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New Way To Be Human

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 13Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:Standard
*Chords listed at end
Here are the chords for Switchfoot's song "New Way To Be Human", from their
This is the riff they use throughout the song. When this sign appears (+),
e|--------------|                                          play this riff.
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|0-h-1-h-2-----|
E|--------------|
~INTRO~
 E5(+)
 E5   G5   C5(+) X4  
~VERSE~
   E5             G5       C5(+)       E5            G5   C5(+)
Everyday it's the same thing another trend has begun
  E5     G5          C5(+)       E5    G5    C5(+)
Hey kids this might be the one
     E5           G5    C5(+)        E5           G5    C5(+)
It's a race to be noticed and it's leaving us numb
  E5     G5         C5(+)      E5    G5    C5(+)
Hey kids we can't be the ones
~PRE-CHORUS~
CWith all of our Ffashions Amwe're still incomFplete
CThe God of reFdemption Amcould break our rouFtine
~CHORUS~
There's a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5human G5  
A5It'G#5s   A5nothing F5we've ever C5beenG5  
There's a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
 A5   G#5   A5          F5     C5(+)
New       way to be human
~VERSE 2~
               E5      G5   C5(+)           E5           G5    C5(+)
And where is our inspiration when all the heroes are gone
  E5     G5         C5(+)      E5    G5   C5(+)
Hey kids could we be the ones
~PRE-CHORUS 2~
C'Cause nobody's Ffamous Amand nobody's Ffine
CWe all need forFgiveness AmWe're longing inFside
~CHORUS 2~
There's a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5human G5  
A5It'G#5s   A5nothing F5we've ever C5beenG5  
There's a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
A5It'G#5s   A5spreading F5under my C5skinG5  
There's a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
A5WheG#5re  A5divF5inity C5blendsG5  
With a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
A5New    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5human
~BRIDGE~
D5You're throwing your love across my impossible space
You've created me F5take me out of G5me into
~OUTRO-CHORUS~
A A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
To a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
You're a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
A5WheG#5re mA5y huF5manity C5bendsG5  
To a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
   A5      G#5  A5RedF5emption C5beginsG5  
You're a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
You're a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
You're the A5onlG#5y      A5  F5way to be C5humanG5  
You're a A5new    G#5     A5  F5way to be C5humanA5  G#5  A5  
*Chords used
e|-----E5x-----G5x-----C5x-----C0-----F1-----Am0-----A5x----G#5-x-----F5x-----D5x-----|
B|-----x-----x-----x-----1-----1-----1-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
G|-----x-----x-----5-----0-----2-----2-----x-----x-----x-----7-----|
D|-----2-----5-----5-----2-----3-----2-----7-----6-----2-----7-----|
A|-----2-----5-----3-----3-----3-----0-----7-----6-----2-----5-----|
E|-----0-----3-----x-----x-----1-----x-----5-----4-----1-----x-----|

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New Way To Be Human

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#5

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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

Here are the chords for Switchfoot's song "New Way To Be Human", from their

This is the riff they use throughout the song. When this sign appears (+),

e|--------------| play this riff.

B|--------------|

G|--------------|

D|--------------|

A|0-h-1-h-2-----|

E|--------------|

~INTRO~

(+)

E5 G5 C5 4

(+) X

~VERSE~

E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5

(+) (+)

Everyday it's the same thing another trend has begun

E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5

(+) (+)

Hey kids this might be the one

E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5

(+) (+)

It's a race to be noticed and it's leaving us numb

E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5

(+) (+)

Hey kids we can't be the ones

~PRE-CHORUS~

C F Am F

With all of our fashions we're still incomplete

C F Am F

The God of redemption could break our routine

~CHORUS~

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

There's a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

It's nothing we've ever been

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

There's a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5

(+)

New way to be human

~VERSE 2~

E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5

(+) (+)

And where is our inspiration when all the heroes are gone

E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5

(+) (+)

Hey kids could we be the ones

~PRE-CHORUS 2~

C F Am F

'Cause nobody's famous and nobody's fine

C F Am F

We all need forgiveness We're longing inside

~CHORUS 2~

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

There's a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

It's nothing we've ever been

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

There's a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

It's spreading under my skin

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

There's a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

Where divinity blends

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

With a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5

New way to be human

~BRIDGE~

You're throwing your love across my impossible space

F5 G5

You've created me take me out of me into

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

A new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

To a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

You're a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

Where my humanity bends

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

To a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

Redemption begins

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

You're a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

You're a new way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 G5

You're the only way to be human

A5 G#5 A5 F5 C5 A5 G#5 A5

You're a new way to be human

*Chords used

E5 G5 C5 C F Am A5 G#5 F5 D5

e|-----x-----x-----x-----0-----1-----0-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|

B|-----x-----x-----x-----1-----1-----1-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|

G|-----x-----x-----5-----0-----2-----2-----x-----x-----x-----7-----|

D|-----2-----5-----5-----2-----3-----2-----7-----6-----2-----7-----|

A|-----2-----5-----3-----3-----3-----0-----7-----6-----2-----5-----|

E|-----0-----3-----x-----x-----1-----x-----5-----4-----1-----x-----|

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