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Human Condition

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Human Condition - The Palms
Capo: 2
[Intro]
|  G   Am| % | % |  Em   Am|
[Verse 1]
Just because you Gshared it, it ain't eAmnough
We're living in a Gworld that needs saAmvin'
Everything Garound us dividing upAm  
Never been a Gwall more faAmmous
I'm looking for the Gwords to sum it Amup
The best that we can Gdo is "that's aAmmazing"
Had a different Gmeaning growing upAm  
And now we're Gjust getting Amlazy
   G     AmNow we're Gjust getting lAmazy
[Chorus]
'Cuz, GI   kAmnow when the gGoing gets tougAmh
Feeling like you've Ghad enoAmugh
Sound like you Gwant it, Bmwant it
GI   Amknow when the Gceiling is Amlow
And your Gheart's beating Amcold
It's how bad you Gwant it, Amwant it
[Interlude]
|  G   Am| % | % | % |
[Verse 2]
Work all your Glife, it ain't enoAmugh
Dad would tell me Gif I'm gonna Ammake it
Ninety five Gpercent is just showing Amup
The other five perGcent is how you fakAme it
So I fooled aGround and fell in loAmve
Started writing Gsongs to explaiAmn it
Watching all my Gfriends doing drAmugs
And the mGusic's what sAmaved me
[Chorus]
'Cuz, GI   kAmnow when the gGoing gets tougAmh
Feeling like you've Ghad enoAmugh
Sound like you Gwant it, Bmwant it
GI   Amknow when the Gceiling is Amlow
And your Gheart's beating Amcold
It's how bad you Gwant it, Amwant it
[Interlude]
|  G   Am| % | % | % |    x2
[Verse 3]
  AmMan it so hard just to Gdo what we loveAm  
No money so it's Gbest to forget itAm  
Cos everyone Garound has given uAmp
Before they had a Gchance to regret Amit
Signed it all Gaway just to blow it uAmp
Guess we had to Glive it to learn iAmt
                        G            AmN.C.
Ask us if we'd do it again but we're already in
[Chorus]
'Cuz, GI   kAmnow when the gGoing gets tougAmh
Feeling like you've Ghad enoAmugh
Sound like you Gwant it, Bmwant it
GI   Amknow when the Gceiling is Amlow
And your Gheart's beating Amcold
It's how bad you Gwant it, Amwant it
|  G   Am| 
[Outro]
It's just the Ghuman conditAmion
GI  Amguess it's just the Gway that it Cis
GI  Amguess it's just the Ghuman condAmition
GI  Amguess it's just the Gway that it Cis
GI  Amguess it's just the Ghuman conditAmion
GI  Amguess it's just the Gway that it Cis

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Human Condition

by Palms

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Human Condition - The Palms

Capo: 2

[Intro]

G Am Em Am

| | % | % | |

[Verse 1]

G Am

Just because you shared it, it ain't enough

G Am

We're living in a world that needs savin'

G Am

Everything around us dividing up

G Am

Never been a wall more famous

G Am

I'm looking for the words to sum it up

G Am

The best that we can do is "that's amazing"

G Am

Had a different meaning growing up

G Am

And now we're just getting lazy

G Am G Am

Now we're just getting lazy

[Chorus]

G Am G Am

'Cuz, I know when the going gets tough

G Am

Feeling like you've had enough

G Bm

Sound like you want it, want it

G Am G Am

I know when the ceiling is low

G Am

And your heart's beating cold

G Am

It's how bad you want it, want it

[Interlude]

G Am

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 2]

G Am

Work all your life, it ain't enough

G Am

Dad would tell me if I'm gonna make it

G Am

Ninety five percent is just showing up

G Am

The other five percent is how you fake it

G Am

So I fooled around and fell in love

G Am

Started writing songs to explain it

G Am

Watching all my friends doing drugs

G Am

And the music's what saved me

[Chorus]

G Am G Am

'Cuz, I know when the going gets tough

G Am

Feeling like you've had enough

G Bm

Sound like you want it, want it

G Am G Am

I know when the ceiling is low

G Am

And your heart's beating cold

G Am

It's how bad you want it, want it

[Interlude]

G Am

| | % | % | % | x2

[Verse 3]

Am G Am

Man it so hard just to do what we love

G Am

No money so it's best to forget it

G Am

Cos everyone around has given up

G Am

Before they had a chance to regret it

G Am

Signed it all away just to blow it up

G Am

Guess we had to live it to learn it

G Am

N.C.

Ask us if we'd do it again but we're already in

[Chorus]

G Am G Am

'Cuz, I know when the going gets tough

G Am

Feeling like you've had enough

G Bm

Sound like you want it, want it

G Am G Am

I know when the ceiling is low

G Am

And your heart's beating cold

G Am

It's how bad you want it, want it

G Am

| |

[Outro]

G Am

It's just the human condition

G Am G C

I guess it's just the way that it is

G Am G Am

I guess it's just the human condition

G Am G C

I guess it's just the way that it is

G Am G Am

I guess it's just the human condition

G Am G C

I guess it's just the way that it is

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