What It Is

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Amy Winehouse - What It Is
Tabbed by: tobini
[Intro/Outro]
Cm7b5 B7b5 Bb7sus4 Bb7#5
e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| e|-----|
B|--7--| B|--6--| B|--6--| B|--7--|
G|--8--| G|--8--| G|--8--| G|--7--|
D|--8--| D|--7--| D|--6--| D|--6--|
A|-----| A|-----| A|-----| A|-----|
E|--8--| E|--7--| E|--6--| E|--6--|
[Part 1]
(starts singing):
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
e|-----| e|-----|
B|--7--| B|--7--|
G|--8--| G|--7--|
D|--8--| D|--6--|
A|-----| A|-----|
E|--8--| E|--6--|
[Part 2]
Dbm7 Gb9 Ebm7 Ab9 Cm7 Gb7
e|-----| e|-----| e|------| e|------| e|-----| e|-----|
B|--9--| B|--9--| B|--11--| B|--11--| B|--8--| B|--2--|
G|--9--| G|--9--| G|--11--| G|--11--| G|--8--| G|--3--|
D|--9--| D|--8--| D|--11--| D|--10--| D|--8--| D|--2--|
A|-----| A|--9--| A|------| A|--11--| A|-----| A|-----|
E|--9--| E|-----| E|--11--| E|------| E|--8--| E|--2--|
[Part 3]
F#m7 Am7 Emaj7 C#m7 C#7
e|-----| e|-----| e|-(7)--| e|-----| e|-----|
B|--2--| B|--5--| B|--9---| B|--5--| B|--6--|
G|--2--| G|--5--| G|--8---| G|--4--| G|--4--|
D|--2--| D|--5--| D|--9---| D|-----| D|-(3)-|
A|-----| A|-----| A|--7---| A|--4--| A|--4--|
E|--2--| E|--5--| E|------| E|-----| E|-----|
[Part 4]
Ebmaj7 Abm7
e|-(6)-| e|-----|
B|--8--| B|--4--|
G|--7--| G|--4--|
D|--8--| D|--4--|
A|--6--| A|-----|
E|-----| E|--4--|
Lyrics with chords:
[Intro]
Cm7b5B7b5Bb7sus4Bb7#5
x2
[Part 1]
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
I can see you ahead of me
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
But I'm not always forward thinkin'
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
I tell you what you want to hear
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
It depends on what I've been drinkin'
[Part 2]
Dbm7 Gb9
Cause everything I do or say
Ebm7 Ab9 Cm7Dbm7
-
Makes it hard for you to stay
Dbm7 Gb7
We both know What it is
[Part 1]
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
Now-a-days we talk too much
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
Like your forgetting all the good shit
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
You decide what’s wrong with me
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
I always used to let you say
[Part 2]
Dbm7 Gb9
But now I like to think out loud
Ebm7 Ab9 Cm7Dbm7
-
Your runnin' with some different crowd
Dbm7 Gb7
We both know what it is
[Part 3]
F#m7
I don’t know you anymore
Am7
Supposed to be the man
Emaj7 C#m7
That I live my life by
F#m7
And your attitude become a bore
Am7 Emaj7 C#7
And I'm so tired I cant even cry, cry
[Part 1]
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
Mr Ultra sensitive
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
Ill never let myself forget you
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
Messed each other up you know
Cm7b5 Bb7#5
So Im sorry if I upset you
[Part 2]
Dbm7 Gb9
Tomorrow is another day
Ebm7 Ab9 Cm7Dbm7
-
So I'll call you cause thats OK
Dbm7 Gb7
We both know what it is
[Part 3]
F#m7
I don’t know you anymore
Am7
Supposed to be the man
Emaj7 C#m7
That I live my life by
F#m7
And your attitude become a bore
Am7 Emaj7
And I'm so tired I cant even cry
C#7
I cant even cry
[Part 4]
Ebmaj7
Relationship doesn’t remain
Abm7
We resonate on different flames
Ebmaj7
I could cut you down again
Abm7
If you were like all other men
Ebmaj7
If you were like all other men
Abm7
I know that I could shut you down again
Ebmaj7 Abm7
But my friend, but my friend
[Part 3]
F#m7
I don’t know you anymore
Am7
Supposed to be the man
Emaj7 C#m7
That I live my life by
F#m7
And your attitude become a bore
Am7 Emaj7 C#7
And I'm so tired I cant even cry
F#m7
I don’t know you anymore
Am7
Supposed to be the man
Emaj7 C#m7
That I live my life by
F#m7
And your attitude become a bore
Am7 Emaj7 C#7
And I'm so tired I cant even cry
[Outro]
Cm7b5B7b5Bb7sus4Bb7#5
x2

What It Is chords and lyrics

Free chords for What It Is by Amy Winehouse. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Amy Winehouse - What It Is
Tabbed by: tobini
[Intro/Outro]
[Part 1]
(starts singing):
[Part 2]
[Part 3]
[Part 4]
Lyrics with chords:
[Intro]
Cm7b5  B7b5  Bb7sus4  Bb7#5   x2
[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Part 3]
[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Part 3]
[Part 4]
[Part 3]
[Outro]
Cm7b5  B7b5  Bb7sus4  Bb7#5  x2

What It Is Chords by Amy Winehouse

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What It Is Chords · Amy Winehouse