Writings On The Wall Tab

WRITING ON THE WALL     -       George Harrison
 
Intro:
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theme 1       G                   D
         The     writing's on the     wall, brother
Gm/E                 Gm6/E           D           theme 1
       Your life is         in your     hands
G#º7                      D
       It's up to you to     see the writing's
E7       A7sus4       D          theme 2
    on          the     wall
 
    G                   D
It    looks you in the     eye, mister
Gm/E                 Gm6/E            D         theme 1
       It's time we         stand up     tall
G#º7                       D
       Go see and under -    stand the writing's
E7      A7sus4        D        D
    on          the      wall
 
 
D                  Em7b5       D                               Em7b5
   Strange we hold      on to     things that have no grace or       power
       D                  Em7b5                    D               Bb7
While    death holds on to      us much more with    every passing      hour
 
 
     A7                   D                    Bm7
And     all the time you     thought it would      last
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Your     life, your friends would    always be
              Em7 /           A7 /
'Til they're        drunk a -       way
     Em7 /          A7 /
or        shot a -       way
    Em7 /          A7 /               D /     theme 3
or        die a -       way from you
 
 
G                            D
   There's nothing that you     need, sister
Gm/E                Gm6/E          D          theme 2
       The Lord is         in you     all
G#º7                        D
       Life is designed to     see the writing's
E7        A7sus4      D          theme 2
     on          the     wall
 
G                      D
   The music's in the      air, mothers
Gm/E                 Gm6/E             D        theme 2
       You may have         heard it      call
G#º7                        D
       To you that you may     see the writing's
E7        A7sus4      D        D
     on          the      wall
 
 
D          Em7b5             D          Em7b5
   Hmmmm -         hmmmmm -     hmmmm -        hmmmmm
D            Em7b5              D           Bb7
   oeoehh -         oeoeoehh -     oeoehhh
 
     A7                     D                   Bm7
And      all the time you     thought it would       last
     A7                             D             Bb7 /
Your      life, your friends would     always be
             Em7 /            A7 /
But they're        drunk a -       way
    Em7 /           A7 /
or        shot a -       way
    Em7 /          A7 /               D /   theme 2
or       die a -       way from you
 
 
G                    D
   Be careful going     home, sister
Gm/E                Gm6/E              D         theme 2
       Be watchful         down that      road
G#º7                        D
       You've got a lot of     love, sister
E7          A7sus4     D         theme 2
     More          to     grow
 
      G                   D
The     writing's on the     wall, brothers
Gm/E                 Gm6/E           D         theme 1
       Your life is         in your     hands
G#º7                      D
       It's up to you to     see the writing's
E7        A7sus4      D
     on          the     wall /
G#º7                        D
       I hope that you may     see the writing
E7       A7sus4       D
     on          the       wall /
 
 
G#º7             D
      Hhhmmmm -      hhmmmmm
E7         A7sus4        D
    Hmmm          hmmm     hmmm //
 
 
 
 
G      320003
D      xx0232
       X57775
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Gm6/E  x02333
G#º7   456464
E7     020100
A7sus4 x02030
Em7b5  055333
A7     x02020
       575655
Bb7    x13131
Em7    022030
 
 
 
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