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Human Nature Tab by Michael Jackson

Human Nature tab by Michael Jackson

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: D

Tuning: EADGBe

Intro:

   Gsus2  A         Fmaj7 Em7
e|----------------|-------------------|
B|--2h3--2-------3|h5-5---3--5------3-|
G|--2----2-------4|h5-----4----2/4----|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|





   Gsus2    A       Fmaj7   Em7
e|-----------------|--------------------|
B|--2h3-----2-----3|h5-5----3--5-----3--|
G|--2-------2-----4|h5------4----2/4----|
D|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|




Verse 1:

pm  G       A                 G               Asus4
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------3-3-2-------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2-x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2---------2----|
D|--------------------4----|--------------------------4-|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
    Looking out               across the   night-time

pm   G               A           G             Asus4
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-2-------|
D|---------------------4----|----------------------2/4\2-|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
    The city winks a sleepless eye

pm  G               A           G             Asus4
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------3-3-2-----|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2---------2--|
D|---------------------4----|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    Hear her voice
shake my window

pm  G        F#m7            Em7       Asus4
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-x-2-|----2---2---2-----2------|
D|------------------------|--5---4---2-----0--------|
A|------------------------|---------------------4---|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
         Sweet seduc  ing sighs.


Verse 2:
pm G              A            G             Asus4
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------3--3-2------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2----------2----|
D|---------------------4----|---------------------------4-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
   Get me out
into the night-time

pm G              A            G             Asus4
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-2--------|
D|---------------------4----|-----------------------2/4\2-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
   Four walls won't hold me, to-night

pm G              A            G             Asus4
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------3--3-2-----|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2-----------2--|
D|---------------------4----|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
       If this town
is just an apple

pm  G              F#m7      Em7         Asus4
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-x-2-|----2---2----2-----2------|
D|------------------------|--5---4---2-----0---------|
A|------------------------|----------------------4---|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
       Then let me take a bite           If they say



Chorus 1:

pm  G      A           D   D/C#     Bm7    A
e|------2--0---------|--2------------------------|
B|---3--3--2---------|-----5--3--2--3--2---------|
G|---4----------2-2--|--------------------4-2----|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|
  Why? Oh why?       Tell them that its human nature

 pm  G        A              Em7           Bm
e|------2-----0-----------|--------------------------|
B|---3--3-----2-----------|--------------------------|
G|---4---------------2-2--|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------5-5-4h5p4-2---|
A|------------------------|------------------------5-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
  Why?   why?      does he do me that way?  If they say



pm  G      A           D   D/C#     Bm7    A
e|------2--0---------|--2------------------------|
B|---3--3--2---------|-----5--3--2--3--2---------|
G|---4----------2-2--|--------------------4-2----|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|
  Why?    why?       Tell them that its human nature


 pm  G        A              Em7           Bm
e|------2-----0-----------|--------------------------|
B|---3--3-----2-----------|--------------------------|
G|---4---------------2-2--|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------5-5-4h5p4-2---|
A|------------------------|------------------------5-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
  Why?   why?      does he do me that way?


Verse 3:
pm G              A            G             A
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------3--3-2------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2----------2----|
D|---------------------4----|---------------------------4-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
   Reaching out
to touch a stranger

pm G              A            G             A
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-2--------|
D|---------------------4----|-----------------------2/4\2-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
     Electric eyes are every  where.

pm G              A            G             Asus4
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------3--3-2-----|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2-----------2--|
D|---------------------4----|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
       See that girl           she knows I'm watching

pm  G              F#m7      Em7         Asus4
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-x-2-|----2---2----2-----2------|
D|------------------------|--5---4---2-----0---------|
A|------------------------|----------------------4---|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
      She likes the way I stare.      If they say


Chorus 2:

pm  G      A           D   D/C#     Bm7    A
e|------2--0---------|--2------------------------|
B|---3--3--2---------|-----5--3--2--3--2---------|
G|---4----------2-2--|--------------------4-2----|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|
  Why? Oh why?       Tell them that its human nature

 pm  G        A              Em7           Bm
e|------2-----0-----------|--------------------------|
B|---3--3-----2-----------|--------------------------|
G|---4---------------2-2--|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------5-5-4h5p4-2---|
A|------------------------|------------------------5-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
  Why?   why?      does he do me that way?  If they say


pm  G      A           D   D/C#     Bm7    A
e|------2--0---------|--2------------------------|
B|---3--3--2---------|-----5--3--2--3--2---------|
G|---4----------2-2--|--------------------4-2----|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|
  Why?    why?       Tell them that its human nature


 pm  G        A              Em7           Bm
e|------2-----0-----------|--------------------------|
B|---3--3-----2-----------|--------------------------|
G|---4---------------2-2--|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------5-5-4h5p4-2---|
A|------------------------|------------------------5-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
    Why?   why?   Do they do me that way?         I like


Bridge:

pm  Em7            Bm7        Em7        Bm7
e|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------5-5-4h5p4-2--------|----5-5-4h5p4-2--------|
A|--------------------5----|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|
   livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
Em9        Bm7          Gmaj7/A
e|-------------------------|---2-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---3-------------------|
G|----/---/-----/-----/----|---4-------------------|
D|-------------------------|---5-------------------|
A|-------------------------|---0-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|


Interlude:

 pm  Gsus2  A     Fmaj7 Em7
e||------------|------------------||
B||--2h3--2---3|h5-5--3--5-----3--||
G||--2----2---4|h5----4----2/4---:|| x2
D||------------|------------------||
A||------------|------------------||
E||------------|------------------||


