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Writing's On The Wall

by Sam Smith

Written by: Napier & Smith

WRITING’S ON THE WALL Napier & Smith Sam Smith | Em /// | GM7 /// | Em7 /// | GM7 /// | Em GM7 Em ||: / Ive^be=en here e^be | fore ee // | ~ ^But al^wa=ys hit t^the=floor.| ||: / I'm^pre=pared d^for | this ss // | ~ ^I nev^er shoot t^to=miss.| ||: ~ ^A mil^li=on shards s^of | glass ss // | ~ ^That haunt^me from m^my | GM7 CM7 | rr / / ~ ^Ive | spent^a=life (e^time^run) ning ~ and=I | | ss / / ~ But=I | feel^like=a storm^is=com ing ~ If=Im | | past tt / ~ As=the | stars^be=gin n^to=ga ther ~ And=the | B-4 CM7 | al^ways get^a=way yy ~ But=with | you^Im feel^ing=some thing ~ ^that | | gonna^make=it thru^the=day yy ~ then=theres | no^more use^in=run ning ~ This=is | | light^be=gins s=to^fade ee ~ When=all | hope^be gins^to=shat ter ~ know=that | B-4 1. | makes^me want^to=stay yy / :||c` B-4 B 2. | some=thing^I got^ta=face ee ee | Em G CM7 Em G B7 | / If^I risk it^all.| ll ll ll ll | / Could^you break my | fall ll ll How=do^I | Em D C D | live How=do^I breathe when=youre^not | here^I'm suf=fo^ca ting^I want=to^feel | Em D C Bm | love run=thru^my blood Tell=me^is | this^where=I give=it^all up ~ ^For | Am7 Bm B7 n.c. Em GM7 | you ~ ^I have^to risk^it | all ll ll ll | / Coz^the wri^tings on^the 1.| wall ll ll ll | //// :|| 2.| wall ll ll ll.| to *coda B-4 B Em G CM7 Em G 3. | I^wont be^a=fraid dd dd | / If^I risk it^all.| ll ll ll ll | / Could^you break my | B7 | fall ll ll How=do^I | Repeat CHORUS 2. GM7 Em GM7 CM7 B C B *coda | ll ~ ^The wri^tings o=n^the | wall l^l l=l^l ll | ll /// | //// | //// | //// | /// How=do^I | Em D C D | live How=do^I breathe When=youre^not | here^I'm suf=fo^ca ting^I want=to^feel | Em D C Bm | love run=thru^my blood Tell=me^is | this^where=I give=it^all up How=do^I | Em D C D | live How=do^I breathe When=youre^not | here^I'm suf=fo^ca ting^I want=to^feel | Em D C Bm | love run=thru^my blood Tell=me^is | this^where=I give=it^all up ~ ^For | Am Bm B7 n.c. | you ~ ^I have^to risk^it | all ll ll ll | / Coz^the wri^tings on=n=n=n | n^n=n n^n nn ^the | E | wall ll ll ll ||

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Writing's On The Wall is performed by Sam Smith and written by Napier & Smith. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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