{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1730846,"song":"It Is What It Is","artist":"Nick Santino","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11369431-it-is-what-it-is-chords-by-nick-santino/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1730846?type=chord","rating":4.79175,"votes":6,"content":"Off the album \"Big Skies\"\r\nCapo II (or which ever you prefer)\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI used to be an astronaut when I was just a boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI fell in love with floating through the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]        \r\nMy mother told me, \"son, just aim your arrow at the moon,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd always follow it when things get hard\"[/tab]\r\n  \r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI used to ride the box cars when the circus came to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd tame a couple lions just for fun[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                \r\nAnd then a fella told me, \"son, it's good to do what you enjoy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs long as you just enjoy doing what you love\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause it's a long road back to that place I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the only place that I can call my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen the shorter I will wander down this road[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE 3:\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI used to be an outlaw robbin' banks in the Old West[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a holster and a gun I fought the law[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              \r\nAnd a lady in a bar said, \"money cannot love you back,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if you think it makes you happy, then you're wrong\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause it's a long road back to that place I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the only place that I can call my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen the shorter I will wander down this road[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n           [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n           \r\n\r\nVERSE 4: (Acapella, but you can play the chords if you like)\r\n\r\nThe truth is I'm a boy just tryin' to become a man\r\nAnd I'm not sure what I've got ahead of this\r\nBut I'm thankful for the hand this life has dealt in front of me\r\nAnd what happens next, well it is what it is\r\n\r\nCHORUS/OUTRO:\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause it's a long road back to that place I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the only place that I can call my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen the shorter I will wander down this road[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen the shorter I will wander down this road[/tab]","plain_text":"Off the album \"Big Skies\"\nCapo II (or which ever you prefer)\n\nIntro: C C F C\n       C C G C\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n  \nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3:\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude: C C F G\n           C F G G\n           C C F C\n           F G C C\n           \n\nVERSE 4: (Acapella, but you can play the chords if you like)\n\nThe truth is I'm a boy just tryin' to become a man\nAnd I'm not sure what I've got ahead of this\nBut I'm thankful for the hand this life has dealt in front of me\nAnd what happens next, well it is what it is\n\nCHORUS/OUTRO:","chords":["C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}