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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
| D | D | D | D |
| A/C# | A/C# | A/C# | A/C# |
| G | G | Bm A | D/F# G |
πΈ Verse 1:
D
Shakespeare writing on a piece of paper
A/C#
Hank Williams singing on an old guitar
G
Both of them trying to find the words
Bm A D/F# G
In somewhere up above the stars
D
But I've seen it there in old love letters
A/C#
Stuck to the fridge on a post-it note
G
Red lipstick on a bathroom mirror
Bm A D/F# G
Or tucked in the pocket of a Cowboys coat
πΈ Chorus:
G
Written in the Sky
D/F#
Written in the sand
G Bm A
On the back of a car dragging old tin cans
G
True love declared
D/F#
Brushing paint
Em D/F# G
Way up there on a small town water tank
Em
Carved in an oak
D/F# G
Or tattooed on the skin
Em A
Love moves the heart
(D)
God moves the pen
πΈ Interlude:
| D | D | Bm A | D/F# G |
πΈ Verse 2:
D
Saying βI miss you daddyβ in blue Crayola
A/C#
Xβs and Oβs in sidewalk chalk
G
I've seen "I heart Jenny" on an overpass
Bm A D/F# G
When the tongue is just too tired to talk
πΈ Chorus:
G
Written in the Sky
D/F#
Written in the sand
G Bm A
On the back of a car dragging old tin cans
G
True love declared
D/F#
Brushing paint
Em D/F# G
Way up there on a small town water tank
Em
Carved in an oak
D/F# G
Or tattooed on the skin
Em A
Love moves the heart
(D)
God moves the pen
πΈ Interlude:
| D | D | D | D |
| Em | D/F# | G | G |
πΈ Chorus:
G
So write it in the Sky
D/F#
Write it in the sand
G Bm A
On the back of a car dragging old tin cans
G
True love declared
D/F#
Brushing paint
Em D/F# G
Way up there on a small town water tank
Em
Carved in stone
D/F# G
Or tattooed on the skin
Em A
Love moves the heart
Em A
Love moves the heart
(D)
But God moves the pen
πΈ Outro:
| D | D | D | D |
| A/C# | A/C# | A/C# | A/C# |
| G | G | Bm A | D/F# G |
Song History
Published: April 10, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025