Mark Knopfler – What It Is (Guitar)

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From the album: Sailing to Philadelphia Chords by Rune T. from Norway. (A) = Play quick, one strum [Intro] F#m (A) D A F#m (A) D E [Verse]

F#m                                       A
The drinking dens are spilling out and staggering in the square

D                                          A              E
There's lads and lassies falling about and a crackling in the air

F#m                                      A
Down around the dungeon doors, the shelters and the keeps

D                           A              E            (F#m)
Everybody's looking for somebody's arms to fall into,   that's what it is

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 [Chorus]

                F#m    (A)  D   E
It's (that's) what it is

                F#m    (A)  D    E
It's what it is now

[Verse 2]

         F#m                                           A
There's frost on the graves and the monuments but the taverns are warm in town

  D                               A         E
People curse the government and shovel hot food down

  F#m                               A
Lights are out in city hall ,the castle and the keep

 D                                  A          E
Moon shines down upon it all, the legless and asleep

[Pre-Chorus]

D                                 A
Cold on the tollgate where the wagons creeping through

D                          A          E
Cold on the tollgate God knows what I can do with you

[Chorus]

                F#m    (A)  D   E
It's (that's) what it is

                F#m    (A)  D    E
It's what it is now

[Verse 3]

      F#m                                     A
The garnison sleeps in the citadel with the ghosts and the ancient stones

  D                       A               E
High on the parapet the scottish pipers stands alone

 F#m                           A
High on the wind the highland drums begin to roll

     D                                       A            E
And something from the past just comes and stares into my soul

[Pre-Chorus]

D                             A
Cold on the tollgate where the caledonian blues

D                        A                  E
Cold on the tollgate god knows what I can do with you

[Chorus]

                F#m    (A)  D   E
It's (that's) what it is

                F#m    (A)  D    E
It's what it is now

[Riff] F#m (A) D E x4 [Verse 4]

            F#m                                         A
There’s a chink of light as a burning wick, there’s a lantern in  the tower

    D                                            A                  E
Wee Willie Winkie with the candle sticks still writing songs in the wee Wee hours

      F#m                                 A
On charlotte street they take a walking stick from my hotel

      D                              A          E
The ghost of Dirty Dick is still in search of little nell

[Chorus]

                F#m    (A)  D   E
It's (that's) what it is

                F#m    (A)  D    E
It's what it is now