[Intro] Dm  Bb  Dm
        Bb  Dm  C  G
        Dm  F  Dm  F

   Dm                                        
Across a painted desert lies
                F
A train of vagabonds
Dm                                      
All that's left of what we were
       F
It's what we have become
Dm                                              
Once our empires glorious
                      F
But now the empire's gone
Dm                                   
The dead gave us the time
             F
To live and now our time is done

 C                      
Now we are victorious
  Dm
We've become our slaves
   Bb                               
A land of hope and glory
           C
Building graveyards for the brave

 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?
Bb                  C
  Can you see them riding?

( Dm  F )
( Dm  F )

 Dm                                      
Holding on to fury
                      F
Is that all we ever know
Dm                                 
Ignorance our judge
               F
And jury all we've got to show
      C
From Hollywood to Babylon
      G
Holy war to kingdom come
       Dm
On a trail of dust and ashes
          F
When the burning sky is done

   C                             
A tide of change is coming
      Dm
And that is what you fear
     Bb                         
The earthquake is a coming
     C
But you don't want to hear
        C
You're just too blind to see

 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?
Bb                  C                     
  Can you see them riding?
                 Dm
Riding next to you

( Dm  F )
( Dm  F )

[Solo] Am  F  G
       Am  C  G
       Dm  Bb  C 
       Dm  C  Bb

 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?
Bb                  C
  Can you see them riding?

 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?
Bb                  C                      
  Can you see them riding?
                Dm
Riding next to you