This is it – Kenny Loggins

INTRO: Gm7

VERSE:

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There have been times in my life, I've spent wondering why
Bm7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 Eo7 Eb/F
Still someho w I believe d,   we'd a lways survi ve
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Now I'm not so sure,
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You're waiting to hear, One good reason to try
Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 Eo7 Eb/F F#o7
Lord what more can I say,   What's l eft to provide  

PRE-CHORUS:

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You t hink that maybe it's over  
E13+11 Bbmaj9 Am7(b5)
Only if you want it to be
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Are you gonna wait for your sign, your miracle
Gm7 Bb/C Am7 Dm7
Or stand up and figh t

CHORUS:

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This is it,
Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7
Make no m istake where you are
  Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7
This is it ,  

Your back's to the corner

  Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7
This is it ,  

Don't be a fool anymore

  Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7
This is it ,  

The waiting is over

VERSE:

Am7(b5) Ab7(b5) Gm7
No room to run, No way to hide
  Eb
No time for wondering why
Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Ebmaj7
It's here, The moment is no w
Eo7 Eb
About to deci de
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Let him beli eve or leave him behind
  Eb
But keep me near in your heart
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And know, what ever you d o
  Eo7 Eb/F F#o7
I'm here by your si de  

PRE-CHORUS:

Gm7 C9 Fmaj9 Bbmaj7 Am7(b5)
You said that maybe it's over  
Eb13+11 Bbmaj9 Am7(b5) Gm7
Not if you don't want it to b e  
  Bb/C Am7 Dm7 Gm7
For once in your lif e, here's your miracle  
Bb/C Am7 Dm7
Stand up and fight  

CHORUS:

Eb Dm7 Cm9
This is it,
Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7
Make no mi stake where you are
Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7
You're going no f urther
  Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj7 Ab7(b5) D7
Unti l it's over and done  
Gm7 Dm7 Am7 D7+5
No one can tell you for you know  
Gm7 Ebmaj9 Abmaj7
Who makes the choice of how it go es
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It's not up to me this t ime
  Abmaj7 Gsus G
You know  there comes a day in every life  

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7

This is it,

Make no mistake where you are

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it,  

You're going no further

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it,  

Until it's over and done

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it,  

One way or another

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G
This is it,  
  Cmaj7 Fmaj7/G
No one can tell what the future know s
  Cmaj7
Your back's to the corner
F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it  

You make the choice of how it goes

  Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it  

The waiting is over

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it  

No one can tell what the future holds

F Em7 Dm9 Fmaj7/G Cmaj7
This is it  

You're going no further

REPEAT TO FADE

 

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"This Is It"
Single by Kenny Loggins
from the album Keep the Fire
B-side"Will It Last"
ReleasedOctober 1979
Genre
Length3:36 (single version)
3:57 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
ProducerTom Dowd
Kenny Loggins singles chronology
"Easy Driver"
(1979)		 "This Is It"
(1979)		 "Keep the Fire"
(1980)
Music video
"This Is It" on YouTube

"This Is It" is a song by American musician Kenny Loggins. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from his 1979 album Keep the Fire. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "This Is It" was also successful on the Hot Soul Singles chart, reaching number 19; it was one of two entries on this chart.[4]

The song features additional vocals by Michael McDonald, who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

NBC Sports used the song as theme music for its coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1980 and 1981.

WPVI-TV in Philadelphia had a local weekend program of the same name and had the song as its theme throughout the 1980s.

Background and writing

This Is It
Michael McDonald singing soft parts contrasting with Kenny Loggins singing hard parts.
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At one point in the song's evolution, its melody was underway, but the lyrics were incomplete. Loggins moved it forward after a visit to his ailing father, who had undergone a series of surgeries for vascular problems stemming from small strokes and was discouraged at the prospect of another. His perspective on the lyrics then changed: "'I've got it,' I announced to Michael, "it's not a love song. It's a life song."[5]

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Kenny Loggins - The Essential Kenny Loggins (2002) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 358.
  5. ↑ "September 1999 (This Is It)". kennyloggins.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kenny Loggins" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Kenny Loggins – This Is It". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 148.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 1980-02-09". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  11. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  12. ↑ Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-10
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1980". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-22.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_It_(Kenny_Loggins_song)

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