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Human Nature by Michael Jackson

Human Nature tab by Michael Jackson

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  • 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|----------------|-------------------|


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  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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