The Writing On The Wall chords by Iron Maiden

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🤘 Intro:

Dm

🤘 Intro 2:
0:48
Bb Dm Bb Dm
C Dm C G
Dm



🤘 Verse 1:
Dm                                           F
Across a painted desert lies a train of vagabonds
Dm                                                  F
All that’s left of what we were it’s what we have become
Dm                                              F
Once our empires glorious but now the empire’s gone
Dm                                                     F
The dead gave us the time to live and now our time is done

🤘 Pre-Chorus:
C                         Dm
Now we are victorious we’ve become our slaves
Bb                                  C
A land of hope and glory building graveyards for the brave


🤘 Chorus:
Dm         F        C             G
Have you seen the writing on the wall
Dm         F         C      G
Have you seen that writing
Dm       F       C              G
Can you see the riders on the storm
Bb                C        Bb                C
Can you see them riding ~ can you see them riding


Riff:
Dm


🤘 Verse 2:
Dm                                      F
Holding on to jury is that all we ever know
Dm                                             F
Ignorance our judge and jury all we’ve got to show
      C                           G
From Hollywood to Babylon ~ holy war to kingdom come
       Dm                                               F
On a trail of dust and ashes ~ when the burning sky is done


🤘 Pre-Chorus:
   C                            Dm
A tide of change is coming and that is what you fear
Bb                              C
The earthquake is a coming but you don’t want to hear
You’re just too blind to see


🤘 Chorus:
Dm         F        C             G
Have you seen the writing on the wall
Dm         F         C      G
Have you seen that writing
Dm       F       C              G
Can you see the riders on the storm
Bb                C        Bb                C
Can you see them riding ~ can you see them riding


Riff:
Dm


🤘 Solo 1:
Am F G ｜
Am C G ｜ x2


Riff:
Dm Bb C｜
Dm C   ｜ x2


🤘 Solo 2:
Dm C F x4


🤘 Chorus:
Dm         F        C             G
Have you seen the writing on the wall
Dm         F         C      G
Have you seen that writing
Dm       F       C              G
Can you see the riders on the storm
Bb                C
Can you see them riding


🤘 Chorus:
Dm         F        C             G
Have you seen the writing on the wall
Dm         F         C      G
Have you seen that writing
Dm       F       C              G
Can you see the riders on the storm
Bb                C        Bb                C
Can you see them riding ~ can you see them riding
                Dm
Riding next to you