When We're Human

Chords

Low-G Tuning

# Chord voicings:
# - Eb*:    3336
# - Eb7*:   3334
# - Ab:     5343
# - Abm:    4342
# - Eb:     0331
# - Bb7:    1211
# - Fm:     1013
# - Ebdim:  2320
# - Adim:   5353
# - C7*:    3433
# - F7:     2313
# - Bbm7:   1111
# - C:      0003
# - Dm*:    2213
# - Cdim:   2323
# - D7:     2223
# - G7:     0212
# - F*:     2013
# - F#dim:  2323
# - Ab7:    1323
# - Bbdim7: 3434
# - Bb7*:   3545
# - Cm:     0333
# - Eb**:   8766
# - Eb7**:  6764
# - G:      0232
# - F:      2010
# - Gdim:   0131
# - C7no5:  3003
# - A7:     0100
# - C*:     5433


[Intro]
Eb* Eb7* Ab Abm Eb Bb7


[Verse]

   Eb       Fm    Ebdim Eb
If I were a human being

         Eb*          Ab     Adim Eb*
I'd head straight for New Orleans

        Eb*       Eb7*    Ab      Abm
And I'd blow this horn so hot and strong

     Eb     C7*          F7   Bbm7 Bb7
Like no one they've ever seen


       Eb       Fm    Ebdim     Eb
You've heard of Louis Armstrong

Eb* Ab       Adim Eb*
Mr. Sidney Bechet

Eb*       Eb7*       Ab    Abm
All those boys gonna step aside

          Eb        C7*    F7    Bb7
When they hear this old ex-gator play, listen


[Trumpet Solo]
C Dm* Cdim C
C D7 G7
C F* F#dim C
Bb7 Ab7 Bbdim7 Bb7*


[Chorus]

Eb       (Ebdim) Eb
When I'm human

Eb   Ebdim   Eb
As I hope to be

          Ab        Adim          Eb        C7*
I'm gonna blow this horn 'til the cows come home

    F7                   Bb7
And everyone's gonna bow down to me


[Interlude]
Cm G7 Ab7 G7
Cm G7 Ab7 G7
Bb7 Ab7 Bbdim7 Bb7*


[Verse]

Eb      Fm    Ebdim Eb
   When I'm myself again 

       Eb*      Ab     Adim Eb*
I want just the life I had

  Eb*       Eb7*  Ab    Abm
A great big party every night

Eb           C7*       F7  Bbm7 Bb7
That doesn't sound too bad


  Eb      Fm    Ebdim    Eb
A redhead on my left arm

  Eb*      Ab    Adim  Eb*
A brunette on my right

  Eb*       Eb7*   Ab       Abm
A blonde or two to hold the candles

    Eb         C7*        F7         Bbm7 Bb7
Now that seems just about right, eh, Louis?


Eb**                         Eb7**
  Life is short; when you're done, you're done

      Ab               Abm
We're on this earth to have some fun

    Eb         C7*        F7            Bbm7 Bb7
And that's the way things are (tell it, brother!)


[Chorus]

Eb       (Ebdim) Eb
When I'm human

Eb      Ebdim Eb
And I'm gonna be

          Ab      Adim      Eb*   C7*
I'm gonna tear it up like I did before

    F7             Bb7
And that's a royal guarantee


[Interlude - Key Change]
Cm G7 Ab7 G7
Cm G7 Ab7 G7
G F Gdim G


[Verse]

     C    Dm*  Cdim      C
Your modesty becomes you

         C          F*    F#dim C
And your sense of responsibility

            C        C7no5 F*        Fm
I've worked hard for everything I've got

    C          A7       D7          G7
And that's the way it's supposed to be


     C     Dm*   Cdim  C
When I'm a human being

   C          F*       F#dim C
At least I'll act like one

       C       C7no5         F*    Fm
If you do your best each and every day

C               A7      D7        G7
Good things are sure to come your way


C                C7no5
What you give is what you get

   F*                       Fm
My daddy said that and I'll never forget

    C    A7      D7     G7
And I commend it to you


[Chorus]

C          (Cdim) C
When we're human

C         Cdim  C
And we're gonna be

          F*      F#dim C* C7*
I'm gonna blow my horn

          F*       F#dim     C* C7*
I'm gonna live the high life

          F*    F#dim           C*    C7*    A7
I'm gonna do my best to take my place in the sun

D7   G7    C     C7no5 F* Fm G7 C7no5
When we're human