Jamie Miller - It Is What It Is: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It Is What It Is" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m
Some things look on good paper
A                               E
Some things are written in the stars
                              B/D#
Some stories are worth telling,
                  B
and then there's ours
C#m
Some things look like forever
A                                 E
That picture perfect dream come true
                           B/D#                B
Some people make you better, and then there's you

Chorus:
                      C#m
I guess it is what it is
Wrong place, wrong time
                  A
But I couldn't resist those night time white lies
               E
Stuck on your lips, you were my heaven sent
          B/D#           B
Now if I never see you again
                      C#m
I guess it is what it is
                                           A
False hope broke me like I'm something to fix
Road-trip type love
                      E
Then we drove off a cliff, you were my heaven sent
          B/D#           B
Now if I never see you again
                      C#m
I guess it is what it is

I gotta hand it to you
You play the victim all too well
It's hard to know you're lying,
when you're lying to yourself
Look, the tears won't work,
you won't find those words
That'll ever fix my heart
'Cause the day I fell for you,
is the day I fell apart

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "It Is What It Is" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Is What It Is" by Jamie Miller.