Writing On The Wall chords by Nashville Session Players

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Verse 1
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Back in 68,
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in a land divided by hate
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Some picked up a sign and  some a gun
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In answer to the call
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Headed off to war, but for
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No one was really sure
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No one could see the writing on the wall
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The ember of the rainbow
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Sitting at the table
Eating peas and cornbread
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Mom's warm apple pie
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The day she got the word
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The word she'd longed since feared
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A note that said, we're sorry
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Your true love had to die
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And all that's left of Daddy
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Is her name on some memorial?
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Can't we see the writing on the wall?
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It seems again of late
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In a land divided by hate
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So pick up a sign, some a gun
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And answer to the call
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Headed off to war, what for?
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No one is really sure
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Seems like no one sees the
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writing on the wall
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Yeah, we're sittin' at the table
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Minus brother April
Eatin' peas and cornbread
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Mom's warm apple pie
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Last week she got the word
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Words  she longed since spared
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A vote that said we're sorry
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Your firstborn had to die
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All that's left of April
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Will be a name on some memorial
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Can't we see the writing
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on the wall?
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Will we be sitting at the table
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Without the son of Abel
Eatin' peas and cornbread
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Mom's warm apple pie
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When she gets the word
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Word she's long since feared
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Will we ever see the writing on the wall