Key: E
Introduction:
Em C
verse 1
Em C D
A thousand years from now on
Em C D
The flame of life's gone out
Em C D
The earth - a frozen wasteland
G Em C
No living trace - no sounds
Em C D
The world did die in anguish
Em C D
The ashes turned to dust
Em D
Fire and ice - blackness of night
G
Man's evolution has lost
Am G
Don't tell me that we didn't know
Am G
And that we haven't been told
Am G Em D
The final s.o.s. we all ignored
D Em C Em C
We've seen the writing on the wall
Em C Em C
The writing on the wall
verse 2
Em C D
The science of the madman
Em C D
Was getting out of control
Em C D
For every creature comfort
G Em C
There is a heavy toll
Em C D
We turned on mother nature
Em C D
Stabbed her deep in a back
Em D
We ripped out her lungs - poisoned her veins
G
Internal acid attack
Am G
Don't tell me that we didn't know
Am G
And that we haven't been told
Am G Em D
The final s.o.s. we all ignored
D Em C Em C
We've seen the writing on the wall
Em C Em C
The writing on the wall
Em C Em C
Seen the writing on the wall
Solo
Em C
verse 3
Em C D
I'm just painting a picture
Em C D
Of how it could be
Em D
But time's running out - the clock's ticking down
G
You're not blind - can't you see
Am G
Don't tell me that we still don't know
Am G
And that we're not being told
Am G Em D
The final s.o.s. we shouldn't ignore
Em C Em C
Just read the writing on the wall
Em C Em C
The writing on the wall
Em C Em C
Read the writing on the wall
Em C Em C
The writing on the wall