The Highwayman - It Is What It Is Chords
Tempo:
123.55 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
Bm
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[E] [D] [Em]
[E] I've been [D] obnoxious, [E] I've been unconscious, I've been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I've [G] been unruly, [A] speaking truly.
I've been so cool I couldn't [E] hardly even stand myself.
I've been a monster without a sponsor.
I've been Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
I've [G] been a goner, [Am] I've been a loner, and when my mixture was [E] right, well I'm a nice
bunch of guys.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be.
[Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what it used [E] to be.
[Em]
[E] I've been a [Em] mover, I [D] was a shaker, [E] he had a [D] girlfriend, [Em] I tried to snake her.
I've been mysterious, [Dm] I've been [Em] delirious, [E] I've been so weird it would [Em] have killed a normal [E] man.
I wanted [D] money, [E] I wanted power, I want a monument kinda like a [Em] Eiffel Tower.
[G] I've been lost at sea, [D] I've been lost [A] in [Em] space, and when I fall in love I fall all
[E] over the place.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I [A] ain't what I [Em] used to be.
[Bm] Cause [D] it is what it is but it ain't what [Em] it used to be.
You [A] can go on forever and make the same mistake, [E] or you can stand up on your hind legs and
change your fate.
[A] Go on and do until you finally [B] see what it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[G] Walking for [A] you.
[G] [B]
[G] I [A]
[Bm]
[E] was an [Dm] outlaw, [E] I [D] was an in [Em]-law, I was a [D] [Em] scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I [G] hit the highway, [A] singing my way, [E] but it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone.
I got a story, reflected glory, it's the way that I've been seeing for most of my [G] life.
I heard the laughter [A] up in the [Em] rafters, but [Bm] I never ever [Em] [Bm] thought that the joke [Em] was on me.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't [Em] what I used to be.
Well maybe just a little.
[Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [Em] what it used to be.
[B] Yeah, I am [Bm] what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be.
[B] Cause it [Bm] is what it is [D] but it ain't what it [Bm] used to be.
[A] [E]
[E]
[Bm]
[E] [D] [Em]
[E] I've been [D] obnoxious, [E] I've been unconscious, I've been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I've [G] been unruly, [A] speaking truly.
I've been so cool I couldn't [E] hardly even stand myself.
I've been a monster without a sponsor.
I've been Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
I've [G] been a goner, [Am] I've been a loner, and when my mixture was [E] right, well I'm a nice
bunch of guys.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be.
[Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what it used [E] to be.
[Em]
[E] I've been a [Em] mover, I [D] was a shaker, [E] he had a [D] girlfriend, [Em] I tried to snake her.
I've been mysterious, [Dm] I've been [Em] delirious, [E] I've been so weird it would [Em] have killed a normal [E] man.
I wanted [D] money, [E] I wanted power, I want a monument kinda like a [Em] Eiffel Tower.
[G] I've been lost at sea, [D] I've been lost [A] in [Em] space, and when I fall in love I fall all
[E] over the place.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I [A] ain't what I [Em] used to be.
[Bm] Cause [D] it is what it is but it ain't what [Em] it used to be.
You [A] can go on forever and make the same mistake, [E] or you can stand up on your hind legs and
change your fate.
[A] Go on and do until you finally [B] see what it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[G] Walking for [A] you.
[G] [B]
[G] I [A]
[Bm]
[E] was an [Dm] outlaw, [E] I [D] was an in [Em]-law, I was a [D] [Em] scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I [G] hit the highway, [A] singing my way, [E] but it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone.
I got a story, reflected glory, it's the way that I've been seeing for most of my [G] life.
I heard the laughter [A] up in the [Em] rafters, but [Bm] I never ever [Em] [Bm] thought that the joke [Em] was on me.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't [Em] what I used to be.
Well maybe just a little.
[Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [Em] what it used to be.
[B] Yeah, I am [Bm] what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be.
[B] Cause it [Bm] is what it is [D] but it ain't what it [Bm] used to be.
