INTRO: G D Gm6 Gm/A D Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
[Verse 1]
G D
The writing's on the wall brother
Gm6 Gm/A D
Your life is in your hands
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
It's up to you to see the writing's on the wall
[Verse 2]
G D
It looks you in the eye mister
Gm6 Gm/A D
It's time we stand up tall
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
Go see and understand the writing's on the wall
[Chorus]
D Gm6 D Gm6
Strange we hold on to things that have no grace or power
D Gm6 D Bb
While death holds on to us much more with every passing hour
A7 D Bm
And all the time you thought it would last
A7 D Bb7
Your life, your friends would always be
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D
'Till they're drunk away or shot away or die away from you
[Verse 3]
G D
There's nothing that you need sister
Gm6 Gm/A D
The Lord is in you all
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
Life is designed to see the writing's on the wall
[Verse 4]
G D
The music's in the air mothers
Gm6 Gm/A D
You may have heard it call
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
To you that you may see the writing's on the wall
D Gm6 D Gm6 D Gm6 D Bb
[Chorus]
A7 D Bm
And all the time you thought it would last
A7 D Bb7
Your life, your friends would always be
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D
'Till they're drunk away or shot away or die away from you
[Verse5]
G D
Be careful going home sister
Gm6 Gm/A D
Be watchful down that road
Ddim7 D
You've got a lot of love sister
E7 A7sus4 D
More to grow.
[Verse 6]
G D
The writing's on the wall brother
Gm6 Gm/A D
Your life is in your hands
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
It's up to you to see the writing's on the wall
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D
I hope that you may see the writing's on the wall
Ddim7 D E7 A7sus4 D