peer [A]pressure [A]But I’ll give in to yours

[E]Ooh, [B][C#m]ooh, [B]ooh, [A]ooh-ooh-ooh [E]When we met, [C#m]innocent, [B]now I’m dead and you’re saying…

[E]Put your [B]hands on my [C#m]body just like you [B]think you know [A]me [A]Want your heart beating on me, don’t leave me hot and lonely [E]I don’t [B]usually [C#m]give in to [B]peer [A]pressure [A]But I’ll give in to yours [E]Put your [B]hands on my [C#m]body just like you [B]think you know [A]me [A]Want your heart beating on me, don’t leave me hot and lonely [E]I don’t [B]usually [C#m]give in to [B]peer [A]pressure [A]But I’ll give in to yours

[E]Ooh, [B][C#m]ooh, [B]ooh, [A]ooh-ooh-ooh

[E]You’re dancing around on my mind every second [C#m]I’m under [B]control ’til you’re in front of me [E]Maybe I’m scared, I don’t care, I’m [C#m]addicted, I’m [B]in it

Artist James Bay
Album Oh My Messy Mind
Genres Folk, Pop
Year 2019
Key E

How to Play Peer Pressure on Guitar?

James Bay - Peer Pressure can be played in the key of E using the E, C#m, A, B chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Peer Pressure with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.