[A] [E]
Key:
Em
E
Bm
A
D
Em
E
Bm
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] I've been [D] obnoxious, [E] I've been unconscious, I've been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I've [G] been unruly, _ [A] speaking truly.
_ I've been so cool I couldn't [E] hardly even stand myself.
I've been a monster without a sponsor.
I've been Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
I've [G] been a goner, _ [Am] I've been a loner, and when my mixture was [E] right, well I'm a nice
bunch of guys.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what it used [E] to be.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ I've been a [Em] mover, I [D] was a shaker, [E] he had a [D] girlfriend, [Em] I tried to snake her.
_ I've been mysterious, _ [Dm] I've been [Em] delirious, [E] I've been so weird it would [Em] have killed a normal [E] man.
I wanted [D] money, _ [E] I wanted power, _ I want a monument kinda like a [Em] Eiffel Tower.
[G] I've been lost at sea, [D] I've been lost [A] in [Em] space, and when I fall in love I fall all
[E] over the place.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I [A] ain't what I [Em] used to be. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Cause [D] it is what it is but it ain't what [Em] it used to be. _ _ _ _
_ You [A] can go on forever and make the same mistake, [E] or you can stand up on your hind legs and
change your fate.
[A] _ Go on and do until you finally [B] see what it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[G] Walking for [A] you. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ I [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] was an [Dm] outlaw, [E] I [D] was an in [Em]-law, I was a [D] [Em] scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I [G] hit the highway, [A] singing my way, [E] but it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone.
I got a story, _ reflected glory, it's the way that I've been seeing for most of my [G] life.
I heard the laughter _ [A] up in the [Em] rafters, but [Bm] I never ever [Em] [Bm] thought that the joke [Em] was on me.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't [Em] what I used to be.
Well maybe just a little. _ _
_ [Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [Em] what it used to be. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Yeah, I am [Bm] what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be. _ _ _
_ [B] Cause it [Bm] is what it is [D] but it ain't what it [Bm] used to be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] I've been [D] obnoxious, [E] I've been unconscious, I've been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I've [G] been unruly, _ [A] speaking truly.
_ I've been so cool I couldn't [E] hardly even stand myself.
I've been a monster without a sponsor.
I've been Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
I've [G] been a goner, _ [Am] I've been a loner, and when my mixture was [E] right, well I'm a nice
bunch of guys.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what it used [E] to be.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ I've been a [Em] mover, I [D] was a shaker, [E] he had a [D] girlfriend, [Em] I tried to snake her.
_ I've been mysterious, _ [Dm] I've been [Em] delirious, [E] I've been so weird it would [Em] have killed a normal [E] man.
I wanted [D] money, _ [E] I wanted power, _ I want a monument kinda like a [Em] Eiffel Tower.
[G] I've been lost at sea, [D] I've been lost [A] in [Em] space, and when I fall in love I fall all
[E] over the place.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I [A] ain't what I [Em] used to be. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Cause [D] it is what it is but it ain't what [Em] it used to be. _ _ _ _
_ You [A] can go on forever and make the same mistake, [E] or you can stand up on your hind legs and
change your fate.
[A] _ Go on and do until you finally [B] see what it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[G] Walking for [A] you. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ I [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] was an [Dm] outlaw, [E] I [D] was an in [Em]-law, I was a [D] [Em] scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I [G] hit the highway, [A] singing my way, [E] but it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone.
I got a story, _ reflected glory, it's the way that I've been seeing for most of my [G] life.
I heard the laughter _ [A] up in the [Em] rafters, but [Bm] I never ever [Em] [Bm] thought that the joke [Em] was on me.
[Bm] I am what I am cause I ain't [Em] what I used to be.
Well maybe just a little. _ _
_ [Bm] Cause it is what it is but it ain't [Em] what it used to be. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Yeah, I am [Bm] what I am cause I ain't what I used [Em] to be. _ _ _
_ [B] Cause it [Bm] is what it is [D] but it ain't what it [Bm] used to be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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