Guns N' Roses - Human Being: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Human Being" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

     A#
Well if you don't like it
        D#
Go ahead find yourself a saint
               A#
Go ahead now try to find a boy
           D#
Who's gonna be what I ain't

Gm
What you need is
                       A#
A plastic doll with a fresh coat of paint
           Gm
Who's gonna sit through the madnesses
    A#
And always act so quaint

Well, maybe, yeah
Oh yeah, well, a
It's your new friend
You're really making a scene
And I've seen you
Bouncing around from machine to machine

But you know that they're never real
Never really what they seem
And you can count on
Generate some warmth
Then you'll see just what I mean
Oh, baby, baby, baby, yeah

Chorus:
D#         A#
And if I'm acting like a king
                          D#
Don't you know it's 'cause I'm a human being
          A#
And if I want too many things
Don't you know it's 'cause I'm a human being
And if I've got to dream
Don't you know it's 'cause I'm a human being
And when it gets a bit obscene
Don't you know it's 'cause I'm a human being
                      Gm
I don't got to walk 'round with my head on down
 A#
Just like a human, oh no, a human being
Gm
I can hold my head so high
 A#                                    D#
Just like a human, a real proud human being

Won't you give me a little sip?
Why don't you give me
a drag of that cigarette?
Why don't you try to give me
something that I'll never ever forget?

But now, could you blow it all o
n a million-dollar bet
Because you're liable to lose it
On the best loving, you've never had yet
Oh, baby, baby, oh yeah

Chorus

It's like I'm talking about the human race
You're trying to cover up a big disgrace
Oh, baby, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on, come on, come on, come on

Well I may think that this whole
scene is just a too appalling for me
Well, I may be the type who's just mad about
every little thing that I see, but I can
Color that with history,
and make it just what I want it to be, well I'm
Blowing my change on the
fan magazines with all the Hollywood refugees
Oh, baby, baby, oh yeah

Chorus

I'm a human being
I'm a human being
I'm a human being
Ha hahaha haha ha
I'm a human being
Oh yeah
I'm a human being yeah
I'm a human being
Ooooooooo yeah
I'm a human being
Oh yeah
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a human being
I'm a human being
Oooooooooo yeah!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 Being" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Human Being" by Guns N' Roses.