George Harrison – Writings On The Wall (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Writing’s on the Wall – George Harrison --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: George Harrison From: “Somewhere in England” (1981) Tabbed by: maguri
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[Intro] / [Verse]
  G                D                Gm6     A7sus4   D
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  Ddim7            D                E7      A7sus4   D                               [ G ]
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CHORDS
        g-C-E-A
Gm6     0-2-0-1

A7sus4  0-2-0-0
Ddim7   1-2-1-2
E7      1-2-0-2
Bb7     1-2-1-1
Em7     0-2-0-2
A7      0-1-0-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G | D | Gm6 A7sus4 | D |
| Ddim7 | D | E7 A7sus4 | D |  %  |
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[Verse 1]
G                     D
 The writing's on the wall, brother

Gm6           A7sus4  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  (Link)
[Verse 2]
G                    D
 It looks you in the eye, mister

Gm6           A7sus4   D
 It's time we stand up tall

Ddim7            D                   E7 A7sus4 | D | % | % | % |
 Go see and understand the writing's on the    wall
[Middle 8]
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 (Link)
[Verse 3]
G                         D
 There's nothing that you need, sister

Gm6          A7sus4 D
 The Lord is in you all

Ddim7                D                 E7 A7sus4 | D |  %  |
 Life is designed to see the writing's on the    wall  (Link)
[Verse 4]
G                   D
 The music's in the air, mothers

Gm6           A7sus4   D
 You may have heard it call

Ddim7                D                 E7 A7sus4 | D |  %  |
 To you that you may see the writing's on the    wall
[Middle 8]
| D | Gm6 | D | Gm6 |
(instrumental)

| D | Gm6 | D  | Bb |
(instrumental)

    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 |  %  |
But they drunk away and shot away and die away from you (Link)
[Verse 5]
G                 D
 Be careful going home, sister

Gm6          A7sus4    D
 Be watchful down that road

Ddim7                D            E7   A7sus4  | D |  %  |
 You've got a lot of love sister, more to     grow  (Link)
[Verse 6]
G                     D
 The writing's on the wall, brother

Gm6           A7sus4  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 on the    wall
[Coda]
| Ddim7 | D | E7 A7sus4 | D
  Mmh, mmh ...
(ritardando)