Ellie Goulding - Human: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Human" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Human Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ellie Goulding

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Human" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m
Human behave yourself,
                      G#m
you have burst at the seams
let it all fall out open your mouth
A
often I lie wide awake,
think of things I can make
but I don’t seem to have the parts to build them

Human, I wonder why you're a better
make than I could ever build or create
You know not love or hate
I am so scared of what will kill me in the end
For I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance

   C#m
To be someone
   G#m
To be human
       A
Look what we've done
Look what we've done

Amaj7           C#m7     B
I would give my life to be
Amaj7             A#m7-5    F#
I    would give my life  to be
Amaj7             C#m7      B
I    would give my life to be
Amaj7             A#m7-5    F#
I    would give my life  to be

Human, I'm trying to come clean
I will be a better me
I will not drink until I'm dead
I'll make the most of it
I don't know what it's like to be alive
To say goodbye
To cry a thousand times because my ears won't listen

Human, I'm trying not to lose my faith in you
I've sussed out all that I've seen through
I've sailed an ocean
I am so scared of what I'll look like in the end
For I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance

To be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done

Chorus:
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be.

C#m7          F#m
I used to hear   it all so loud,
Amaj7                   B
the sound of my heart breaking.
C#m7          F#m
The truth is waiting to be found,
Amaj9
I trust that I will too.

I would give my life
I would give my life (hu-u-uman)
I would give my life (huuuman)
I would give my life (hu-u-uman)

Chorus:
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

Amaj7

Guitar chord Amaj7

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Human" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Human" by Ellie Goulding.