Writings on the Wall Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][F#m][Em][Am][Em][C][B]
[G][Am][Cdim][B][Em]
[Bm][C][Em]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
When you're [Em]born in the dirt the only way to grow is up
So we [D]reach for the sun but it [Em]seems
Every rung that you climb is
another crooked line
That you [D]cross off the tally
of your [C]dreams
[Em]Don't step out of line kid, you
learn it pretty fast
Every [D]face has its place in the [Em]crowd
They'll give you all the answers,
so you don't ask any questions
Then they'll [D]march you with a
smile into the [C]ground

[Verse 2]
And we [C]all go to heaven in a little row boat

[Verse 3]
So [Bm]put your hands up, put your hands up
If crawling for the scraps won't
[B]ever [Bm]be enough
[B]Put your hands [Bm]up, put your hands up
[B]The wri[Am]ting's on the wall,
this ain't ever gonna stop
[Bm]Put your hands up, put your hands up
If crawling for the scraps
won't [B]ever be enough
[Bm]Put your hands up, put your hands up
We'll [Am]fight until we die,
this ain't ever gonna [Em]stop[Am]

[Verse 4]
[Em]This stray dog world, this sick sad [G]place
Got a [D]belly full of maggots and dis[Em]ease
Every apple here is rotten,
every blessing is a [G]curse
Every [D]word is a lie you best be[C]lieve
We take [Em]one step forward,
then two steps back
In a [D]race to the bottom of the [Em]barrel
They teach us how to fear
They teach us how to hate
Then they [D]arm us and they
march us off to [C]hell

[Verse 5]
And it's [C]left, left, left right left

[Verse 6]
So [Bm]put your hands up, put your hands up
If crawling for the scraps won't
[B]ever [Bm]be enough
Put your hands up, put your hands up
The [Am]writing's on the wall,
this ain't ever gonna stop
[Bm]Put your hands up,
put your hands up
If crawling for the scraps won't
ever be [B]enough
[Bm]Put your hands up, put your hands up
We'll [Am]fight until we die,
this ain't ever gonna stop
[Bm]

[Verse 7]
This ain't ever gonna stop

[Verse 8]
Because they [Bm]came for our minds
We said nothing
They came for our hopes
We said nothing
They came for our souls
And still we said nothing
Now they're coming for our lives
So what's it gonna [D]take
So what's it gonna [G]take
[Bm]What's it gonna [D]take[G]

[Verse 9]
[Am]What's it gonna take
See how they [Bm]run, see how they run

[Verse 10]
So [Bm]put your hands up, put your hands up
If clawing for the scraps won't
ever be enough
Put your hands up, put your hands up
The writing's on the wall,
this [Em]ain't ever gonna stop
[Bm]Put your hands up,
put your hands up
If clawing for the scraps won't
ever be enough
Put your hands up, put your hands up
We'll [Am]fight until we die,

[Outro 1]
this ain't ever gonna stop
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