Verse 1: Gbm Db The pagodas and the palaces Gbm7 Db Dressed in gold leaf hide the damages Gbm Db Spot the Geisha as she balances D A Life's a cakewalk, full of challenges Gbm Dbm Go to Russia, see the Red Square D A Lenin's body lying dead there Gbm Db From Kyoto, Hiroshima D A Watch the black cloud crawling nearer Pre-chorus 1: D A There were riots in America Db7 Gbm Just when things were getting better D A All the things I've done and seen Db Gbm Still I don't know what life means Chorus: Gbm D A Db7 All the people living in, living in the world today Gbm D A Db7 We're united by our love, we're united by our pain Gbm D A E Ooh, all the things that I've done and I've seen Gbm D A E Still, I don't know, don't know what it means Verse 2: Gbm Db Fly to Athens, pass the Parthenon D Db See the village where my father's from Gbm Db7 To Chicago from Angola D A São Paulo to Verona Pre-chorus 2: D A And anywhere you go, you'll see (Ooh) Db7 Gbm People are just like you and me (Ooh) D A All the things I've done and seen Db Gbm Still, I don't know what life means Chorus: Gbm D A Db7 All the people living in, living in the world today Gbm D A Db7 We're united by our love, we're united by our pain Gbm D A E Ooh, all the things that I've done and I've seen Gbm D A E Still, I don't know, don't know what it means Gbm D A Db7 To be human (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Gbm D A Db7 (Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Gbm D A E Still, I don't know, don't know what it means Gbm D A E To be human, a real human being Bridge: Db Gbm Db Gbm I like to think about how we all look from afar A D A E People driving fancy cars look like beetles to the stars Db Gbm Db Gbm The missiles and the bombs sound like symphonies gone wrong A D A E And if there is a God, they'll know why it's so hard Chorus: Gbm D A Db7 To be human (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Gbm D A Db7 (Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Gbm D A E To be hu- still, I don't know, don't know what it means Gbm D A E To be human, a real human being Gbm D A Db7 (To be human)I want connection, ooh Gbm D A Db7 I wanna feel human again Gbm D A Db7 (To be human)Lost my direction, ooh Gbm D A Db7 I wanna feel human again Outro: Gbm D A Db7 To be human Gbm D A Db7 To be human Gbm D A Db7 To be human Gbm D A Db7 To be human Gbm This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
To Be Human chords by MARINA
Suggested strumisland strum
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Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play To Be Human on ukulele
To Be Human runs on one pattern: d – d u – u d u. Expect a medium pace, around 100 bpm. This arrangement is in Gb minor. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. Use an even island strum and let the chorus open up.
8 ukulele chords used in "To Be Human" by MARINA: A, Db, Dbm, Db7, D, E, Gbm and Gbm7
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-4 is the easiest for me (capo on 4). If you struggle with the Dm7 (I think thats it) then I think you can skip over it.