It Was In Writing

Title: It Was In Writing
Key : D
Capo: None
Tuning : ​ATeDmpGo:C 7E7 ABpm

Intro
G    D    Em    C    G    D

Verse 1
GNine Hundred-Plus DPages, I Read BmEvery One
EmSomewhere Past MidnCight, I Wanted To BDe Done G     Am​
DI Kept Telling MyselGf, “They Won’t ReaDlly Do This”
EmI Had Faith In ChecCks And BalancesG         D​

DBut The Pages Were PlainG, The Promises DClear
EmI Closed Up The Screen, ButC The Words Stayed Near
GNow I Watch What Gets Signed,Em And One Thought Won’t Leave—
BmIt Was In WrCiting
DWe Just Didn’t BelievGe

Verse 2
GThere’s A Man Pouring Concrete Before Daylight
DDelivering Somebody’s SuppEmer Late At Night
CTomorrow Needs Lumber, So He Pulls In For Wood
GJust Doing What His FamilyAm Needs   D​

EmBut He Checks The Parking LGot Before He Gets Out
DCarries One More Worry He CEmould Live Without
CA Stop On The Way CoulGd Be Trouble
AmWondering If Tonight He’ll Make It Home

Chorus
AmIt WDas In WritiGng
DRight There From The Start
EmIt WCas In WritiGng
DWe Just Didn’t BelievGe

DWill These Pages Take Us Down?
EmIt’sD Right BeCfore Our Eyes
GHow Much Has To HaDppen
GBefore We Finally See?

Instrumental
C    G    D    G    D    Em

Verse 3
GA Rule Gets Rewritten, An Office Gets Cleared
DA Name Disappears And AnotEmher Appears
COne Signature Changes EvGerything

DMaybe You Wanted It, Maybe You Didn’t
EmMaybe Some Of ItC Made Sense To You
GI’m Willing To Listen—Come Sit Down With Me
AmBut How Much Has To Happen DBefore We Can See?

Chorus
DIt Was In WritiGng
DRight There From The Start
EmIt WCas In WritiGng
DWe Just Didn’t BelievGe

DWill These Pages Take Us Down?
EmIt’sD Right BeCfore Our Eyes
GHow Much Has To HaDppen
GBefore We Finally See?

Bridge
EmDon’t Tell Me Who You Blame
BmTell Me What Got Better
CDoes Your Paycheck Stretch Farther?
GIs Your Family Doing Better?

DGive Me An Answer
EmI’ll Hear What You Say
BmIf I’ve Got It Wrong
CI’ll Change What I DThink

CShow Me Where It Helped You
DShow Me What Changed Your Day

Instrumental
C    G    D    G

Verse 4
GIt’s Easy Not To Notice WheDn It Isn’t Your Door
EmWhen Somebody Else’s Family Is Carrying The Load
CBut What If It Was Happening ToG You?
DWhat Would You Hope Somebody Else Would Do?

EmHistory Keeps Asking The Living To Choose
DWhat We’ll Stand UpC For And What We’ll Excuse
GWe’re All In This ToDgether
GWe’re All Just People

Chorus
GIt Was In Writing
DRight There From The Start
EmIt WCas In Writing
GWe JuDst Didn’t BelievGe

DWill These Pages Take Us Down?
EmIt’sD Right BeCfore Our Eyes
GHow Much Has To HaDppen
GBefore We Finally See?

Outro
DI Don’t Need You
GTo Think Like Me
DAnd You Don’t Need Me
EmTo TChink Like You

GBut Maybe We Could
DSit Down As Friends
EmAnd DAsk One CQuestion
GBefore This Ends—

DWhat Will It Take
EmTo Bring UCs TogethDer Again? G​

C    G    D    G    C    G

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