What It Is chords by Dire Straits

Intro:
F#m  D   A     F#m  D   A    (x2)
F#m  D   A     F#m  D   E    (x2)


Verse 1:
F#m
The drinking dens are spilling out
        A
There's staggering in the square
D
There's lads and lasses falling about
      A            E
And a crackling in the air
F#m
Down around the dungeon doors
    A
The shelters and the queues
D

Everybody's looking for
           A            E    F#m   D   E
Somebody's arms to fall into



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


Verse 2:
F#m
There's frost on the graves and the monuments
        A
But the taverns are warm in town
D
People curse the government
    A               E
And shovel hot food down
F#m
The lights are out in city hall
    A
The castle and the keep
D
The moon shines down upon it all
       A          E    F#m   D   E
The legless and asleep


Pre-Chorus
D
And it's cold on the tollgate
         A
With the wagons creeping through
D
Cold on the tollgate
    A                  E
God knows what I could do with you



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


Verse 3:
    F#m
The garrison sleeps in the citadel
         A
With the ghosts and the ancient stones
D
High up on the parapet
           A            E
A Scottish piper stands alone
F#m
And high on the wind
    A
The highland drums begin to roll
D
And something from the past just comes
    A              E   F#m   D   E
And stares into my soul


Pre-Chorus
D
And it's cold on the tollgate
         A
With the wagons creeping through
D
Cold on the tollgate
    A                  E
God knows what I could do with you



         F#m     D  A
And it's what it is
     F#m        D   E
It's what it is now
F#m        D  A
What it is
     F#m           D   E
It's what it is now


   Instrumental
F#m  A   D     A   E  E
F#m  A   D     A   E  E
F#m  D   E     F#m D  E
F#m  D   E     F#m D  E


Verse 4:
          F#m
There's a chink of light, there's a burning wick
          A
There's a lantern in the tower
D
Wee willie winkie with a candlestick
      A                    E
Still writing songs in the wee wee hours
   F#m
On Charlotte Street
         A
I take A walking stick from my hotel
D
The ghost of Dirty Dick
         A                   E    F#m   D   E
Is still in search of little nell



         F#m   A  D  A
And it's what it is
     F#m     A  D   E
It's what it is now
F#m  A  D  E
What it is
     F#m     A  D   E
It's what it is now


   Outro
F#m  D   E     F#m D  E
F#m  D   E     F#m D  E
                         (To Fade)