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Human Beings

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HUMAN BEINGS    -       Seal
Intro:
(Emadd2) – Emi     4 measures 
 Em–       Bsus43x 
     EmIt is only        Bsus4love I feel
                      Em                    Bsus4   Emi– Emadd2                  
     That will give us         peace of heart 
(Em) – Bsus4      2x 
     EmIn my hour of        Bsus4desperate need, I
                Em               Bsus4   Emi– Emadd2                             
     Feel closer        to the one 
(Em) – Bsus4      2x 
Oh but         Cwhyy –        Em9/Dy
Chorus:
        Eadd2Please,     EHuman        Eadd2being 
    EIf you         Eadd2bleed
    EThey will     Dsay it         Dsus2was 
        Cmaj7Destined C  
        Eadd2They'll be     Epunchin'        Eadd2tickets 
    EBy the        Eadd2minute 
    EIf you    Dfall out        Dsus2of 
       Cmaj7Line C  
    CDesperate, desperate
 Em–       Bsus42x 
     EmTell me is it         Bsus4death you feel
Em                        Bmadd4                -                  
     That will bring you          peace of life 
Inter:
             Emadd2 /                                          
 (Who wants 
            Bmadd4 /                                          
Tell me             you're one of us
               Emi/                                           
Tell me             you're one
            Bmadd4 /                                          
Tell me             you're one of us
Tell me   )
     EmWhen you lose your         Bsus4self esteem
                EmBmadd4                     C                          C  
     That's when          love die –      s,     Ohhh
Chorus:
       Eadd2Please,     EHuman        Eadd2being 
    EIf you         Eadd2bleed
    EThey will     Dsay it         Dsus2was 
        Cmaj7Destined C  
        Eadd2They'll be     Epunchin'        Eadd2tickets 
    EBy the         Eadd2minute 
    EIf you    Dfall out        Dsus2of 
       Cmaj7Line C  
We're         Eadd2mere     EHuman         Eadd2beings 
           E   Gmaj7–                                              Cmaj7  
    We die                  So 
So            Cmaj7destined     Cdesperate Eadd2  
Inter:
Emadd2    (3 MEASURES)
(Well I          Emadd2feel
When you've         Emadd2reached number one
You         Emadd2look like you're puffing but
Emadd2                                E /                       
        Really only blocking the su -      n)
                    Cmaj7/                                   
Blocking the su -          n
                          E   Dsus2–       Cmaj7                            C  
Blocking the su -     u -                 un 
(Blocking the sun, blocking the sun)
Blocking the su –         Dsus2u –     Cn
        Eadd2/                            G7–  Cmaj7/                    
We're          mere Human beings we die 
       Cmaj7/                                                
It's          destined
       Eadd2They'll be     Epunchin'         Eadd2tickets 
    EBy the         Eadd2minute 
    EYou’ll     Dfall out         Dsus2of 
       Cmaj7Life       C(We're mere human         Dsus2beings we die)
Outro:
We're         Eadd2mere     Ehuman         Eadd2beings 
           E   G7–                  Cmaj7                                 C  
    We die                (Desperate)     It's destined
We're         Eadd2mere     Ehuman         Eadd2beings 
           E   G7–                  Cmaj7                                 C  
    We die                (Desperate)     it’s destined, destined
(START FADING)
 Eadd2-  E-     G7–       Cmaj72x 
We're         Eadd2mere     Ehuman beings we die//
Emadd2  022002
     Emi0220xx
      Em022000
   Bsus4x24400
       Cx32010
   Em9/Dx54030
   Dsus2xx0230
   Eadd2022102
       E022100
       Dxx0232
   Cmaj7x32000
Bmadd4  x24430
   Gmaj7320002
      G7320031

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Human Beings

by Seal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus4

Emi

Em9/D

Eadd2

Dsus2

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

HUMAN BEINGS - Seal

Intro:

(Emadd2) – Emi 4 measures

Em Bsus4

– 3x

Em Bsus4

It is only love I feel

Em Bsus4 Emi

– Emadd2

That will give us peace of heart

(Em) – Bsus4 2x

Em Bsus4

In my hour of desperate need, I

Em Bsus4 Emi

– Emadd2

Feel closer to the one

(Em) – Bsus4 2x

C Em9/D

Oh but whyy – y

Chorus:

Eadd2 E Eadd2

Please, Human being

E Eadd2

If you bleed

E D Dsus2

They will say it was

Cmaj7 C

Destined

Eadd2 E Eadd2

They'll be punchin' tickets

E Eadd2

By the minute

E D Dsus2

If you fall out of

Cmaj7 C

Line

Desperate, desperate

Em Bsus4

– 2x

Em Bsus4

Tell me is it death you feel

Em Bmadd4 -

That will bring you peace of life

Inter:

Emadd2 /

(Who wants

Bmadd4 /

Tell me you're one of us

Emi

Tell me you're one

Bmadd4 /

Tell me you're one of us

Tell me )

Em Bsus4

When you lose your self esteem

Em C C

Bmadd4

That's when love die – s, Ohhh

Chorus:

Eadd2 E Eadd2

Please, Human being

E Eadd2

If you bleed

E D Dsus2

They will say it was

Cmaj7 C

Destined

Eadd2 E Eadd2

They'll be punchin' tickets

E Eadd2

By the minute

E D Dsus2

If you fall out of

Cmaj7 C

Line

Eadd2 E Eadd2

We're mere Human beings

E Gmaj7 Cmaj7

–

We die So

Cmaj7 C Eadd2

So destined desperate

Inter:

Emadd2 (3 MEASURES)

Emadd2

(Well I feel

Emadd2

When you've reached number one

Emadd2

You look like you're puffing but

Emadd2 E /

Really only blocking the su - n)

Cmaj7

Blocking the su - n

E Dsus2 Cmaj7 C

–

Blocking the su - u - un

(Blocking the sun, blocking the sun)

Dsus2 C

Blocking the su – u – n

Eadd2 G7 Cmaj7

/ – /

We're mere Human beings we die

Cmaj7

It's destined

Eadd2 E Eadd2

They'll be punchin' tickets

E Eadd2

By the minute

E D Dsus2

You’ll fall out of

Cmaj7 C Dsus2

Life (We're mere human beings we die)

Outro:

Eadd2 E Eadd2

We're mere human beings

E G7 Cmaj7 C

–

We die (Desperate) It's destined

Eadd2 E Eadd2

We're mere human beings

E G7 Cmaj7 C

–

We die (Desperate) it’s destined, destined

(START FADING)

Eadd2 E G7 Cmaj7

- - – 2x

Eadd2 E

We're mere human beings we die//

Emadd2 022002

Emi

0220xx

022000

Bsus4

x24400

x32010

Em9/D

x54030

Dsus2

xx0230

Eadd2

022102

022100

xx0232

Cmaj7

x32000

Bmadd4 x24430

Gmaj7

320002

320031

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