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What It Is  Mark Knopfler



[F#m]      [A]     [D]    [E]                      
VERSE:
[F#m]The drinking dens are spilling out and sta[A]ggering in the square
[D]There`s lads and lassies falling about and [A]a crackling in [E]the air
[F#m]Down around the dungeon doors, the shelte[A]rs and the keeps
[D]Everybody`s looking for somebody[A]`s arms to fall [E]into this [F#m]way

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:
It`s (that`s) wh[F#m]at it i[A]s    [D]    [A]
It`s what it is [F#m]now    [A]     [D]     [E]


VERSE 2:
There`s frost on the graves and the monuments but the taverns are warm in town
People curse the government and shovel hot food down
Lights are out in city hall ,the castle and the keep
Moon shines down upon it all the legless and asleep

PRE-Chrorus:
[D]Cold on the tollgate where the wag[A]ons creeping through
[D]Cold on the tollgate God kn[A]ows what I [E]can do with you

(Chorus)

VERSE 3:
The garnison sleeps in the citadel with the ghosts and the ancient stones
High on the parapet the scottish pipers stands alone
High on the wind the highland drums begin to roll
And something from the past just comes and stares into my soul

PRE-CHORUS:
[D]Cold on the tollgate where the[A] caledonian blues
[D]Cold on the tollgate god [A]knows what I can do[E] with you

(Chorus)

VERSE 4:
There’s a chink of light as a burning wick, there’s a lantern in the tower
Wee Willie Winkie with the candle sticks still writing songs in the wee Wee hours
On charlotte street they take a walking stick from my hotel
The ghost of Dirty Dick is still in search of little nell

(Chorus)

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Jim Beglinger (report)

I GIVE IT AN 85.
BUY THE BOOK (HAL LEONARD HL00690469)
YOU CAN'T GIVE "YOURSELF" 5 STARS FOR ACCURACY AND LAYOUT....IF IT'S SO FAR OFF.
NO APOLOGIES ARE NECESSARY FOR "I BORROWED THIS"....APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BORROWING ENOUGH.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU'RE TRANSCRIBING FOR GUITAR No. 4 AND THAT GUITARS 1 & 2 HAVE A CAPO ON 2ND FRET AND THE CHORDS ARE ALL TOGETHER DIFFERENT.
YOUR LYRICS ARE "OFF" EVEN LISTENING TO THE CD YOU CAN HEAR THEY'RE WRONG.
TRY AGAIN AND THEN AGAIN