Human - The Killers
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Killers - "Human"
tabbed by: Nick Van Den Broeke nuke126@gmail.com

regular tuning
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Intro:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

I did my best to notice when the call came down the line

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Up to the platform of surrender, I was brought, but I was kind

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And sometimes I get nervous when I see an open door, close your eyes

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

clear your heart Cut the cord

Chorus 1: (guitar 1 plays same riff from Verse 1)

Bb Dm Eb Bb F Gm Eb F
e|--6---------5-----x-----------6-------1-----------3-----x--------------x-|
B|--6---------6-----8-----------6-------1-----------3-----8-------------10-|
G|--7---------7-----8-----------7-------2-----------3-----8-------------10-|
D|--8---------7-----8-----------8-------3-----------5-----8-------------10-|
A|--x---------x-----6-----------x-------x-----------x-----6--------------8-|
E|--x---------x-----x-----------x-------x-----------x-----x--------------x-|

Are we human or are we dancer? My sign is vital. My hands are cold.

Bb Dm Gm Cm Eb Bb
e|------6-----5----------------------3--------------x----x----------6-|
B|------6-----6----------------------3--------------8----8----------6-|
G|------7-----7----------------------3--------------8----8----------7-|
D|------8-----7----------------------5-------------10----8----------8-|
A|------x-----x----------------------x-------------10----6----------x-|
E|------x-----x----------------------x--------------x----x----------x-|

And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer. Are we human or are we dancer?

Instrumental: (2 guitars)

Guitar 1: main riff

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

e|---6-6---6---6---8-6-6-||
B|-6-----6---6---6-------||
G|-----------------------||
D|-----------------------|| X4
A|-----------------------||
E|-----------------------||


Verse 2:

Pay my respects to grace and virtue
Send my condolences to good
Give my regards to soul and romance
They always did the best they could

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And so long to devotion. You taught me everything I know.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Wave goodbye, wish me well. You've gotta let me go.

Chorus 2: (2 guitars, 1st is main riff, 2nd is the same "Guitar 2 riff" from
section 8 times)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Are we human or are we dancer?

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

My sign is vital. My hands are cold.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer. Are we human

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

or are we dancer?

Bridge: (no guitar)

Will your system be alright
When you dream of home tonight
There is no message we're receiving
Let me know, is your heart still beating?

Chorus 3:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Are we human or are we dancer?

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

My sign is vital. My hands are cold

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

You've gotta let me know

Chorus 4: (2 guitars, 1st is main riff, 2nd is the same "Guitar 2 riff" from
section 14 times)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Are we human or are we dancer?

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

My sign is vital. My hands are cold.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer Are we human

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

or are we dancer?

Outro:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------7-------7-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Are we human

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
or are we dancer? Are we human

Keep repeating the pattern and end the song on

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-|
A|-5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---5-6-8---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
or are we dancer?
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Human - The Killers
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Tabbed by:Bearsafety
E-mail:bearsafety@yahoo.com

Tuning:standard


Listen for the switching. This is tricky because it is
played on the off beat.
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|------3---------2---|
D|-0h1h3-----0h1h3----|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|



Lead guitar part - Maybe not note for note, but you get the idea.

e|-----------------------------------------------10--10--13--13--13--13--11-|
B|----11--11--13-----13--13---10--10--10-11----11--11--11--11--10--10--10---|
G|-/10--10--10--10-10--10--10---10--10--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---11-10---|
B|-10-----11-|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|


chorus - Strum these listen for switches.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-3-7-8-3------------3-7------5---8-3-|
D|-3-7-8-3-10-8--8-10-3-7-8----5---8-3-|
A|-1-5-6-1-8--10-6-8--1-5-10---3---6-1-|
E|-------------------------------------|

Bridge- listen for strumming
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-8--7--7--5--7-8--10--3~-|
D|-8--7--5--3--8-8--10--3~-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|






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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let it ring out


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Song info
Human
The Killers
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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