Verse 4:
pm  G              A          G                Asus4
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------3--3-2------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|--4--x--4--x-2----------2----|
D|---------------------4----|---------------------------4-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
 Looking out
a-cross the morning,

pm  G              A          G                Asus4
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2-|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-2--------|
D|---------------------4----|-----------------------2/4\2-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
  The city's heart begins to beat.


pm  G             A             G              Asus4
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------3--3-2-----|
G|--4--x--4--x-2--x--2----2---|--4--x--4--x-2-----------2--|
D|---------------------4------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   Reaching out
I touch her shoulder

pm G              F#m7      Em7      Asus4
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4--x--4--x-2--x--2-x-2-|----2---2----2-----2------|
D|------------------------|--5---4---2-----0---------|
A|------------------------|----------------------4---|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
      I'm dreaming of the street          If they say


Chorus 3:

pm  G       A      D    D/C#     Bm     A
e|------2---0-----|--2----------------------|
B|---3--3---2-----|------5--3--2-3--2-------|
G|---4--------2-2-|--------------------4-2--|
D|----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|
    Why?    why?  Tell them that its human nature

     G       A          Em7           Bm
e|-----2---0----------|---------------------------|
B|--3--3---2----------|---------------------------|
G|--4----------2--2---|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|-------5-5-4h5p4-2---------|
A|--------------------|--------------------5------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|
  Why?   why? Does he  do me that way? If they say

pm  G       A      D    D/C#     Bm     A
e|------2---0-----|--2----------------------|
B|---3--3---2-----|------5--3--2-3--2-------|
G|---4--------2-2-|--------------------4-2--|
D|----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|
    Why?  why?       ohh         tell them

     G       A            Em7            A11
e|------2--0------------|-------------------------|
B|---3--3--2------------|-------------------------|
G|---4----------2-2-----|-------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------5-5-4h5p4-2-------|
A|----------------------|--------------------5----|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|
    Why?  why? Does  he  do me that way? If they say


pm  G       A      D    D/C#     Bm     A
e|------2---0-----|--2----------------------|
B|---3--3---2-----|------5--3--2-3--2-------|
G|---4--------2-2-|--------------------4-2--|
D|----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|
    Why? Oh why?  Cha-da-cha-sha-sha-sha-sha-sha

     G       A          Em7           Bm
e|-----2---0----------|---------------------------|
B|--3--3---2----------|---------------------------|
G|--4----------2--2---|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|-------5-5-4h5p4-2---------|
A|--------------------|--------------------5------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|
  Why?   why? Does he do me that way? If they say

pm  G       A      D    D/C#     Bm     A
e|------2---0-----|--2----------------------|
B|---3--3---2-----|------5--3--2-3--2-------|
G|---4--------2-2-|--------------------4-2--|
D|----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|
    Why?  why?       * ohh     tell them

     G       A            Em7            G/A
e|------2--0------------|---------------------------|
B|---3--3--2------------|---------------------------|
G|---4----------2-2-----|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------5-5-4h5p4-2-------|
A|----------------------|----------------------5----|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|
    Why?  why? Does he   do me that way? If they say


pm  G       A      D    D/C#     Bm     A
e|------2---0-----|--2----------------------|
B|---3--3---2-----|------5--3--2-3--2-------|
G|---4--------2-2-|--------------------4-2--|
D|----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|
    Why?  why?         ohh     tell them

     G       A            Em7            G/A
e|------2--0------------|---------------------------|
B|---3--3--2------------|---------------------------|
G|---4----------2-2-----|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------5-5-4h5p4-2-------|
A|----------------------|----------------------5----|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|
    Why?  why?   Does he do me that way? If they say


pm  G       A       D    D/C#     Bm    A
e|------2---0-----|--2----------------------|
B|---3--3---2-----|------5--3--2-3--2-------|
G|---4--------2-2-|--------------------4-2--|
D|----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|
   Why   Why       da da da da da da da da

 pm  G     A          Em9                        Gmaj7/A
e|------2--0---------|-------------------------|---------------------|
B|---3--3--2---------|-------------------------|---------------------|
G|---4----------2-2--|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|-------5-5-4h5p4-2-------|------5-5-4h5p4-2----|
A|-------------------|--------------------5----|------------------5--|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
    Why?  why? Does he   do me that way? I like livin' this way   Why


Outro:

   Gsus2  A      Fmaj7 Em7
e||------------|-------------------||
B||--2h3--2---3|h5-5---3--5-----3--||
G||--2----2---4|h5-----4----2/4---:|| x2
D||------------|-------------------||
A||------------|-------------------||
E||------------|-------------------||
   Why?


  Bbmaj7  Am7    Fmaj7 Em7   Bbmaj7#11    Bbmaj7#11
e|-~~~----------|-----------|-------5~~~|-----------|
B|-3------------|-----------|-----5-----|-----------|
G|-2------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|--------------|-----------|-/7--------|-----------|
A|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

Legend:
pm - palm mute
x - dead note (acts as quaver rest)
h - hammer
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~~~ - vibrato



Playing instructions:
Chords:
Gsus2     - 3x0233
G         - xx5433
A         - x02220 or x07655
Fmaj7     - xx7655
Em7       - x79787 or xx2000
F#m7      - xx4222
Asus4     - x0223x
Em9       - 020002
Gmaj7/A   - x05432
Am7       - x02010
Bmaj7     - x13231
Bbmaj7#11 - x13230

NB *palm mute whole song

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