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Being Human

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[Lots of complicated chords on this one:]
           eadgbe
      D6/F#2x020x
E9         076777
Em9        075777
         G9xx5435
       F#m9xx4224
     Bbmaj7x1323x or xx3335 (That would be Bbmaj7/F)
     Abmaj74x554x
        Bm9xx9779
      F#5/Gxx567x
       A7/G3x222x
        E/Bxx999x
        Bm6x-x-9-10-10-x
A7b5no3    xx788x (a lot less scary then
G#7b5no3   xx677x they look, no?)
        Em6022020
      F#/A#6446xx
      G#m/Fx8989x or xx3444
     F#6/A#6x464x
G#9        x-11-10-11-11-11 or 43434x
G#m9       x-11-9-11-11-11 or xx6476
[Verse]
I iGmaj7magine your dead body lying on my D6/F#bed
And I E9note the details why you had to Em9go.
You never Gmaj7liked the thought of being human anyD6/F#way.
E9                             G9  
Death is one more option to explore.
[Instrumental]
Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7
Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7
Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7
Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 B5
[C-Part]
F#5/GBlinds cover the wiA7/Gndow,
ABm9lone in a room,
Where F#5/Gmoss grows on a teA7/Gmple
Too sBm9mooth to shoot.
One Gmaj7life full of adventure,
Spring A7flowers in bloom.
Now Gmaj7smile, pick up your pieces,
There's Dmaj7nothing to lose.
[Verse]
But it feels like painBm9  
Bm7With no F#m9jus- Bbmaj7tified Abmaj7gain.
    Bm9  Bm7How does F#m9one  Bbmaj7stay   Abmaj7sane?
    Bm9  Bm7Crushing F#m9waves Bbmaj7of     Abmaj7shameBm7  F#m9  Bbmaj7  Abmaj7  
  Bm7SwirF#m9ling doBbmaj7wn the     Abmaj7draB5in.E/B  
[D-Part]
 Bm6A7b5no3   G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
   G#7b5no3         E/B   Bm6A7b5no3   
I imagine    your dead body
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
   G#7b5no3         E/B   Bm6A7b5no3   
I imagine    your dead body
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
   G#7b5no3         E/B   Bm6A7b5no3   
I imagine    your dead body
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
G#7b5no3    E/B   Bm6A7b5no3  
[E-Part]
G F#sus4 E Em6
G F#sus4 C#m7 C9
When you Blook down on my F#/A#body,
Do you G#want to come home to meG#m7?
When you Blook down on my F#/A#body,
Do you G#m/Fwant to come home to me?Emaj7  
[Verse]
I iBmaj7magine your dead body lying on my F#6/A#bed
And I G#9note the details why you had to gG#m9o.
You never Bmaj7liked the thought of being human anyF#6/A#way.
G#m/FDeath is one more option to exEmaj7plore.

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Being Human

by Bent Knee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D6/F#

F#m9

Bbmaj7

Abmaj7

Bm9

F#5/G

A7/G

E/B

Bm6

Em6

F#/A#

G#m/F

F#6/A#

Gmaj7

Bm7

Dmaj7

F#sus4

C#m7

[Lots of complicated chords on this one:]

eadgbe

D6/F#

2x020x

E9 076777

Em9 075777

xx5435

F#m9

xx4224

Bbmaj7

x1323x or xx3335 (That would be Bbmaj7/F)

Abmaj7

4x554x

Bm9

xx9779

F#5/G

xx567x

A7/G

3x222x

E/B

xx999x

Bm6

x-x-9-10-10-x

A7b5no3 xx788x (a lot less scary then

G#7b5no3 xx677x they look, no?)

Em6

022020

F#/A#

6446xx

G#m/F

x8989x or xx3444

F#6/A#

6x464x

G#9 x-11-10-11-11-11 or 43434x

G#m9 x-11-9-11-11-11 or xx6476

[Verse]

Gmaj7 D6/F#

I imagine your dead body lying on my bed

E9 Em9

And I note the details why you had to go.

Gmaj7 D6/F#

You never liked the thought of being human anyway.

Death is one more option to explore.

[Instrumental]

Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7

Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7

Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 B5

[C-Part]

F#5/G A7/G

Blinds cover the window,

Bm9

Alone in a room,

F#5/G A7/G

Where moss grows on a temple

Bm9

Too smooth to shoot.

Gmaj7

One life full of adventure,

Spring flowers in bloom.

Gmaj7

Now smile, pick up your pieces,

Dmaj7

There's nothing to lose.

[Verse]

Bm9

But it feels like pain

Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7

With no jus- tified gain.

Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7

How does one stay sane?

Bm9 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7

Crushing waves of shame

Bm7 F#m9 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 B5 E/B

Swirling down the drain.

[D-Part]

Bm6 E/B Bm6

A7b5no3 G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

I imagine your dead body

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

I imagine your dead body

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

I imagine your dead body

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

E/B Bm6

G#7b5no3 A7b5no3

[E-Part]

G F#sus4 E Em6

G F#sus4 C#m7 C9

B F#/A#

When you look down on my body,

G# G#m7

Do you want to come home to me?

B F#/A#

When you look down on my body,

G#m/F Emaj7

Do you want to come home to me?

[Verse]

Bmaj7 F#6/A#

I imagine your dead body lying on my bed

G#9 G#m9

And I note the details why you had to go.

Bmaj7 F#6/A#

You never liked the thought of being human anyway.

G#m/F Emaj7

Death is one more option to explore.

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