It Was In Writing

Title: It Was In Writing
Key : D
Capo: None
Tuning : ​GTeCmpFo:A# 77D BGpm

Intro
F    C    Dm    A#    F    C

Verse 1
FNine Hundred-Plus CPages, I Read AmEvery One
DmSomewhere Past MidnA#ight, I Wanted To BeC Done  F     Gm​
CI Kept Telling MyselFf, “They Won’t ReaClly Do This”
DmI Had Faith In ChecA#ks And Balances F         C​

CBut The Pages Were PlainF, The Promises CClear
DmI Closed Up The Screen, ButA# The Words Stayed Near
FNow I Watch What Gets Signed,Dm And One Thought Won’t Leave—
AmIt Was In WrA#iting
CWe Just Didn’t BelievFe

Verse 2
FThere’s A Man Pouring Concrete Before Daylight
CDelivering Somebody’s SuppDmer Late At Night
A#Tomorrow Needs Lumber, So He Pulls In For Wood
FJust Doing What His FamilyGm Needs   C​

DmBut He Checks The Parking LFot Before He Gets Out
CCarries One More Worry He CDmould Live Without
A#A Stop On The Way CouldF Be Trouble
GmWondering If Tonight He’ll Make It Home

Chorus
GmIt WCas In WritiFng
CRight There From The Start
DmIt WA#as In WritinFg
CWe Just Didn’t BelievFe

CWill These Pages Take Us Down?
DmIt’sC Right BeA#fore Our Eyes
FHow Much Has To HaCppen
FBefore We Finally See?

Instrumental
A#    F    C    F    C    Dm

Verse 3
FA Rule Gets Rewritten, An Office Gets Cleared
CA Name Disappears And AnotDmher Appears
A#One Signature Changes EveFrything

CMaybe You Wanted It, Maybe You Didn’t
DmMaybe Some Of ItA# Made Sense To You
FI’m Willing To Listen—Come Sit Down With Me
GmBut How Much Has To Happen CBefore We Can See?

Chorus
CIt Was In WritiFng
CRight There From The Start
DmIt WA#as In WritinFg
CWe Just Didn’t BelievFe

CWill These Pages Take Us Down?
DmIt’sC Right BeA#fore Our Eyes
FHow Much Has To HaCppen
FBefore We Finally See?

Bridge
DmDon’t Tell Me Who You Blame
AmTell Me What Got Better
A#Does Your Paycheck Stretch Farther?
FIs Your Family Doing Better?

CGive Me An Answer
DmI’ll Hear What You Say
AmIf I’ve Got It Wrong
A#I’ll Change What I TChink

A#Show Me Where It Helped You
CShow Me What Changed Your Day

Instrumental
A#    F    C    F

Verse 4
FIt’s Easy Not To Notice WheCn It Isn’t Your Door
DmWhen Somebody Else’s Family Is Carrying The Load
A#But What If It Was Happening To FYou?
CWhat Would You Hope Somebody Else Would Do?

DmHistory Keeps Asking The Living To Choose
CWhat We’ll Stand UpA# For And What We’ll Excuse
FWe’re All In This ToCgether
FWe’re All Just People

Chorus
FIt Was In Writing
CRight There From The Start
DmIt WA#as In Writing
FWe JuCst Didn’t BelievFe

CWill These Pages Take Us Down?
DmIt’sC Right BeA#fore Our Eyes
FHow Much Has To HaCppen
FBefore We Finally See?

Outro
CI Don’t Need You
FTo Think Like Me
CAnd You Don’t Need Me
DmTo TA#hink Like You

FBut Maybe We Could
CSit Down As Friends
DmAnd CAsk One A#Question
FBefore This Ends—

CWhat Will It Take
DmTo Bring UA#s TogetheCr Again?  F​

A#    F    C    F    A#    F

Created By Chuck Thompson • Technology Assisted • Pickchuck Music