Chords for MARK KNOPFLER - What It Is - long Version
Tempo:
121.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
F#m
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] It's what [F#m] it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
It's what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] Hear the frost on the graves and the [A] monuments, but the taverns are warm in town.
[D] People curse the [A] government and [E] shove a lot of food [F#m] down.
Lights are out in City [A] Hall, the castle and the keep.
[D] The moon shines down upon it [A] all, the [E] legless and the [D] sleepless.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the wagons creeping through.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] The garrison sleeps in the [A] citadel with the ghost and the ancient stone.
[D] High on the [A] parapet, a Scottish [E] piper stands [F#m] alone.
High on the wind, [A] the highland drums begin to roll.
[D] Something from the past just [A] comes and [E] stares into my [D] soul.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] let the drums beat the tattoo.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's what it [D] is.
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] In a heart with incense glowing [A] on his fingers by the green.
[D] I've walked inside his shoes [A] before, so I always [E] buy his magazine.
[F#m] He's with a local mystery [A] with bloodstains on her hand.
[D] I like the way she wins [A] me, but I leave [E] her with a highway [D] man.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the Caledonian blues.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do [F#m] with you.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's what it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's [A]
[D] [A] what [E] it is.
[F#m] It's what it is.
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] There's a chink of light, there's a burning [A] wick, there's a lantern in a [D] tower.
We will drink it with the [A] candlesticks until writing [E] songs in a weenie house.
On Charlotte Street I take a [A] walking stick from my hotel.
[D] A ghost of dirty [A] dick is still in search of fiddle now.
It's what it is.
[B]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is now.
[E] It's [F#m] what it is, [D]
[E] [F#m] what it is now
[F#] [F#m] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] It's what [F#m] it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
It's what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] Hear the frost on the graves and the [A] monuments, but the taverns are warm in town.
[D] People curse the [A] government and [E] shove a lot of food [F#m] down.
Lights are out in City [A] Hall, the castle and the keep.
[D] The moon shines down upon it [A] all, the [E] legless and the [D] sleepless.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the wagons creeping through.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] The garrison sleeps in the [A] citadel with the ghost and the ancient stone.
[D] High on the [A] parapet, a Scottish [E] piper stands [F#m] alone.
High on the wind, [A] the highland drums begin to roll.
[D] Something from the past just [A] comes and [E] stares into my [D] soul.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] let the drums beat the tattoo.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's what it [D] is.
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] In a heart with incense glowing [A] on his fingers by the green.
[D] I've walked inside his shoes [A] before, so I always [E] buy his magazine.
[F#m] He's with a local mystery [A] with bloodstains on her hand.
[D] I like the way she wins [A] me, but I leave [E] her with a highway [D] man.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the Caledonian blues.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do [F#m] with you.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's what it is.
[D]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
[D]
[E] [F#m] It's [A]
[D] [A] what [E] it is.
[F#m] It's what it is.
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] There's a chink of light, there's a burning [A] wick, there's a lantern in a [D] tower.
We will drink it with the [A] candlesticks until writing [E] songs in a weenie house.
On Charlotte Street I take a [A] walking stick from my hotel.
[D] A ghost of dirty [A] dick is still in search of fiddle now.
It's what it is.
[B]
[E] It's [F#m] what it is now.
[E] It's [F#m] what it is, [D]
[E] [F#m] what it is now
[F#] [F#m] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m] [D]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E]
Key:
D
E
F#m
A
F#
D
E
F#m
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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] It's what [F#m] it is.
_ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] Hear the frost on the graves and the [A] monuments, but the taverns are warm in town.
[D] People curse the [A] government and [E] shove a lot of food [F#m] down.
Lights are out in City [A] Hall, the castle and the keep.
[D] The moon shines down upon it [A] all, the [E] legless and the [D] sleepless.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the wagons creeping through.
[D] _ Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] The garrison sleeps in the [A] citadel with the ghost and the ancient stone.
[D] _ High on the [A] parapet, a Scottish [E] piper stands [F#m] alone.
High on the wind, [A] the highland drums begin to roll.
[D] Something from the past just [A] comes and [E] stares into my [D] soul.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] let the drums beat the tattoo.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] It's what it _ [D] is. _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] In a heart with incense glowing [A] on his fingers by the green.
[D] I've walked inside his shoes [A] before, so I always [E] buy his magazine.
[F#m] He's with a local mystery [A] with bloodstains on her hand.
[D] I like the way she wins [A] me, but I leave [E] her with a highway [D] man.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the Caledonian blues.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do [F#m] with you.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] It's what it is.
_ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] It's _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] what [E] it is.
[F#m] It's what it is.
[A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] There's a chink of light, there's a burning [A] wick, there's a lantern in a [D] tower.
We will drink it with the [A] candlesticks until writing [E] songs in a weenie house.
On Charlotte Street I take a [A] walking stick from my hotel.
[D] A ghost of dirty [A] dick is still in search of fiddle now.
It's what it is.
[B] _ _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is now. _ _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is, [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] what it is now
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[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] It's what [F#m] it is.
_ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] Hear the frost on the graves and the [A] monuments, but the taverns are warm in town.
[D] People curse the [A] government and [E] shove a lot of food [F#m] down.
Lights are out in City [A] Hall, the castle and the keep.
[D] The moon shines down upon it [A] all, the [E] legless and the [D] sleepless.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the wagons creeping through.
[D] _ Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] The garrison sleeps in the [A] citadel with the ghost and the ancient stone.
[D] _ High on the [A] parapet, a Scottish [E] piper stands [F#m] alone.
High on the wind, [A] the highland drums begin to roll.
[D] Something from the past just [A] comes and [E] stares into my [D] soul.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] let the drums beat the tattoo.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do with [F#m] you.
It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] It's what it _ [D] is. _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] In a heart with incense glowing [A] on his fingers by the green.
[D] I've walked inside his shoes [A] before, so I always [E] buy his magazine.
[F#m] He's with a local mystery [A] with bloodstains on her hand.
[D] I like the way she wins [A] me, but I leave [E] her with a highway [D] man.
Cold on the toll gate, [A] with the Caledonian blues.
[D] Cold on the toll [A] gate, God knows [E] what I could do [F#m] with you.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] It's what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] It's what it is.
_ [D] _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] It's _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] what [E] it is.
[F#m] It's what it is.
[A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] There's a chink of light, there's a burning [A] wick, there's a lantern in a [D] tower.
We will drink it with the [A] candlesticks until writing [E] songs in a weenie house.
On Charlotte Street I take a [A] walking stick from my hotel.
[D] A ghost of dirty [A] dick is still in search of fiddle now.
It's what it is.
[B] _ _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is now. _ _ _
[E] It's [F#m] what it is, [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] what it is now
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