It Is What It Is
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Ebm Gb Bmaj7
[Verse 1]
Ebm Gb Bmaj7
Talking to the wall 'cause, at least, I hear an echo-oh, oh-oh (Oh, oh-oh)
Ebm Gb Bmaj7
Carrying my cross 'til my spirit has to let go-oh, oh-oh (Oh, oh-oh)
Ebm Gb
Gave up finding one good reason
Bmaj7 Bb
I've stopped trying to stop this bleedin', no-oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Bmaj7
Runnin' out of all these alibis
Bb
(When they ask me how I'm holding up)
Bbm
I can feel me cavin' in
NC
And now all that I can say
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm
It is, it is, it is what it is
Ebm Bbm
All the things I couldn't change
Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm
I lay with someone else's sins
Ebm Bbm
Let my soul just fly away
Bmaj7 Ebm
All the way up to heaven's light
Bbm B
I pound those gates with no reply
Ebm Bbm
Oh-oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
Ebm Gb Bmaj7
I feel everything and nothing at the same time (Oh, I've gone so numb)
Ebm Gb Bmaj7
Oh, the pain is so exquisite, I don't even ask why (Oh, but here you come)
Ebm Gb
You're walking on the water that I'm drownin' in
Bmaj7 Bb
Thought I heard a whisper, was it just the wind again?
[Pre-Chorus]
Bmaj7
Oh, the trail of blood I'm followin'
Bb
(Followin', followin', followin')
Bbm
And if I'm the one to blame
NC
I guess all that I can say
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm
It is, it is, it is what it is
Ebm Bbm
All the things I couldn't change
Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm
I lay with someone else's sins
Ebm Bbm
Let my soul just fly away
Bmaj7 Ebm
All the way up to heaven's light
Bbm B
I pound those gates with no reply
Ebm Bbm
Oh-oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh
[Bridge]
B Ebm
Oh, when I grow numb, but I can't weep
Bbm
Wake up but I don't sleep
B Ebm Bbm
And I didn't choose this hell
B Ebm Bbm
Oh, when I'm the wolf among the sheep
Abm
Wake up but I don't sleep
Gb
Father, save me from myself, ooh-hm
[Outro]
B Ebm Bbm B
(Hm-mm) It is, it is, it is, it is
Ebm Bbm
Hm, yeah-yeah
B Ebm
And my throat's gone numb, my words go dry
Bbm B
But you alone, keep me alive
Ebm Bbm
It is, it is, it is what it is
How to play It Is What It Is
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.