************* IT IS WHAT IT IS ************* written by Stephen Burton and John Fleming performed by Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson Johnny Cash Verse 1:

I'^Eve been obnoxious I've been unconscious

I've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell

I've been unruly ^A Speakin' truly

I've been so cool i couldn't hardly even stand myself Verse 2:

I've been a monster ^E Without a sponsor

I've been Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde

I've been a goner ^A I've been a loner

And when my mixture was right Hell,i'm a nice bunch of guys Chorus:

I am what^B i am 'cause i ain't what i used to b^Ae ^E 'Cause it^B is what it is but it ain't what it used to ^Abe ^E

Verse 3:

I been a mover ^E I was a shaker

You had a girlfriend I tried to snake her

I've been mysterious ^A I've been delirious

I've been so weird it would have killed a normal man Verse 4:

I wanted money ^E I wanted power

I want a monument Kind of like the Eiffel Tower

I've been lost at s^Aea I've been lost in space

And when i fall in love I fall all over the place Chorus. Verse 5:

And you c^Aan go on forever and make the same mystakes Or you can ^Bstand up on your hind legs and change your fate Go on and ^Ado until you finally see What it is^B that you was that you don't want to be

Verse 6:

I was an outlaw ^E I was an in-law

I was a scapegoat That was the last straw

I hit the highway ^A Singin' my way

But it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone Verse 7:

I got a story ^E Reflected glory

Is the way that i've been seein' for most of my life

I heard the laughter ^A Up in the rafter

But i never ever thought that the joke was on me Chorus(x2). Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

Highwaymen - It is what it is