What It Is
Mark KnopflerVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The drinking dens are spilling out and staggering in the square
There`s lads and lassies falling about and a crackling in the air
Down around the dungeon doors, the shelters and the keeps
Everybody`s looking for somebody`s arms to fall into this way
That`s what it is now...
(Riff: Sorry, I stole this one..)
fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
H|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------|
D|--4----------------7-----------------------7----6--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9BUBD7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
or:
It`s (that`s) what it is
It`s what it is now
There`s frost on the graves and the monuments but the taverns are warm in town
People curse the government and shovel hot food down
Lights are out in city hall ,the castle and the keep
Moon shines down upon it all the legless and asleep
PRE-Chrorus:
Cold on the tollgate where the wagons creeping through
Cold on the tollgate God knows what I can do with you
(Chorus)
The garnison sleeps in the citadel with the ghosts and the ancient stones
High on the parapet the scottish pipers stands alone
High on the wind the highland drums begin to roll
And something from the past just comes and stares into my soul
Cold on the tollgate where the caledonian blues
Cold on the tollgate god knows what I can do with you
(Chorus)
Theres a chink of light as a burning wick, theres a lantern in the tower
Wee Willie Winkie with the candle sticks still writing songs in the wee Wee hours
On charlotte street they take a walking stick from my hotel
The ghost of Dirty Dick is still in search of little nell
(Chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for What It Is by Mark Knopfler
[F#m] [A] [D] [A]
[F#m] [A] [D] [E]
[F#m]The drinking dens are spilling out and sta[A]ggering in the square
[D]There`s lads and lassies falling about and [A]a crackling in [E]the air
[F#m]Down around the dungeon doors, the shelte[A]rs and the keeps
[D]Everybody`s looking for somebody[A]`s arms to fall [E]into this w[F#m]ay
That`s what it is now...
(Riff: Sorry, I stole this one..)
fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
H|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------|
D|--4----------------7-----------------------7----6--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9BUBD7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
or: [F#m] [A] [D] [E]
It`s (that`s) wh[F#m]at it is[A] [D] [A]
It`s what it is [F#m]now [A] [D] [E]
There`s frost on the graves and the monuments but the taverns are warm in town
People curse the government and shovel hot food down
Lights are out in city hall ,the castle and the keep
Moon shines down upon it all the legless and asleep
PRE-Chrorus:
[D]Cold on the tollgate where the wag[A]ons creeping through
[D]Cold on the tollgate God kn[A]ows what I [E]can do with you
(Chorus)
The garnison sleeps in the citadel with the ghosts and the ancient stones
High on the parapet the scottish pipers stands alone
High on the wind the highland drums begin to roll
And something from the past just comes and stares into my soul
[D]Cold on the tollgate where the[A] caledonian blues
[D]Cold on the tollgate god [A]knows what I can do[E] with you
(Chorus)
Theres a chink of light as a burning wick, theres a lantern in the tower
Wee Willie Winkie with the candle sticks still writing songs in the wee Wee hours
On charlotte street they take a walking stick from my hotel
The ghost of Dirty Dick is still in search of little nell
(Chorus)