• 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#5  D5  E5 - E- E5 - E5 (listen for the strumming pattern)

Verse 1:

F#5                                D5                   E5
i was only looking for a shortcut home
          E5
but it's complicated 
E5     E5
so complicated 
F#5                                  D5                E5
somewhere in this city is a road i know 
                      E5
where we could make it 
E5                        E5   D5
but maybe there's no making it now 

Chorus:

A5
too long we've been denying 
E5
now we're both tired of trying 
F#5                         D5
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
A5
nothing to relive 
      E5
it's water under the bridge 
     F#5
you said it, i get it 
           D5
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

A5
too long we've been denying 
E5
now we're both tired of trying 
F#5                         D5
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
A5
nothing to relive 
      E5
it's water under the bridge 
     F#5
you said it, i get it 
           D5
i guess it is what it is 

Bridge:

D5     
here it comes ready or not 
    E5
we both found out it's not how we thought 
     F#5              B5          C#5(just 1 strum )
that it would be, how it would be 
D5
if the time could turn us around 
     E5
what once was lost may be found 
     F#5              B5       C#5(just 1 strum )
for you and me, for you and me 


Solo: Same as intro


Last Chorus: same as before

A5
too long we've been denying 
E5
now we're both tired of trying 
F#5                         D5
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
A5
nothing left to relive 
     E5
it's water under the bridge 
     F#5
you said it, i get it 
           Dsus2 (keep for 2 bars)
i guess it is what it is 

F#5                                D5               E5
i was only looking for a shortcut home
          E5
but it's complicated 
E5         E5
so complicated 

Hope it's right! Enjoy!
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