{"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":70947,"song":"It Is What It Is","artist":"The Highwaymen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/70947-it-is-what-it-is-chords-by-the-highwaymen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/70947?type=chord","rating":4.84046,"votes":5,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\n************* IT IS WHAT IT IS *************\r\n\r\nwritten by Stephen Burton and John Fleming\r\n\r\nperformed by Waylon Jennings\r\n             Kris Kristofferson\r\n\t     Willie Nelson\r\n\t     Johnny Cash\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab]\t  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI've been obnoxious[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI've been unconscious\r\n\r\n\tI've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tI've been unruly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tSpeakin' truly\r\n\r\n\tI've been so cool i couldn't hardly even stand myself\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI've been a monster[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tWithout a sponsor\r\n\r\n\tI've been Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tI've been a goner[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI've been a loner\r\n\r\n\tAnd when my mixture was right\r\n\r\n\tHell,i'm a nice bunch of guys\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI am what i am 'cause i ain't what i used to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]                                           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\t'Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI been a mover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI was a shaker\r\n\r\n\tYou had a girlfriend\r\n\r\n\tI tried to snake her\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tI've been mysterious[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI've been delirious\r\n\r\n\tI've been so weird it would have killed a normal man\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 4:\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI wanted money[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI wanted power\r\n\r\n\tI want a monument\r\n\r\n\tKind of like the Eiffel Tower\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tI've been lost at sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI've been lost in space\r\n\r\n\tAnd when i fall in love\r\n\r\n\tI fall all over the place\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus.\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 5:\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tAnd you can go on forever and make the same mystakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\tOr you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tGo on and do until you finally see[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\tWhat it is that you was that you don't want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 6:\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI was an outlaw[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tI was an in-law\r\n\r\n\tI was a scapegoat\r\n\r\n\tThat was the last straw\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tI hit the highway[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tSingin' my way\r\n\r\n\tBut it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 7:\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tI got a story[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tReflected glory\r\n\r\n\tIs the way that i've been seein' for most of my life\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\tI heard the laughter[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tUp in the rafter\r\n\r\n\tBut i never ever thought that the joke was on me\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus(x2).\r\n\r\nPerret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\n************* IT IS WHAT IT IS *************\n\nwritten by Stephen Burton and John Fleming\n\nperformed by Waylon Jennings\n             Kris Kristofferson\n\t     Willie Nelson\n\t     Johnny Cash\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\tI've been unconscious\n\n\tI've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell\n\n\n\tSpeakin' truly\n\n\tI've been so cool i couldn't hardly even stand myself\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\tWithout a sponsor\n\n\tI've been Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde\n\n\n\tI've been a loner\n\n\tAnd when my mixture was right\n\n\tHell,i'm a nice bunch of guys\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\tI was a shaker\n\n\tYou had a girlfriend\n\n\tI tried to snake her\n\n\n\tI've been delirious\n\n\tI've been so weird it would have killed a normal man\n\n\nVerse 4:\n\n\n\tI wanted power\n\n\tI want a monument\n\n\tKind of like the Eiffel Tower\n\n\n\tI've been lost in space\n\n\tAnd when i fall in love\n\n\tI fall all over the place\n\n\nChorus.\n\n\nVerse 5:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 6:\n\n\n\tI was an in-law\n\n\tI was a scapegoat\n\n\tThat was the last straw\n\n\n\tSingin' my way\n\n\tBut it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone\n\n\nVerse 7:\n\n\n\tReflected glory\n\n\tIs the way that i've been seein' for most of my life\n\n\n\tUp in the rafter\n\n\tBut i never ever thought that the joke was on me\n\n\nChorus(x2).\n\nPerret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr","chords":["E","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}