Signs
Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970)
Basic Strum:
4/4 | D - - - D - D u |
1 2 3 4 &
Intro Riff:
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
4/4 | D - - - D - - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - |
1 3 1 & 3 1 & 3 1 & 3
Verse 1
And the | [C] sign said | [G] "Long- haired freaky people
| [D] need not ap- | [G] ply"
So I | [D] tucked my hair up | [A] under my hat and I
| [G] went in to ask him | [A] why
| [Bm7] He said "You look like a | fine upstanding young
| [G] man, I think you'll | do"
So I | [D] took off my hat and said "I- | [A] magine that!
Heh, | [G] me workin' for | [A] you!" Whoah
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Verse 2
And the | [C] sign said anybody | [G] caught trespassin'
| [D] would be shot out of | [G] sight
So I | [D] jumped on the fence and I | [A] yelled at the house
| [G] "Hey, what gives you the | [A] right?
To | [Bm7] put up a fence to | keep me out but to
| [G] keep Mother Nature | in,
If | [D] God was here he'd | [A] tell you to your face,
| [G] "Man you're some kind of | [A] sinner!"
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
| [D] | [D] |
Bridge
Now | [A] hey there mister | can't you read?
You | [G] gotta have a shirt and | [D] tie to get a seat
You | [D] can't even watch, no | [A] you can't even
| [G] You ain't supposed to
Intro Riff | [D] be here | [D] | [D] | [D]
Acappella
Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside...Uh!
Instrumental Chorus
| [D] | [C] [G] | [D] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [C] | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Verse 3
And the | [C] sign said | [G] "Everybody welcome come
| [D] in, kneel down and | [G] pray"
But when they | [D] passed around the plate at the | [A] end of it all,
I | [G] didn't have a penny to | [A] pay
So I | [Bm7] got me a pen and a | paper,
and I | [G] made up my own little | sign
I said | [D] "Thank you Lord for | [A] thinkin' about me,
I'm a- | [G] live and doin' | [A] fine!"
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [A] | [C] | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 4/28/18 JJ
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Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970)
Basic Strum:
4/4 | D - - - D - D u |
1 2 3 4 &
Intro Riff:
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
4/4 | D - - - D - - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - |
1 3 1 & 3 1 & 3 1 & 3
Verse 1
And the | [C] sign said | [G] "Long- haired freaky people
| [D] need not ap- | [G] ply"
So I | [D] tucked my hair up | [A] under my hat and I
| [G] went in to ask him | [A] why
| [Bm7] He said "You look like a | fine upstanding young
| [G] man, I think you'll | do"
So I | [D] took off my hat and said "I- | [A] magine that!
Heh, | [G] me workin' for | [A] you!" Whoah
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Verse 2
And the | [C] sign said anybody | [G] caught trespassin'
| [D] would be shot out of | [G] sight
So I | [D] jumped on the fence and I | [A] yelled at the house
| [G] "Hey, what gives you the | [A] right?
To | [Bm7] put up a fence to | keep me out but to
| [G] keep Mother Nature | in,
If | [D] God was here he'd | [A] tell you to your face,
| [G] "Man you're some kind of | [A] sinner!"
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
| [D] | [D] |
Bridge
Now | [A] hey there mister | can't you read?
You | [G] gotta have a shirt and | [D] tie to get a seat
You | [D] can't even watch, no | [A] you can't even
| [G] You ain't supposed to
Intro Riff | [D] be here | [D] | [D] | [D]
Acappella
Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside...Uh!
Instrumental Chorus
| [D] | [C] [G] | [D] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [C] | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Verse 3
And the | [C] sign said | [G] "Everybody welcome come
| [D] in, kneel down and | [G] pray"
But when they | [D] passed around the plate at the | [A] end of it all,
I | [G] didn't have a penny to | [A] pay
So I | [Bm7] got me a pen and a | paper,
and I | [G] made up my own little | sign
I said | [D] "Thank you Lord for | [A] thinkin' about me,
I'm a- | [G] live and doin' | [A] fine!"
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [A] | [C] | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 4/28/18 JJ
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