• Song:

    It Is What It Is

  • Artist:

    Lifehouse

  • Album:

    Smoke & Mirrors

Artist: Lifehouse
Song: It Is What It Is
Album: Smoke & Mirrors

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

Chords Used: F#m   244222
             Dsus2 xx0230
             Esus4 022200
             E     022100
             A     x02220
             Bm    x24432
             C#5   x466xx


Intro:  F#m  Dsus2  Esus4 - E- Esus4 - E (listen for the strumming pattern)

Verse 1:

F#m                                Dsus2                   Esus4
i was only looking for a shortcut home
          E
but it's complicated 
Esus4     E
so complicated 
F#m                                  Dsus2                Esus4
somewhere in this city is a road i know 
                      E
where we could make it 
Esus4                        E   Dsus2
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                         Dsus2
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 
           Dsus2
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                         Dsus2
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 
           Dsus2
i guess it is what it is 

Bridge:

Dsus2     
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 
Dsus2
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                         Dsus2
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                                Dsus2               Esus4
i was only looking for a shortcut home
          E
but it's complicated 
Esus4         E
so complicated 

Hope it's right! Enjoy!

NOTE: if you want to play it without capo use these chords:
                         
             F#m   --> G#m    244222
             Dsus2 --> E      022100
             Esus4 --> F#sus4 244322
             E     --> F#     244422
             A     --> B      x24442
             Bm    --> C#m    x46654
             C#5   --> D#5    x688xx
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