WRITING ON THE WALL - George Harrison
Intro:
[G] [D] [Gm/E] [Gm6/E]
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G|----2----7-7--/0--7-7-7-7-/7---------/---7-7--7-7/
D|3s4---5--7----/0----------/7---------/---8-8--8-8/
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D G#7 D E7 A7sus4 D
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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#7 D
It's up to you to see the writing's
E7 A7sus4 D theme 2
on the wall
It [G] looks you in the [D] eye, mister
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 1
It's time we stand up tall
G#7 D
Go see and under - stand the writing's
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall [D]
[D] Strange we hold [Em7b5] on to [D] things that have no grace or [Em7b5] power
While [D] death holds on to[Em7b5] us much more with [D] every passing [Bb7] hour
And [A7] all the time you [D] thought it would [Bm7] last
Your [A7] life, your friends would [D] always be [Bb7][/]
'Til they're [Em7] [/] drunk a - [A7] [/] way
or [Em7] [/] shot a - [A7] [/] way
Em7 / A7 / D / theme 3
or die a - way from you
[G] There's nothing that you [D] need, sister
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 2
The Lord is in you all
G#7 D
Life is designed to see the writing's
E7 A7sus4 D theme 2
on the wall
[G] The music's in the [D] air, mothers
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 2
You may have heard it call
G#7 D
To you that you may see the writing's
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall [D]
[D] Hmmmm - [Em7b5] hmmmmm - [D] hmmmm - [Em7b5] hmmmmm
[D] oeoehh - [Em7b5] oeoeoehh - [D] oeoehhh [Bb7]
And [A7] all the time you [D] thought it would [Bm7] last
Your [A7] life, your friends would [D] always be [Bb7][/]
But they're [Em7] [/] drunk a - [A7] [/] way
or [Em7] [/] shot a - [A7] [/] way
Em7 / A7 / D / theme 2
or die a - way from you
[G] Be careful going [D] home, sister
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 2
Be watchful down that road
G#7 D
You've got a lot of love, sister
E7 A7sus4 D theme 2
More to grow
The [G] writing's on the [D] wall, brothers
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 1
Your life is in your hands
G#7 D
It's up to you to see the writing's
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall /
G#7 D
I hope that you may see the writing
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall /
G#7 D
Hhhmmmm - hhmmmmm
[E7] Hmmm [A7sus4] hmmm [D] hmmm //
G 320003
D xx0232
X57775
Gm/E xx2333
Gm6/E x02333
G#7 456464
E7 020100
A7sus4 x02030
Em7b5 055333
A7 x02020
Bb7 [575655]x13131
Em7 022030
( theme 1) ( theme 2) ( theme 3)
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D|---4----5--7---/ /4--5--7--/ /5-----5--7/
A|5-------7--9---/ /---------/ /----------/
E|---------------/ /---------/ /----------/
Intro:
[G] [D] [Gm/E] [Gm6/E]
e|--------------/3--7-7-7-7-/5------5--/---6-6--5-5/
B|----3------7--/0--8-8-8-8-/7---7-----/---8-8--8-8/
G|----2----7-7--/0--7-7-7-7-/7---------/---7-7--7-7/
D|3s4---5--7----/0----------/7---------/---8-8--8-8/
A|--------------/2--(10)----/5---------/7----------/
E|--------------/3----------/----------/-----------/
D G#7 D E7 A7sus4 D
e|5------------/----7-7-9-10--/5-------5-/4--3--2--/
B|7------------/----6-6-6--6--/7-----7---/5--5--3--/
G|7-----------7/----7-7-7--7--/7---------/7--3--2--/
D|7-----4-5-7--/----6-6-6--6--/7---------/------0--/
A|5-----5-7-9--/11------------/----------/---0-----/
E|-------------/--------------/----------/0--------/
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#7 D
It's up to you to see the writing's
E7 A7sus4 D theme 2
on the wall
It [G] looks you in the [D] eye, mister
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 1
It's time we stand up tall
G#7 D
Go see and under - stand the writing's
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall [D]
[D] Strange we hold [Em7b5] on to [D] things that have no grace or [Em7b5] power
While [D] death holds on to[Em7b5] us much more with [D] every passing [Bb7] hour
And [A7] all the time you [D] thought it would [Bm7] last
Your [A7] life, your friends would [D] always be [Bb7][/]
'Til they're [Em7] [/] drunk a - [A7] [/] way
or [Em7] [/] shot a - [A7] [/] way
Em7 / A7 / D / theme 3
or die a - way from you
[G] There's nothing that you [D] need, sister
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 2
The Lord is in you all
G#7 D
Life is designed to see the writing's
E7 A7sus4 D theme 2
on the wall
[G] The music's in the [D] air, mothers
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 2
You may have heard it call
G#7 D
To you that you may see the writing's
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall [D]
[D] Hmmmm - [Em7b5] hmmmmm - [D] hmmmm - [Em7b5] hmmmmm
[D] oeoehh - [Em7b5] oeoeoehh - [D] oeoehhh [Bb7]
And [A7] all the time you [D] thought it would [Bm7] last
Your [A7] life, your friends would [D] always be [Bb7][/]
But they're [Em7] [/] drunk a - [A7] [/] way
or [Em7] [/] shot a - [A7] [/] way
Em7 / A7 / D / theme 2
or die a - way from you
[G] Be careful going [D] home, sister
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 2
Be watchful down that road
G#7 D
You've got a lot of love, sister
E7 A7sus4 D theme 2
More to grow
The [G] writing's on the [D] wall, brothers
Gm/E Gm6/E D theme 1
Your life is in your hands
G#7 D
It's up to you to see the writing's
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall /
G#7 D
I hope that you may see the writing
[E7] on [A7sus4] the [D] wall /
G#7 D
Hhhmmmm - hhmmmmm
[E7] Hmmm [A7sus4] hmmm [D] hmmm //
G 320003
D xx0232
X57775
Gm/E xx2333
Gm6/E x02333
G#7 456464
E7 020100
A7sus4 x02030
Em7b5 055333
A7 x02020
Bb7 [575655]x13131
Em7 022030
( theme 1) ( theme 2) ( theme 3)
e|---------------/ /---------/ /----------/
B|---------------/ /3--5--7--/ /---3--5--7/
G|-----2--------7/ /--------7/ /---2-----7/
D|---4----5--7---/ /4--5--7--/ /5-----5--7/
A|5-------7--9---/ /---------/ /----------/
E|---------------/ /---------/ /----------/