Writings On The Wall Chords & Tabs
WRITING ON THE WALL - George Harrison
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#º7 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#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
A7 D Bb7 /
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/george_harrison/writings_on_the_wall_tab.html ]
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
Gm/E xx2333
Gm6/E x02333
G#º7 456464
E7 020100
A7sus4 x02030
Em7b5 055333
A7 x02020
575655
Bb7 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|---------------/ /---------/ /----------/