New York Dolls

Human Being(Chords)

New York Dolls

Key: A

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	        (intro) A D 

A 
Well if you don't like it 
            D 
Can Go ahead, find yourself a saint 
Go ahead now, 
A 
Try to find a boy 
                          D 
who's gonna be what I ain't 

now what you need is 
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A plastic doll with a fresh coat of paint 
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Who's gonna sit through the madness 
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And always acts so quaint 
              D 
Said yeah yeah yeah 
( A         D ) 
With your new friend 
You're really making a scene 
And I see you bouncing around 
From machine to machine 
And you know 

( F#m         A ) 
They're never real, they're 
Never what they seem 
And you can try to generate some warmth 
And you see just what I mean 
          D 
I said yeah yeah yeah 

( A         D ) 
And If I'm acting like a king 
Well that's cause I'm a human being 
and if I want too many things 
don't you know that 
I'm a human being 
and if I've got to dream 
baby baby baby yeah 
I'm a human being 
and when it gets a bit obscene 
(wooah) I'm a human being 

    ( F#m          A ) 
And I've just got to go around 
With my head hung down 
Just like a human, babe, 
An unknown human being 
And I can hold my head so high 
                                 D 
Cause I'm a human, a riff raff human being 

( A          D ) 
why won't you give me a little sip 
why don't you try me on a drag of that cigarette 
why don't you try to give me something 
that I will never ever forget 

         ( F#m        A ) 
But now don't you blow it all 
on a million dollar bet 
because you're liable to lose it 
on the best lovin' you've had yet 
                   D 
I'm beggin yeah yeah oh yeah 

( A          D ) 
And If I'm acting like a king 
Well that's cause I'm a human being 
I want too many things 
Don't you know that 
I'm a human being 
And if I've got to dream 
I said well, I'm a human being 
And when it gets a bit obscene 
(wooah) I'm a human being 

      ( F#m      A ) 
And I've got to go around 
With my head hung down 
Just like a human, babe 
An unknown human being 
and I can hold my head so high 
                                      D 
Cause I'm a human, a riff raff human being 
                                        A 
In fact I'm talking about the human race 
                                  D 
You're trying to cover up the big disgrace 
        A 
I said yeah yeah yeah, 
D 
Oh C'mon C'mon C'mon 
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah 

(solo) A D   
       F#m A D 

( A D ) 
Well I may think that this whole scene is just a 
Too appalling for me 
Or I may be the type who's just a mad about 
Every little thing that I see 
Well I can 


(F#m  A) 
Color that with mystery 
Or make it just what I want it to be 
While I'm blowing my change on the fan magazines 
With all the Hollywood refugees, screaming 
              D 
Yeah yeah, oh yeah 

( A         D ) 
And If I'm acting like a king 
I said well, I'm a human being 
And if I want too many things 
don't you know that 
I'm a human being 
And if I've got to dream 
Baby baby, I'm a human being 
And when it gets a bit obscene 
(wooah) I'm a human being 

(solo) A D  
       F#m A 

( F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A A D )
	        

Written by David Johansen/Johnny Thunders

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