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                                   Terry Reid - Writing On The Wall
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ADaa da daa daa daa daa daa daa daaaa
ADa da da da da da da da da
DDa da da da da daa daa daa
BmNaa na naa naa 
ADa da dur da da da da da AdaaaaD  A  D  
AI can see the Dwriting on the AwallD  
AUnderdeciphered Dmessages to Aus
DThoughts of long forgotten people
BmFading away, getting vaguer day by Aday
EEach hiding a Asecret that
 ENot one will AdeclareE  
 A   Dsus4   D   Dsus4   Dx2
 AI see the writing
      Dsus4   DI seDsus4e that Dnone of it is Aread up unto to meDsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
 AI'm the exception
      Dsus4   DSaid Dsus4no one Dstopped to write Aa doggone thing about me, Dsus4hey hDey Dsus4wellD  
Now that I Aknow
A[Solo guitar]
A D
AWell the wall could tell a Atale or Dtwo
AMaybe some of Dme or some of Ayou
DEverybody listening carefully
BmBut not enough that sometime you wrote a Alie
 EA cliche uApon our door
 EOr did you write AmoreE  
 A   Dsus4   D   Dsus4   Dx2
 AI see the writing
      Dsus4   DI sDsus4ee thaDt none of it is Aread up unto to meDsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
 AI'm the exception
      Dsus4   DI saiDsus4d no oDne ever gets to write a Athing about me, Dsus4wellD  Dsus4  D  
Now that I Aknow
   Am   DSing Ait
by BLS

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Writing On The Wall

by Terry Reid

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Dsus4

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Terry Reid - Writing On The Wall

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Daa da daa daa daa daa daa daa daaaa

Da da da da da da da da da

Da da da da da daa daa daa

Naa na naa naa

A A D A D

Da da dur da da da da da daaaa

A D A D

I can see the writing on the wall

A D A

Underdeciphered messages to us

Thoughts of long forgotten people

Bm A

Fading away, getting vaguer day by day

E A

Each hiding a secret that

E A E

Not one will declare

A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

I see the writing

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

I see that none of it is read up unto to me

I'm the exception

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

Said no one stopped to write a doggone thing about me, hey hey well

Now that I know

[Solo guitar]

A D

A A D

Well the wall could tell a tale or two

A D A

Maybe some of me or some of you

Everybody listening carefully

Bm A

But not enough that sometime you wrote a lie

E A

A cliche upon our door

E A E

Or did you write more

A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

I see the writing

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

I see that none of it is read up unto to me

I'm the exception

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

I said no one ever gets to write a thing about me, well

Now that I know

Am D A

Sing it

by BLS

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