Sean Keane - The Writing on the Wall Chords

Tempo:
159.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Gm

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sean Keane - The Writing on the Wall chords
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[F]
[C]
[Dm] [F] [Am]
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[Gm]
[C] [Am]
[C] [F]
[Cm] I've [F] broken all your bones [Gm]
and [F]
promises [Bb] I gave,
[Gm] Set [Bb] upon [C] some throne [F]
[C] like the one who owned [F] a slave.
And I never [Bb] had the guts to [Gm] [D]
come to [Gm] you at all,
And I [C] constantly [F] ignored
[Bb] [C] the writing on [F] the wall.
[C] I've listened [F] to your dreams with one ear [Bb] on the [Dm] shelf,
[Gm] Fed your [C] reams and [F] reams,
[C] asked if about [F] myself.
And I ploughed [Bb] on like the blind,
[Gm] [D]
regardless [Gm] of a fall,
Because [C] I couldn't [F] see
[C] the writing on [F] the wall.
And when [C] the hammer fell,
[Dm] it was like a mortal [Bb] blow.
[Dm] [Gm] And I turned [C] around to see [Dm]
[C] someone I [F] didn't know,
And I thought [C] I knew you well,
[Db] [Dm] oh, [F] I thought I [Bb] knew it all.
[F] [Gm] But I [C] never thought I'd [F] see [C] the writing [F] on the wall.
[C]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm]
[C]
[F]
[C] We hurt the ones [F] we love to see how they [Bb] might bend,
[Gm] Push our luck [C] so far [F]
that [C] we break [F] them in the end.
And the day [Bb] that we wake up, [Gm] [D] they've gone beyond [Gm] recall,
Because [C] we couldn't [F] see
[C] the writing on [F] the wall.
And the day that [C] we wake [Db]
up, [Dm] oh, [C] they've gone [Bb] beyond recall,
[F]
[Gm] Because [C] we couldn't [F] see [C] the writing on [F] the wall.
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To learn Seán Keane - Writing On The Wall chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, C, F, Gm and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 79 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 160. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ I've [F] broken all your _ bones _ [Gm] _
and [F] _ _ _ _ _
promises _ [Bb] I _ gave, _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Set [Bb] upon [C] some throne _ [F] _ _
[C] like _ _ _ the one who owned [F] a slave. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And I _ never [Bb] had the guts _ to [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
come to [Gm] you at _ all, _ _
And _ _ _ I _ _ [C] constantly _ _ [F] ignored _
[Bb] _ _ [C] the _ _ _ writing on [F] the wall. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ I've listened [F] to your _ dreams _ _ _ with _ _ one ear [Bb] on the _ _ [Dm] shelf, _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ Fed your _ [C] reams and _ _ [F] reams, _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ asked if about [F] _ myself. _ _ _
And _ _ _ I ploughed _ [Bb] on like the blind, _
_ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
regardless [Gm] of a fall, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Because _ _ [C] I couldn't _ [F] see _
_ _ [C] the _ _ _ writing on [F] the wall. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And when [C] the hammer _ fell, _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ it was like a mortal [Bb] blow. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ And _ I _ turned [C] around to see [Dm] _
_ _ [C] someone _ _ _ _ I [F] didn't _ know, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And I thought [C] I knew you well, _
[Db] _ _ [Dm] _ _ oh, [F] I thought I [Bb] knew it _ all. _
[F] _ _ [Gm] But _ I _ _ [C] never thought I'd _ [F] see _ _ [C] the _ _ _ writing [F] on the wall. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ We hurt the ones [F] we love _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ see how they [Bb] might _ bend, _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Push our luck [C] so _ far [F] _
that _ [C] _ _ _ we break _ [F] them in the end. _ _
And _ _ _ the day _ [Bb] that we wake _ up, [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ they've gone beyond [Gm] recall, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Because _ _ [C] we couldn't _ [F] see _
_ _ [C] the _ _ _ writing on [F] the wall. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And the day that [C] we wake _ _ _ [Db]
up, _ [Dm] _ oh, [C] they've gone [Bb] beyond recall,
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ Because _ _ [C] we couldn't _ [F] see _ _ [C] the _ _ _ _ _ writing on [F] the wall. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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