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It Is What It Is

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Verse 1:
	I'Eve been obnoxious
	I've been unconscious
	I've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell
	I've been unrulyA  
	Speakin' truly
	I've been so cool i couldn't hardly even stand myself
Verse 2:
	I've been a monsterE  
	Without a sponsor
	I've been Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde
	I've been a gonerA  
	I've been a loner
	And when my mixture was right
	Hell,i'm a nice bunch of guys
Chorus:
	I am what Bi am 'cause i ain't what i used to bAeE  
	'Cause it Bis what it is but it ain't what it used to AbeE  
Verse 3:
	I been a moverE  
	I was a shaker
	You had a girlfriend
	I tried to snake her
	I've been mysteriousA  
	I've been delirious
	I've been so weird it would have killed a normal man
Verse 4:
	I wanted moneyE  
	I wanted power
	I want a monument
	Kind of like the Eiffel Tower
	I've been lost at sAea
	I've been lost in space
	And when i fall in love
	I fall all over the place
Chorus.
Verse 5:
	And you cAan go on forever and make the same mystakes
	Or you can Bstand up on your hind legs and change your fate
	Go on and Ado until you finally see
	What it is Bthat you was that you don't want to be
Verse 6:
	I was an outlawE  
	I was an in-law
	I was a scapegoat
	That was the last straw
	I hit the highwayA  
	Singin' my way
	But it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone
Verse 7:
	I got a storyE  
	Reflected glory
	Is the way that i've been seein' for most of my life
	I heard the laughterA  
	Up in the rafter
	But i never ever thought that the joke was on me
Chorus(x2).

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It Is What It Is

by The Highwaymen

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Verse 1:

I've been obnoxious

I've been unconscious

I've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell

I've been unruly

Speakin' truly

I've been so cool i couldn't hardly even stand myself

Verse 2:

I've been a monster

Without a sponsor

I've been Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde

I've been a goner

I've been a loner

And when my mixture was right

Hell,i'm a nice bunch of guys

Chorus:

B A E

I am what i am 'cause i ain't what i used to be

B A E

'Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be

Verse 3:

I been a mover

I was a shaker

You had a girlfriend

I tried to snake her

I've been mysterious

I've been delirious

I've been so weird it would have killed a normal man

Verse 4:

I wanted money

I wanted power

I want a monument

Kind of like the Eiffel Tower

I've been lost at sea

I've been lost in space

And when i fall in love

I fall all over the place

Chorus.

Verse 5:

And you can go on forever and make the same mystakes

Or you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate

Go on and do until you finally see

What it is that you was that you don't want to be

Verse 6:

I was an outlaw

I was an in-law

I was a scapegoat

That was the last straw

I hit the highway

Singin' my way

But it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone

Verse 7:

I got a story

Reflected glory

Is the way that i've been seein' for most of my life

I heard the laughter

Up in the rafter

But i never ever thought that the joke was on me

Chorus(x2).

About It Is What It Is Chords by The Highwaymen

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The chords for "It Is What It Is" show the original chord names (including E, A, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.