Vic Chesnutt – It Is What It Is chords
Chords:
[Verse] D A I am a monsterDLike QuasimodoGOr Caliban the natural manA DGiving wild ripostes to my reflectionG A DOne ugly morningA GIn a rageAFather threw an appleG DInto my carapaceD AAnd like the invisible manDDirecting trafficGI'd be ineffectiveA DNo matter how enthusiasticG A DAmid the masses' frenzyA GParticipationAIn this massiveD A DSeparationBb AAppearance is everythingDNothing is how it seemsBb A GAnd civilized societyDIs calm civilityG DI'm the phantom of the operaA DSinging beauty and at easeG F#mOr Henry Darger'sAAutobiography[Verse]D A GAnd that is curt clues to my essenceD A GPlanned obsolescenceBb AAppearance is everythingDNothing is how it seemsBb AIn a market economyG DIt's called marketingD A GAnd not exactly clawing my way to gloryD A GNor whimpering in the windD ABut once positivelyDI'm teetering on the brinkAOf an all out breakthrough[Verse]GBut sometimes clear headedSometimes a doofusGSometimes very cordialAnd sometimes aloofDI am syrupy optimistic one momentThen gravely pessimistic the nextDIrritable as a hornet sometimesThen agreeable as it getsGI'm not a paganI don't worship anythingGNot gods that don't existNor the sun which is obliviousDI love my ancestors but not rituallyI don't blame them or praise themDFor anything that they passed along to meGI don't need stone altars to help me hedge my betDAgainst the looming blacknessIt is what it isF#m G DIt is what it isF#m Em D