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Jonas Brothers – Only Human Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsDm C Gm

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This is the chord progression of Only Human by Jonas Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|Dm |C |Gm |Gm | x4

[Verse 1]
Dm C Gm
I don’t want this night to end
Dm C Gm
It’s closing time, so leave with me again, yeah
Dm C Gm
You got all my love to spend, oh
Dm C Gm
Let’s find a place where happiness begins

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm C
We’re gonna dance in my living room, slave to the way you move
Gm
Hurts when I’m leaving you (Ay)
Dm C
Just dance in the living room, love with an attitude
Gm
Drunk to an 80s groove (Ay)
Dm C
We’re gonna dance in my living room, slave to the way you move
Gm
Hurts when I’m leaving you (Ayy)
Dm C
Dance in the living room, love with an attitude
Gm
Drunk

[Chorus]
Dm C Gm
It’s only human when you know that it’s real
Dm C Gm
So why would you fight or try to deny the way that you feel?
Dm C Gm
Oh babe, you can’t fool me, your body’s got other plans
Dm C Gm
So stop pretending you’re shy, just come on and dance, dance, dance, dance

[Instrumental]
|Dm |C |Gm |Gm | x2
Oh

[Verse 2]
Gm
Early morning la-la-light
Dm C Gm
Only getting up to close the blinds, oh
Dm C Gm
I’m praying you don’t change your mind
Dm
‘Cause leaving now just don’t feel right
C Gm
Let’s do it one more time, oh babe

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm C
We’re gonna dance in my living room, slave to the way you move
Gm
Hurts when I’m leaving you (Hurts when I’m leaving you)
Dm C
Just dance in the living room, love with an attitude
Gm
Drunk to an 80s groove (Ay)
Dm C
We’re gonna dance in my living room, slave to the way you move
Gm
Hurts when I’m leaving you (Ayy)
Dm C
Dance in the living room, love with an attitude
Gm
Drunk

[Chorus]
Dm C Gm
It’s only human when you know that it’s real (Know that it’s real)
Dm C Gm
So why would you fight or try to deny the way that you feel? (The way that you feel)
Dm C Gm
Oh babe, you can’t fool me, your body’s got other plans
Dm C Gm
So stop pretending you’re shy, just come on and dance, dance, dance, dance

[Post-Chorus]
Dm C Gm
Oh (Dance, oh) woo, ay
Dm C Gm
(Only human) It’s only (‘man), it’s only (‘man), only human
Dm C Gm
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm C Gm
(Only human) It’s only (‘man), it’s only (‘man), only human

[Outro]
|Dm |C

How to play Only Human: key, chords and progression

To play Only Human by Jonas Brothers, think in D minor (one flat: B♭). It takes 3 chords: Dm, C and Gm.

The backbone of the song is Dm – C – Gm – Dm (i – VII – iv – i in D minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.