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It Is What It Is
Recorded by The Highwaymen
Written by Stephen Burton and John Fleming

1. [E] I've been obnoxious
I've been unconscious
I've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell
[A] I've been unruly
Speakin' truly
I've been so cool i couldn't hardly even stand myself

2 [E] I've been a monster
Without a sponsor
I've been Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde
[A] I've been a goner
I've been a loner
And when my mixture was right
Hell,i'm a nice bunch of guys

[B] I am what i am 'cause I ain't [A] what [E] I used to be
[B] 'Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what [E] it used to be

3. [E]I been a mover
I was a shaker
You had a girlfriend
I tried to snake her
I've [A] been mysterious
I've been delirious
I've been so weird it would have killed a normal man

4. [E] I wanted money
I wanted power
I want a monument
Kind of like the Eiffel Tower
I've [A] been lost at sea
I've been lost in space
And when i fall in love
I fall all over the place

[B] I am what i am 'cause I ain't [A] what [E] I used to be
[B] 'Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what [E] it used to be

5. [A]And you can go on forever and make the same mystakes
[B] Or you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate
[A] Go on and do until you finally see
[B]What it is that you was that you don't want to be

6. I [E] was an outlaw
I was an in-law
I was a scapegoat
That was the last straw
I hit [A] the highway
Singin' my way
But it wound up sounding like you'll never walk alone

7. [E] I got a story
Reflected glory
Is the way that i've been seein' for most of my life
I heard [A] the laughter
Up in the rafter
But i never ever thought that the joke was on me

[B] I am what i am 'cause I ain't [A] what [E] I used to be
[B] 'Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what [E] it used to be

[B] I am what i am 'cause I ain't [A] what [E] I used to be
[B] 'Cause it is what it is but it ain't [A] what [E] it used to be

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