What it is

Tom: F#m
Intro: (F#m D E)
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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 about
E
And a crackling in the air
F#m
Down around the dungeon doors
A
The shutters and the queues
D
Everybody's looking for
    E
Somebody's arms to fall into

It's what it is                  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
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
E
The legless and asleep
F#m
And it's cold on the tollgate
A
With the wagons creeping through
D
Cold on the tollgate
E
God knows what I could do with you
That's what it is                        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
E
A Scottish piper stands alone
F#m
And high on the wind
A
The highland drums begin to role
D
And something from the past just comes
E
And stares into my soul
F#m
And it's cold on the tollgate
A
With the Caledonian blues
D
Cold on the tollgate
E
God knows what I could do with you
It's what it is                  It's what it is now
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F#
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
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
E
Is still in search of Little Nell
It's what it is                  It's what it is now
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