There been times in my life
(Eb)I’ve spent won der ing why.
Still some (Dm7)how I be lieved we’d (Edim7)al ways sur vive.
(F#dim7)Now I’m not so (Gm7)sure
you’re wait ing to hear
(Eb)one good rea son to try.
(Cm7)Lord, what (Dm7)more can I (Ebmaj7)say?
What’s (Edim7)left to pro vide?
You (C9)think that (Fmaj9)may be it’s o ver.
(Eb)On ly if you (Bbmaj9)want it to be.
Are you gon na (Bb)wait for (Am7)a sign, your mir a cle,
or (Bb)stand up (Am7)and fight?
This (Dm7)is (Cm9)it!
Make no mis (Bbmaj7)take where you are.
(This is it!) Your back’s to the cor ner.
(This is it!)
Don’t be a (Bbmaj7)fool an y more.
(This is it!) The wait ing is (Bbmaj7)o ver.
(A)No room to (Gm7)run; no way to hide.
No (Eb)time for won der ing why.
It’s (Cm7)here.
The (Dm7)mo ment is now a (Edim7)bout to de cide.
(F#dim7)Let him be lieve or leave him be hind.
But (Eb)keep me near in your heart,
and (Cm7)know, what (Dm7)ev er you do, I’m (Edim7)here by your side.
You (C9)said that (Fmaj9)may be it’s o ver.
(Eb)Not if you don’t (Bbmaj9)want it to be.
For (Bb)once in (Am7)your life, here’s your mir a cle.
(Bb)Stand up (Am7)and fight.
This (Dm7)is (Cm9)it!
Make no mis (Bbmaj7)take where you are.
(This is it!) You’re go ing no (Bbmaj7)fur ther (This is it!)
un til it’s (Bbmaj7)o ver and (A)done.
No one can (Dm7)tell you, for you know
who makes the (Ebmaj9)choice of how it goes.
It’s not up to (Gsus)me this time.
You know,
comes a day in (Gsus)ev ’ry life.
(F)This (Em7)is (Dm9)it!
Make no mis (Dm9)take where you are.
(This is it!) You’re go ing no (Dm9)fur ther (This is it!)
un til it’s (Dm9)o ver and done, (This is it!) one way or an (Cmaj7)oth er.
(F)This (Em7)is (Fmaj7)it!
No one can (Cmaj7)tell what the fu (This ture knows.
Your back’s to the (Cmaj7)cor ner.
(This is it!) You make the (Cmaj7)choice of how (This it goes, the wait ing is (Cmaj7)o ver.
(F)This (Em7)is (Fmaj7)it!
No one can (Cmaj7)tell what the fu (This is it!) You’re go ing no (Cmaj7)fur ther.
(This is it!) You make the (Cmaj7)choice of how (This is it!) one way or an (Cmaj7)oth er.
(F)This (Em7)is (C)it!
This page shows “This Is It” by Kenny Loggins in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 104 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.