It Was In Writing

Title: It Was In Writing
Key : D
Capo: None
Tuning : ​ETeAmpDo:G 7B7 EBpm

Intro
D    A    Bm    G    D    A

Verse 1
DNine Hundred-Plus APages, I Read F#mEvery One
BmSomewhere Past MidnGight, I Wanted To BAe Done D     Em​
AI Kept Telling MyselDf, “They Won’t ReaAlly Do This”
BmI Had Faith In ChecGks And BalancesD         A​

ABut The Pages Were PlainD, The Promises AClear
BmI Closed Up The Screen, ButG The Words Stayed Near
DNow I Watch What Gets Signed,Bm And One Thought Won’t Leave—
F#mIt Was In WriGting
AWe Just Didn’t BelievDe

Verse 2
DThere’s A Man Pouring Concrete Before Daylight
ADelivering Somebody’s SuppBmer Late At Night
GTomorrow Needs Lumber, So He Pulls In For Wood
DJust Doing What His FamilyEm Needs   A​

BmBut He Checks The Parking LDot Before He Gets Out
ACarries One More Worry He CBmould Live Without
GA Stop On The Way CoulDd Be Trouble
EmWondering If Tonight He’ll Make It Home

Chorus
EmIt WAas In WritiDng
ARight There From The Start
BmIt WGas In WritiDng
AWe Just Didn’t BelievDe

AWill These Pages Take Us Down?
BmIt’sA Right BeGfore Our Eyes
DHow Much Has To HaAppen
DBefore We Finally See?

Instrumental
G    D    A    D    A    Bm

Verse 3
DA Rule Gets Rewritten, An Office Gets Cleared
AA Name Disappears And AnotBmher Appears
GOne Signature Changes EvDerything

AMaybe You Wanted It, Maybe You Didn’t
BmMaybe Some Of ItG Made Sense To You
DI’m Willing To Listen—Come Sit Down With Me
EmBut How Much Has To Happen ABefore We Can See?

Chorus
AIt Was In WritiDng
ARight There From The Start
BmIt WGas In WritiDng
AWe Just Didn’t BelievDe

AWill These Pages Take Us Down?
BmIt’sA Right BeGfore Our Eyes
DHow Much Has To HaAppen
DBefore We Finally See?

Bridge
BmDon’t Tell Me Who You Blame
F#mTell Me What Got Better
GDoes Your Paycheck Stretch Farther?
DIs Your Family Doing Better?

AGive Me An Answer
BmI’ll Hear What You Say
F#mIf I’ve Got It Wrong
GI’ll Change What I AThink

GShow Me Where It Helped You
AShow Me What Changed Your Day

Instrumental
G    D    A    D

Verse 4
DIt’s Easy Not To Notice WheAn It Isn’t Your Door
BmWhen Somebody Else’s Family Is Carrying The Load
GBut What If It Was Happening ToD You?
AWhat Would You Hope Somebody Else Would Do?

BmHistory Keeps Asking The Living To Choose
AWhat We’ll Stand UpG For And What We’ll Excuse
DWe’re All In This ToAgether
DWe’re All Just People

Chorus
DIt Was In Writing
ARight There From The Start
BmIt WGas In Writing
DWe JuAst Didn’t BelievDe

AWill These Pages Take Us Down?
BmIt’sA Right BeGfore Our Eyes
DHow Much Has To HaAppen
DBefore We Finally See?

Outro
AI Don’t Need You
DTo Think Like Me
AAnd You Don’t Need Me
BmTo TGhink Like You

DBut Maybe We Could
ASit Down As Friends
BmAnd AAsk One GQuestion
DBefore This Ends—

AWhat Will It Take
BmTo Bring UGs TogethAer Again? D​

G    D    A    D    G    D

Created By Chuck Thompson • Technology Assisted • Pickchuck Music