• Song:

    It Is What It Is

  • Artist:

    Lifehouse

  • Album:

    Smoke & Mirrors

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Standard Tuning
Capo on 2nd fret  |  Notes relative to capo


Intro:  F#m  D9  E4 - E- E4 - E (listen for the strumming pattern)

Verse 1:

F#m                                D9                   E4
i was only looking for a shortcut home
          E
but it's complicated 
E4     E
so complicated 
F#m                                  D9                E4
somewhere in this city is a road i know 
                      E
where we could make it 
E4                        E   D9
but maybe there's no making it now 

Chorus:

A
too long we've been denying 
E
now we're both tired of trying 
F#m                         D9
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
A
nothing to relive 
      E
it's water under the bridge 
     F#m
you said it, i get it 
           D9
i guess it is what it is 


Verse 2: same as verse 1
i was only trying to bury the pain 
but i made you cry and i can't stop the crying 
was only trying to save me 
but i lost you again 
now there's only lying 
wish i could say it's only me 


Chorus 2: same as previous chorus

A
too long we've been denying 
E
now we're both tired of trying 
F#m                         D9
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
A
nothing to relive 
      E
it's water under the bridge 
     F#m
you said it, i get it 
           D9
i guess it is what it is 

Bridge:

D9     
here it comes ready or not 
    E
we both found out it's not how we thought 
     F#m              Bm          C#5(just 1 strum )
that it would be, how it would be 
D9
if the time could turn us around 
     E
what once was lost may be found 
     F#m              Bm       C#5(just 1 strum )
for you and me, for you and me 


Solo: Same as intro


Last Chorus: same as before

A
too long we've been denying 
E
now we're both tired of trying 
F#m                         D9
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
A
nothing left to relive 
     E
it's water under the bridge 
     F#m
you said it, i get it 
           Dsus2 (keep for 2 bars)
i guess it is what it is 

F#m                                D9               E4
i was only looking for a shortcut home
          E
but it's complicated 
E4         E
so complicated 

Hope it's right! Enjoy!
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