It Is What It Is

artist : lifehouse song : it is what it is album : smoke & mirrors standard tuning capo on 2nd fret | notes relative to capo chords used : F#m 244222 Dsus2 xx0230 Esus4 022200 E 022100 A x02220 Bm x24432 C#5 x466 xxintro : F#m Dsus2 Esus4 - E - Esus4 - E ( listen for the strumming pattern ) Verse 1 : F#m Dsus2 Esus4 i was only looking for a shortcut home E but it’s complicated Esus4 E so complicated F#m Dsus2 Esus4 somewhere in this city is a road i know E where we could make it Esus4 E Dsus2 but maybe there’s no making it now Chorus : A too long we’ve been denying E now we’re both tired of trying F#m Dsus2 we hit a wall and we can’t get over it A nothing to relive E it’s water under the Bridge F#m you said it , i get it Dsus2 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 A too long we’ve been denying E now we’re both tired of trying F#m Dsus2 we hit a wall and we can’t get over it A nothing to relive E it’s water under the Bridge F#m you said it , i get it Dsus2 i guess it is what it is Bridge : Dsus2 here it comes ready or not E we both found out it’s not how we thought F#m Bm C#5 ( just 1 strum ) that it would be , how it would be Dsus2 if the time could turn us around E what once was lost may be found F#m Bm C#5 ( just 1 strum ) for you and me , for you and me Solo : same as Intro last Chorus : same as before A too long we’ve been denying E now we’re both tired of trying F#m Dsus2 we hit a wall and we can’t get over it A nothing left to relive E it’s water under the Bridge F#m you said it , i get it Dsus2 ( keep for 2 bars ) i guess it is what it is F#m Dsus2 Esus4 i was only looking for a shortcut home E but it’s complicated Esus4 E so complicated hope it’s right! enjoy! note : if you want to play it without capo use these chords : F#m - - > G#m 244222 Dsus2 - - > E 022100 Esus4 - - > F#sus4 244322 E - - > F# 244422 A - - > B x24442 Bm - - > C#m x46654 C#5 - - > D#5 x688xx