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You're Only Human (Second Wind) chords by
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Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
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Ab
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Ab
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
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Gm
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Ab
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Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse 1
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Gm
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3

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You're having a hard time
Ab
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Eb
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6

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and lately you don't feel so good
Bb
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Gm
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3

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Ab
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Eb
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6

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Bb
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Gm
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Ab
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You're getting a bad reputation
Eb
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6

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in your neighborhood
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Gm
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Ab
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Chorus 1
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Gm
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Ab
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It's alright, it's alright
Eb
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Bb
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sometimes that's what it takes
Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Gm
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3

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You're only human
Ab
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You're allowed to make your
Eb
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6

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Bb
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share of mistakes
Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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(only human, woo, woo)
Verse 2
Fm
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You better believe there will be
Eb
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times in your life
Dm
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When you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool
Gm
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(oh, oh, oh, oh)
Fm
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So take it from me you'll learn
Eb
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6

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more from your accidents
Cm
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Than anything that you could ever
F
F

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learn at school
Bb
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Eb
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6

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Ab
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Db
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Don't forget your second wind
Bb
Bb

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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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Sooner or later you'll get your second wind
Interlude 1
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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Woo, woo, woo yeah
Verse 3
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Gm
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It's not always easy to be
Ab
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Bb
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Gm
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living in this world of pain
Ab
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4

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Bb
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Gm
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You're gonna be crashing
Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Gm
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into stone walls again and again
Ab
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Chorus 2
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Gm
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Ab
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It's alright, it's alright
Eb
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Bb
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Though you feel your heart break
Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Gm
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You're only human
Ab
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Eb
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You're gonna have to deal with heartache
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Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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(only human, woo, woo)
Verse 4
Fm
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Eb
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Just like a boxer in a title fight
D
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Gm
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3

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You got to walk in that ring all alone
Fm
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You're not the only one
Eb
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6

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who's made mistakes
Cm
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3

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But they're the only things
F
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that you can truly call your own
Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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Don't forget your second wind
Bb
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Eb
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Wait in the corner until
Ab
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Db
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that breeze blows in
Bridge 1
Fm
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You've been keeping
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to yourself these days
Gb
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2

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'Cause you're thinking
F
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everything's gone wrong
Eb
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Sometimes you just want
D
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to lay down and die
Gm
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C
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That emotion can be so strong
F
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But hold on
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Till that old second wind
Bb
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Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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comes along
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Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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Solo 1
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Ab
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Gm
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Ab
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(Only human, woo, woo)
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Gm
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Ab
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Gm
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Ab
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(Only human)
Verse 5
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Ab
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You probably don't want to hear advice
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Bb
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Gm
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from someone else
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No
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Gm
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But I wouldn't be telling you if
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I hadn't been there my self
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Hm
Chorus 3
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Ab
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It's alright, it's alright
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Bb
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S- s- sometimes that's all it takes
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Ab
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Gm
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We're only human
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Bb
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We're supposed to make mistakes
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Ab
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(only human, woo, woo)
Verse 6
Fm
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Eb
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But I survived all those long lonely days
D
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When it seemed
Gm
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I did not have a friend
Fm
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Eb
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'Cause all I needed was a little faith
Cm
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So I could catch my breath
F
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and face the world again
Bb
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Ab
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Db
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Don't forget your second wind
Bb
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Eb
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Sooner or later you'll unfeel
Ab
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Db
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that mo- mentum kick in
Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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Don't forget your second wind
Bb
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Eb
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Sooner or later you'll unfeel
Ab
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Db
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that mo- mentum kick in
Outro 1
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Eb
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Don't forget your second wind
Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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(only human, woo, woo, woo)
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Chords

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Fm

  • Dm

  • Cm

    3

  • F

  • Db

    4

  • D

  • G

  • Gb

    2

  • C

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The original key of You're Only Human (Second Wind) by Billy Joel is Bb major.

The primary chords used in You're Only Human (Second Wind) are Bb, Gm, Ab, Eb, Fm, Dm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Gm, Ab, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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