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)