What it is

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    F#m
The drinking dens are spilling out
        A
There's staggering in the square
        D
There's lads and lasses falling 'bout
     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
Somebody's arms to fall into

         F#m       Am D    E
And it's what it is

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             F#m     Am D   E
it's what it is now

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   F#m
There's frost on the graves and the monuments
    A
But the taverns are warm in town
    D
People curse the government and
   A        E
Shovel hot food down
   F#m
Lights are out in city hall
   A
The castle and the keep

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The moon shines down upon it all
     A           E
The legless and asleep
          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 Am D E
And it's what it is

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F#m Am D E
it's what it is now

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      F#m
The garrison sleeps in the citadel
           A
With the ghosts and the ancient stones 
  D
High on the parapet
   A               E
A Scottish piper stands alone

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      F#m
High on the wind 
      A
The highland drums begin to roll

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And something from the past just comes
      A           E
and stares into my soul

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And it's
  D 
Cold on the tollgate
             A
With the Caledonian blues

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Cold on the tollgate
   A                  E
God knows what I could do with you
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F#m Am D E
And that's what is is

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F#m Am D E
It's what it is now

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F#m Am D E
It's what is is

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F#m Am D E
It's what it is now

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 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 I take
            A
a walking stick from my hotel
 
  D
The ghost of Dirty Dick
  A                    E
Is still in search of Little Nell

F#m  D  E
And that's what it is

F#m  D  E
It's what it is now

It's what it is

(violin)

F#m Am D E
What it is, now, now, now...

(F#m Am D E)
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