It Was Written chords by
Capleton
Stephen Marley

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Key: E minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Blazing!
And it was written
Up in the book of life
That man shall
Endure forever more

Verse 2
Em Em 
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And it was written
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Up in the book of life
Em Em 
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That man shall
C C 
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Em Em 
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Endure forever more
Baug Baug 
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Well did

Verse 3
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the pen is stronger
than the knife
C C 
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They can kill you once but
Baug Baug 
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they can't kill you twice
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Did you know destruction of the
flesh is not di ending to life
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Fear not of the anti- Christ
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Did you know that I exist
before the Earth
C C 
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An did you know that my eyes
B B 2
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Baug Baug 
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are windows to the world

Verse 4
Em Em 
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Did you know you can't go ah Zion
and wear Jerry curls
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Can't tell di boys from di girls
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Your body is just a vehicle
transporting you soul
C C 
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It's what's inside of people
Baug Baug 
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is beauty to behold
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Fear not of evil
Every day dem flesh it grow old
C C 
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B B 2
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Baug Baug 
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Changes of the times take a toll

Verse 5

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And it was written

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Baug

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Up in the book of life

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That man shall

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Baug

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Endure forever more

Verse 6

And it was written

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Baug

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Up in the book of life

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That man shall

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Baug

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Endure forever more

Verse 7
C C 
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Fear is in the eye of the beholder
Baug Baug 
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Love is in the presence of the love maker
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Life is in the words of the comforter
C C 
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Endure much longer,
B B 2
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Baug Baug 
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live   much longer

Verse 8

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Fear is in the eye of the beholder

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Baug

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Love is in the presence of the love maker

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Life is in the words of the comforter

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Baug

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Endure much longer, live much longer

Verse 9
Em Em 
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A   vester on his chest
And Rastafari is his name
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A gift of everlasting life for
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all us to sustain
Blessing that you all be got
Lessons taught you all forgot
Rasta call I shit you not
C C 
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Em Em 
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Do you remember Elijah

Verse 10

and

his chariot of flames

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Same blood dat run through my veins

Verse 11
Em Em 
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Fear is in the eye of the beholder
Love is in the presence of
B B 2
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Em Em 
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the love maker
Life is in the words of the comforter
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Em Em 
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Endure much longer,  live much longer

Verse 12
Em Em 
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Fear is in the eye of the beholder
Love is in the presence of
B B 2
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Em Em 
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the love maker
Life is in the words of the comforter
Endure much longer, live much longer
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Verse 13

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Careful how you entertain stranger

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Selassie never born in a manger

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And never crucified as a savior

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And likkle himself from all di ruler

Verse 14

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Babylon na function with a failer

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So be careful of them cellular and pager

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'Cause as I see them I see danger

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So dem great but Selassie ah greater, yo

Verse 15
Em Em 
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That man shall endure forever more
C C 
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Em Em 
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Baug Baug 
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Em Em 
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An d it was written
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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up in the book of life
Em Em 
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That man shall endure forever
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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B B 2
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Em Em 
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more

Verse 16
Em Em 
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Mi think mi wan lick upon shots
upon a blood clot
And fill the block with bummer as cops
Cops mi nah talk mi know you
watch me walks and
While black woman is getting raped
across New York and
Before little brothers and chalks and
Imagine somebody say "That's
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Baug Baug 
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your son dead" and
Em Em 
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See us

Verse 17
Em Em 
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We do the crime, we do the time
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C C 
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You get away scott  free
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Baug Baug 
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So the police they gon' pop
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you for they pop me
'Cause if you get me, you got me,
you shot me, no lock me
C C 
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Carry shotty's since mom slapped
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me  'cause mi room sloppy

Verse 18

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The youngest nigga out the camp, it's me

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But nobody pampered me

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Baug

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So you better don't ran with me,

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for semi

Verse 19
Em Em 
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Mi a player plenty Chicks
mi blaze many
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C C 
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Raise plenty a few dollars
B B 2
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Storm out mi Prada
Em Em 
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Watch a bum holla
Watch em run, hit the floor
Told em come, come
No
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Throw your guns up pon di air
B B 2
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Blow!

Verse 20
Em Em 
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And it was written
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Up in the book of life
Em Em 
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That man shall
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Endure forever more
Em Em 
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Watch for sticks

Verse 21

and stones

Stumbling blocks in piles

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Life is one big road

Baug

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Miles on top of miles

Verse 22
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So blessed be the soul
that always remains a child
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B B 2
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When most people don't
Baug Baug 
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even smile
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There's a natural mystic
Blow through the air
C C 
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B B 2
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Baug Baug 
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So keep in realistic and always be aware

Verse 23
Em Em 
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The truth is crying out and it's so
loud and so clear
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B B 2
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Baug Baug 
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But most people won't even hear
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Spiritual pollution is in the
atmosphere
C C 
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And with so much confusion
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Baug Baug 
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Em Em 
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Can one be happy here The gift of
Rastafari is for all man to share
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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But some would rather to be so unfair

Verse 24
Em Em 
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And it was written
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Up in the book of life
Em Em 
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That man shall
C C 
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Baug Baug 
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Endure forever more
B B 2
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And it