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It Is What It Is

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From the album "Smoke & Mirrors"
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords:
      Am002210
       F033210
       C032010
       G3X0013
Intro:   Am   F   C   G   C  G  
Verse 1:
Ami was only looking for a Fshortcut home
  Cbut it's complicated 
  Gso complicated 
Amsomewhere in this city is a Froad i know 
  Cwhere we could make it 
  Gbut maybe there's no making it Fnow 
Chorus:
Ctoo long we've been denying 
Gnow we're both tired of trying 
Amwe hit a wall and we can't Fget over it 
Cnothing to relive 
it's Gwater under the bridge 
you sAmaid it, i get it 
i guess it Fis 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
Ctoo long we've been denying 
Gnow we're both tired of trying 
Amwe hit a wall and we can't Fget over it 
Cnothing to relive 
it's Gwater under the bridge 
you Amsaid it, i get it 
i guess it Fis what it is 
Bridge:
Amhere it comes ready or not 
we bGoth found out it's not how we thought 
that Amit would be, how Fit would be G  
Amif the time could turn us around 
what Gonce was lost may be found 
for yAmou and me, for Fyou and me G  
Short solo: same as intro
Chorus 3: same as previous chorus
Ctoo long we've been denying 
Gnow we're both tired of trying 
                         Am   F(pause)
we hit a wall and we can't get over it 
Cnothing left to relive 
it's Gwater under the bridge 
you sAmaid it, i get it 
i guess it Fis what it is 
Ami was only looking for a Fshortcut home
  Cbut it's complicaGted 
  Cso complicaGted 

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It Is What It Is

by Lifehouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

From the album "Smoke & Mirrors"

Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords:

002210

033210

032010

3X0013

Am F C G C G

Intro:

Verse 1:

Am F

i was only looking for a shortcut home

but it's complicated

so complicated

Am F

somewhere in this city is a road i know

where we could make it

G F

but maybe there's no making it now

Chorus:

too long we've been denying

now we're both tired of trying

Am F

we hit a wall and we can't get over it

nothing to relive

it's water under the bridge

you said it, i get it

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

too long we've been denying

now we're both tired of trying

Am F

we hit a wall and we can't get over it

nothing to relive

it's water under the bridge

you said it, i get it

i guess it is what it is

Bridge:

here it comes ready or not

we both found out it's not how we thought

Am F G

that it would be, how it would be

if the time could turn us around

what once was lost may be found

Am F G

for you and me, for you and me

Short solo: same as intro

Chorus 3: same as previous chorus

too long we've been denying

now we're both tired of trying

Am F

(pause)

we hit a wall and we can't get over it

nothing left to relive

it's water under the bridge

you said it, i get it

i guess it is what it is

Am F

i was only looking for a shortcut home

C G

but it's complicated

C G

so complicated

About It Is What It Is Chords by Lifehouse

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