It Was Written chords and lyrics - CAPLETON, STEPHEN MARLEY

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[Intro 1]
[Em]

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

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

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

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

[Verse 5]
And it [Em]was written
Up in the [C]book of [Baug]life
That [Em]man shall
[C]Endure [Baug]forever more[Em]

[Verse 6]
And it was written
Up in the [C]book of [Baug]life
That [Em]man shall
Endure [C]forever [Baug]more[Em]

[Verse 7]
Fear is in the eye of the [C]beholder
Love is in the presence of [Baug]the love maker
[Em]Life is in the words of the comforter
[C]Endure much longer,
[B]liv[Baug]e much longer

[Verse 8]
[Em]Fear is in the eye of the beholder
[C]Love is in the presence of the [Baug]love maker
[Em]Life is in the words of the comforter
[C]Endure much longer, liv[Baug]e much longer

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

[Verse 10]
and
his chariot of flames
Same blood dat run through [B]my [Em]veins

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

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

[Verse 13]
[Em]Careful how you entertain stranger
Selassie never born in a [B]manger
[Em]And never crucified as a savior
[B]And[Em] likkle himself from all di ruler

[Verse 14]
Babylon [Em]na function with a failer
So be [C]careful of them cellular and [B]pager
[Em]'Cause as I see them I see danger
[C]So dem great but Selassie ah [Em]greater, yo

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

[Verse 16]
Mi think mi wan lick [Em]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
your son [D]dead" an[Baug]d
[Em]See us

[Verse 17]
We do the crime, we do the [Em]time
You get [G]away scot[C]t free
So [Em]the police they gon' [Baug]pop
you for they pop [Em]me
'Cause if you get me, you got me,
you shot me, no lock me
[C]Carry shotty's since mom slapped
[Em]me 'cause mi room sloppy

[Verse 18]
The youngest nigga out the [Em]camp, it's [G]me
But nobody [C]pampered me
So you [B]better don't [Baug]ran with me,
for [B]semi[Em]

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

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

[Verse 21]
and stones
Stumbling blocks in piles
Life is one [C]big road
Miles on top of [Baug]miles

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

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

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

[Verse 25]
[Em]was written
Up in the [C]book of [Baug]life
That [Em]man shall

[Verse 26]
Endure forever more
[C]An [B]d it w[Em]as written
Up in the [C]book of [Em]life
That man shall