It Was Written Chords by Damian Marley

_ I'm going to [Gb] try to get a better grip. _
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_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ Amazing! _
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_ _ I'm in the shadows!
It _ _ _ [Em] was written!
I'm [C] in the woods!
[Em] I'm in the woods!
I'm in the shadows!
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[Em] But did you know the pen is stronger than the knife?
And they [C] can kill you [Em] once.
But they can kill you twice.
Did you know destruction of the flesh is not the end until [C] life?
Fear not of [Em] the Antichrist.
Did you know that I exist before the earth?
And did [C] you know my [Em] eyes are windows to the world?
Did you know you can't go as high as where Jerry [C] goes?
Can't tell the [Em] boys from the girls.
Your body's just a vehicle.
It's a support in your soul.
It's [C] what's inside the people.
It's [Em] beauty from the [B] out.
[Em] Fear not of evil.
Every day them flesh is grown.
[Cm] Changes of the [Em] times make a tone.
_ _ I'm [C] in _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ the shadows!
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[Em] _ _ _ _ I [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] wanna _
[Em] _ live here within the eyes of the elder.
[C] And love within the [B] presence of the love [Em] maker.
Life is in the words of the comforter.
[C] And you're much [Em] longer.
Live much longer.
Here within the eyes of the elder.
[C] And love within the [Em] presence of the love maker.
Life is in the words of the [C] comforter.
And you're much [Em] longer.
Live much [B] longer.
I testify in the name of the Father.
[Em] I give to my Father, the life for us to also live.
[B] Blessings that you all be got.
Blessings that you all forgot.
We ask that all our [Em] children have.
Do you [Bb] remember Elijah?
[Eb] And the showering of the [E] flames?
Slimmed like a brunt to my face.
I wanna live here within the eyes of the elder.
And love within the presence of the love maker.
[Ab] Life is in the words of the comforter.
And [C] you're much longer.
Live much [E] longer.
Here within the eyes of the elder.
And [D] love within the presence of the love [Ab] maker.
Life is in the words of the comforter.
[Db] And you're much longer.
[A] Live much longer.
[E] Careful how you interpret me stranger.
[A] Still I sin of a burning and a [E] manger.
I'll never [Em] crucify as no savior.
He look up himself a mother ruler.
Problems and malfunction where them a failure.
[C] So be careful of them [Eb] cellular and [B] plagiar.
[E] Because I see them I see danger.
[C] So them break out till [Em] I see I great say go.
Go.
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[Em] _ _ You think me wanna lick upon shots.
Upon a blood clot.
And fill the block with bummerized cops.
Cops me don't talk.
You know you watch me walk.
My black woman is getting raped across New York.
Before I met the brothers in chunks.
Imagine somebody say that's just [B] undead [Em] sin.
See us we do the crying we do the dying.
[C] Y'all get away stop free.
[Em] So police me don't pop you for you pop me.
Cause if you hit me you got me you shot me.
[C] No lock me carry shotty [B] since mom slapped me.
Cause [Abm] my room sloppy.
[Em] The youngest nigga out the camp is me.
[C] But nobody pampered me.
[Em] So you better don't ramp with me.
For semi me don't play plenty.
Chicks me [C] blaze many.
Raise pennies to dollars.
[Em] Storm at me tralla.
Watch a bum holla.
Watch a run hit the floor.
Tell [C] them come come no.
Throw your [Em] guns up in the air.
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[Em] _ So I'm a Christian song.
From the black and white.
[C] Life is one big road.
[Em] Life on top of my head.
So this be the song that always remains [C] that guide.
When most people [Eb] don't even smile.
[Em] There's a natural instinct.
Flowing through the air.
[C] So keep it realistic.
[Eb] And always be aware.
[Em] The truth is pouring out and it's so loud and so [C] clear.
But most people [Em] won't even hear.
The spiritual pollution in the atmosphere.
[C] With so much confusion [Em] can only appear.
The crypt of the safari is for all man [Am] to share.
But some would rather [Eb] to be so unfair.
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