It Was In Writing

Title: It Was In Writing
Key : D
Capo: None
Tuning : ​DTeGmpCo:F 7A7 DBpm

Intro
C    G    Am    F    C    G

Verse 1
CNine Hundred-Plus GPages, I Read EmEvery One
AmSomewhere Past MidnFight, I Wanted To BGe Done C     Dm​
GI Kept Telling MyselCf, “They Won’t ReaGlly Do This”
AmI Had Faith In ChecFks And BalancesC         G​

GBut The Pages Were PlainC, The Promises GClear
AmI Closed Up The Screen, ButF The Words Stayed Near
CNow I Watch What Gets Signed,Am And One Thought Won’t Leave—
EmIt Was In WrFiting
GWe Just Didn’t BelievCe

Verse 2
CThere’s A Man Pouring Concrete Before Daylight
GDelivering Somebody’s SuppAmer Late At Night
FTomorrow Needs Lumber, So He Pulls In For Wood
CJust Doing What His FamilyDm Needs   G​

AmBut He Checks The Parking LCot Before He Gets Out
GCarries One More Worry He CAmould Live Without
FA Stop On The Way CoulCd Be Trouble
DmWondering If Tonight He’ll Make It Home

Chorus
DmIt WGas In WritiCng
GRight There From The Start
AmIt WFas In WritiCng
GWe Just Didn’t BelievCe

GWill These Pages Take Us Down?
AmIt’sG Right BeFfore Our Eyes
CHow Much Has To HaGppen
CBefore We Finally See?

Instrumental
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Verse 3
CA Rule Gets Rewritten, An Office Gets Cleared
GA Name Disappears And AnotAmher Appears
FOne Signature Changes EvCerything

GMaybe You Wanted It, Maybe You Didn’t
AmMaybe Some Of ItF Made Sense To You
CI’m Willing To Listen—Come Sit Down With Me
DmBut How Much Has To Happen GBefore We Can See?

Chorus
GIt Was In WritiCng
GRight There From The Start
AmIt WFas In WritiCng
GWe Just Didn’t BelievCe

GWill These Pages Take Us Down?
AmIt’sG Right BeFfore Our Eyes
CHow Much Has To HaGppen
CBefore We Finally See?

Bridge
AmDon’t Tell Me Who You Blame
EmTell Me What Got Better
FDoes Your Paycheck Stretch Farther?
CIs Your Family Doing Better?

GGive Me An Answer
AmI’ll Hear What You Say
EmIf I’ve Got It Wrong
FI’ll Change What I GThink

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

Instrumental
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Verse 4
CIt’s Easy Not To Notice WheGn It Isn’t Your Door
AmWhen Somebody Else’s Family Is Carrying The Load
FBut What If It Was Happening ToC You?
GWhat Would You Hope Somebody Else Would Do?

AmHistory Keeps Asking The Living To Choose
GWhat We’ll Stand UpF For And What We’ll Excuse
CWe’re All In This ToGgether
CWe’re All Just People

Chorus
CIt Was In Writing
GRight There From The Start
AmIt WFas In Writing
CWe JuGst Didn’t BelievCe

GWill These Pages Take Us Down?
AmIt’sG Right BeFfore Our Eyes
CHow Much Has To HaGppen
CBefore We Finally See?

Outro
GI Don’t Need You
CTo Think Like Me
GAnd You Don’t Need Me
AmTo TFhink Like You

CBut Maybe We Could
GSit Down As Friends
AmAnd GAsk One FQuestion
CBefore This Ends—

GWhat Will It Take
AmTo Bring UFs TogethGer Again? C​

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Created By Chuck Thompson • Technology Assisted • Pickchuck Music