Intro: Ebm Gb Bmaj7 Verse 1: Ebm Gb Bmaj7 Talking to the wall 'cause, at least, I hear an echo-oh, oh-oh (Oh, oh-oh) Ebm Gb Bmaj7 Carrying my cross 'til my spirit has to let go-oh, oh-oh (Oh, oh-oh) Ebm Gb Gave up finding one good reason Bmaj7 Bb I've stopped trying to stop this bleedin', no-oh Pre-chorus: Bmaj7 Runnin' out of all these alibis Bb (When they ask me how I'm holding up) Bbm I can feel me cavin' in (nc) And now all that I can say Chorus: Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm It is, it is, it is what it is Ebm Bbm All the things I couldn't change Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm I lay with someone else's sins Ebm Bbm Let my soul just fly away Bmaj7 Ebm All the way up to heaven's light Bbm B I pound those gates with no reply Ebm Bbm Oh-oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh Verse 2: Ebm Gb Bmaj7 I feel everything and nothing at the same time (Oh, I've gone so numb) Ebm Gb Bmaj7 Oh, the pain is so exquisite, I don't even ask why (Oh, but here you come) Ebm Gb You're walking on the water that I'm drownin' in Bmaj7 Bb Thought I heard a whisper, was it just the wind again? Pre-chorus: Bmaj7 Oh, the trail of blood I'm followin' Bb (Followin', followin', followin') Bbm And if I'm the one to blame (nc) I guess all that I can say Chorus: Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm It is, it is, it is what it is Ebm Bbm All the things I couldn't change Bmaj7 Ebm Bbm I lay with someone else's sins Ebm Bbm Let my soul just fly away Bmaj7 Ebm All the way up to heaven's light Bbm B I pound those gates with no reply Ebm Bbm Oh-oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh Bridge: B Ebm Oh, when I grow numb, but I can't weep Bbm Wake up but I don't sleep B Ebm Bbm And I didn't choose this hell B Ebm Bbm Oh, when I'm the wolf among the sheep Abm Wake up but I don't sleep Gb Father, save me from myself, ooh-hm Outro: B Ebm Bbm B (Hm-mm) It is, it is, it is, it is Ebm Bbm Hm, yeah-yeah B Ebm And my throat's gone numb, my words go dry Bbm B But you alone, keep me alive Ebm Bbm It is, it is, it is what it is This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
it is what it is chords by Abe Parker
Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad
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d
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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play it is what it is on ukulele
A good starting strum for this style is the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. On this page the song is in Eb minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level.
7 ukulele chords used in "it is what it is" by Abe Parker: Bb, Bbm, B, Bmaj7, Ebm, Gb and Abm
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