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Human - Orla Gartland
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Tabbed by: Emilyeatstoast
Twitter: emhamberg
Tuning: Standard. No capo.
Loving this tune by Gartl. The general shape is F - C - G - Am for those who just
want to strum it.
Watch this video of the song for timing/general enjoyment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgV7OgzdNX8
Intro
F C G Am
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Verse 1 (same picking pattern as intro):
oh if I was the moon I would break all the rules
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I would sail away into the dark
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Not a ghost of a chance that I'd be coming back
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Verse 2: Same picking pattern.
Would I envy the sea, keeping secrets beneath
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No one likes to be caught unaware
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There's a plan in the deep take the ground from our feet
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Pre-Chorus: Guess what? Same picking pattern! Learn to love it.
I don't need .... DNA
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/orla_gartland/human_tab.html ]
For a radioactive display
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Am I lost in the day?
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Chorus: Same pattern. You're probably a pro by now at this.
A skeleton can't bruise, oh oh
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No blood for me to lose, oh oh
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Where is the life I knew, oh oh
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Wish that I could be, hu- man
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Wish that I could be, hu- man
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Verse 2: Same deal.
I'm the face in the clock nothing comes as a shock
Inner workings are hidden away
Keep on serving my time til the hour arrives
Pre-Chorus: Same as above.
I don't need DNA
For a radioactive display
Am I lost in the day?
CHORUS: Same as above
A skeleton can't bruise
No blood for me to lose
Where is the life I knew
Wish that I could be human
Bridge: Strumming these chords, all downward.
F G
Starting to feel like a robot
F (bar) C G
Living without an identity
F G
I wonder if ill have permission
F C G
I wonder if I am allowed to be
CHORUS: Back to fingerpicking.
A skeleton can't bruise
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No blood for me to lose
Where is the life I knew
Wish that I could be human (you always remind me)
CHORUS repeat: Strumming
F C G Am
A skeleton can't bruise
F C G Am
No blood for me to lose
F C G Am
Where is the life I knew
F C G Am
Wish that I could be human
Wish that I could be human
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Enjoy.
-Emily
