A     D E


[Verse 1]
A
  She was holding back the tears
   D
As I packed up the last few years
    A                 F#7           B7    E7
And said I'm tired of being so tied down
A
  I'm sure the kids will understand
D
  That daddy's making other plans
  A                   E7            A      D     E
I grabbed my bags and I was freedom bound    And then


[Chorus]
A           D              A
  I saw the writing on the wall
                    D        E7
It said we love you daddy most of all
A               A7                D
There in purple crayons scribbled knee high in the hall
E7                         A
  I saw the writing on the wall


[Verse 2]
         A
When the new wore off of being free
      D
Their memories starting haunting me
A                  F#7             B7  E7
  I headed home as fast as I could go
   A
My key still fit that same old door
    D
But no one lived there anymore
         A              E7             A       D     E
And that tender message made my teardrops flow   And then


[Chorus]
A           D              A
  I saw the writing on the wall
                    D        E7
It said we love you daddy most of all
A               A7                D
There in purple crayons scribbled knee high in the hall
E7                         A
  I saw the writing on the wall


[Outro]
E7                   A
  I saw the writing on the wall