------------------------------------------------------------------------ --(9h10)------------------(9h10)---------------------------------------- ---9h11--x-x--11p9---------9h11-x-11----9-(9h)11-9~--------------------- -------------------11----------------11--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --(9h10)------------------(9h10)---------------------------------------- ---9h11--x-x--11p9---------9h11-x----9-----9\7--9~---------------------- -------------------11------------------11--9\7--9~---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --(9h10)------------------(9h10)--------10------------------------------ ---9h11--x-x--11p9---------9h11-x-11-------11-9~------------------------ -------------------11----------------11--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --(9h10)------------------(9h10)---------------------------------------- ---9h11--x-x--11p9---------9h11-x----9-----9\7-x--9~-------------------- -------------------11------------------11--9\7-x--9~-------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Which leads us into the verse... 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 (guitar plays a barre E chord here in the background) (same verse chord pattern) Down around the dungeon doors The shelters and the queues Everybody's looking for Somebody's arms to fall into F#m D E And it's what it is (after these words he plays that cool lick... I can't quite hear how he plays it exactly. Maybe the first part is 6h7h9/11\9p7, i.e. all legato... maybe one might use tapping to play the 11 [yeah, I know this isn't correct, so shut up :]... I don't know. Do what the little voices in your head tell you ;) ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------6-9/11-9~~--- --6-7-9b11rb9-7----7-------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- F#m D E it's what it is now (fade in with volume pedal) --------------------------------- ----------------7---------------- -------9b(11)--x---6------------- ----------------------7/6-4--2~~- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- (same verse chord pattern as above) 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 ------------------- ------------------- ---11--9--7~------- ---11--9--7~------- ------------------- ------------------- The moon shines down upon it all The legless and asleep And it's (slide up to a barre D chord here) D 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 Chorus -- see above And it's what it is ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------6-9/11-9~~--- --6-7-9b11rb9-7----7-------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- it's what it is now ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- --9b(11)rb9b(11)--9--6--------------- ------------------------7--4---2~~--- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- The garrison sleeps in the citadel With the ghosts and the ancient stones (barre F#m-E-D in the background) High on the parapet A Scottish piper stands alone ------------------------------------- -------10-----9---------------------- ----/9-----9----11-9(h11)------------ ----/9-----9--------------11~~~------ ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- High on the wind the highland drums begin to roll -------------------- ----7--------------- -------6------------ -----------9--7~~--- -------------------- -------------------- And something from the past just comes and stares into my soul ---------------------- ---------------------- --------6\4--2--1/2~~- -2h4/7---------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- And it's (bridge chords -- see above) Cold on the tollgate With the Caledonian blues ---------------------- ---10-10-10-9-9-9--7~- ---9--9--9--9-9-9--7~- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Cold on the tollgate God knows what I could do with you ---------------------- ------------------9--- -----------9-9-11----- -----/11~------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- And that's what is is ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------6h9/11-9~~--- ----7-9b11rb9-7----7-------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- It's what it is now --------------------------------- ----------------7---------------- -------9b(11)------6------------- ----------------------7/6-4--2~~- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- It's what is is ------------------------------------ --------------------------10-7------ -----------------6-9-9/11------9~~-- ----7-9b11rb9-7--------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ It's what it is now ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ----9b(11)rb9b(11)--(11)rb9--6--------------1h2------- --------------------------------9--7~---x-x-----2-2-4- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ SOLO: The chords for the solo are those for one verse and one "chorus". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------7--5-----------------------5h7p5---5/7-7-7-7~-- ----------2------6-----6-------6--4-----------------------5------------- --------2----4/7-----7---------------7~~--//---------------------------- ----2h4----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----5--3--5--3h5p3\2-5----------------7--9--7--------------7------------ -----------------------4~~-----9b(11)----------6--h9b(11)----9--6------- -------------------------------------------------------------------7---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------9~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------6-------------------------------------------6-9/11~-------- ------6-7-9--7--9--7--9--7--6----4~----6-7-9/11\9-7----7---------------- --9-9-----------------7------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (not sure about the above part) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------7-------------------------------------------10-7-------------- --9b(11)----6----------------------------------6-9/11------9~----------- --------------7\6--4--2------6-7-9/11\9-7----7-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------10---------------------------------------------------------------- ----x----11------------------------------------------------------------- --x---------11--9--7--9/11\9p7h9---7\6h7~~~----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (verse chords as noted above) There's a chink of light There's a burning wick There's a lantern in the tower Wee Willie Winkie with a candlestick Still writing songs in the wee wee hours On Charlotte Street I take a walking stick from my hotel The ghost of Dirty Dick Is still in search of Little Nell And that's what it is (chorus lick and chords... you'll be able to figure that out yourself ;) (from now on it's all F#m - D - E chords...) It's what it is now G------4b(6)-4b(6)--- echoes in the background It's what it is (violin) What it is, now, now, now... (w/ echo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------2-5-------------------------------------------- ----------------------4b-----4b-4----4---4------------------------------ ---6-7-9/11\9-7~-----------------------5---5--7--7/9~~------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (note: of course this could also be played on the G string only instead of on the G/D strings, but to me this sounds more exact) (don't pick the bend again) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------7--7--9-10-9~----b(10)-9-7----------------------------------- ----9b(11)----------------------------9-6------------------------------- ------------------------------------------7-6-7/9--7--9/11--9~~--------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------6h9-9/11~~---------6---------------------------- ---6-7-9/11\9-7~-----7------------------------9--7--9--9/11--9~~-------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----9-9--7--6--7~------------------------------------------------------- ----9-9--7--7--7~---7--6--6h9~--7-6------------------------------------- ------------------------------------9-6-9~------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ (I don't think I got this this part down correctly -- if you happen to know the way it should be, please let me know :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------6h9-9/11~~------9b(11)-9b(11)rb9--6------------- ---6-7-9/11\9-7~-----7--------------------------------------7----------- --------------------------------------------------------------9~~------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------10--7---------9brb--7--------------------------- ------------6--9--9/11---------9~~------------9-6----------------------- ---6--7--9----------------------------------------7-6-/-7-/-9--9/11-9~-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (not quite, but close...) ----------- ---10-10--- ---11-11--- ----------- ----------- ----------- ... and then he starts playing the intro again, which I won't repeat here since basically it's the same as above and I'm too lazy to copy it. And when the intro/re-tro is over, it continues like... . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------7h10p7-10~-9~----7-9b(10)-9-7----7------ ------11--11p9-11~--11p9-11~--x--------------------------------9---6~--- -9h11------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (slide down very quickly) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------5------------------------7-10p7---7~---10b(12)-10-9~------------- ---4h6---(6)\4--2--4~----9b(11)--------9-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---9b(10)--9--7--------2-----------------------------5~----------------- -----------------6\4-2---2~----------------2-2----------6-4------------- ------------------------------2h4-x-x--2h4-2-2---4/6----6-4------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------