{t:Signs (Key of G)} {st:Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970)} {sot} Basic Strum: 4/4 | D - - - D - D u | 1 2 3 4 & {eot} {sot} Intro Riff: G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus4 G 4/4 | D - - - D - - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - | 1 3 1 & 3 1 & 3 1 & 3 {eot} {c:Verse 1} And the [/] [F] sign said [/] [C] "Long- haired freaky people [/] [G] need not ap- [/] [C] ply" So I [/] [G] tucked my hair up [/] [D] under my hat and I [/] [C] went in to ask him [/] [D] why [/] [Em7] He said "You look like a [/] fine upstanding young [/] [C] man, I think you'll [/] do" So I [/] [G] took off my hat and said "I- [/] [D] magine that! Heh, [/] [C] me workin' for [/] [D] you!" Whoah {soc} [/] [G] Sign sign [/] [F] everywhere a [C] sign [/] [/] [G] Blockin' out the scenery, [/] [C] breakin' my mind [/] [/] [G] Do this, don't do [/] [D] that, can't you read the [/] [F] sign? [/] [F] [/] {c:Intro Riff} [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] {eoc} {c:Verse 2} And the [/] [F] sign said anybody [/] [C] caught trespassin' [/] [G] would be shot out of [/] [C] sight So I [/] [G] jumped on the fence and I [/] [D] yelled at the house [/] [C] "Hey, what gives you the [/] [D] right? To [/] [Em7] put up a fence to [/] keep me out but to [/] [C] keep Mother Nature [/] in, If [/] [G] God was here he'd [/] [D] tell you to your face, [/] [C] "Man you're some kind of [/] [D] sinner!" {soc} [/] [G] Sign sign [/] [F] everywhere a [C] sign [/] [/] [G] Blockin' out the scenery, [/] [C] breakin' my mind [/] [/] [G] Do this, don't do [/] [D] that, can't you read the [/] [F] sign? [/] [F] [/] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] {eoc} {c:Bridge} Now [/] [D] hey there mister [/] can't you read? You [/] [C] gotta have a shirt and [/] [G] tie to get a seat You [/] [G] can't even watch, no [/] [D] you can't even [/] [C] You ain't supposed to {c:Intro Riff} [/] [G] be here [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] {c:Acappella} Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside...Uh! {c:Instrumental Chorus} [/] [G] [/] [F] [C] [/] [G] [/] [C] [/] [/] [G] [/] [D] [/] [F] [/] [F] [/] {c:Intro Riff} [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] {c:Verse 3} And the [/] [F] sign said [/] [C] "Everybody welcome come [/] [G] in, kneel down and [/] [C] pray" But when they [/] [G] passed around the plate at the [/] [D] end of it all, I [/] [C] didn't have a penny to [/] [D] pay So I [/] [Em7] got me a pen and a [/] paper, and I [/] [C] made up my own little [/] sign I said [/] [G] "Thank you Lord for [/] [D] thinkin' about me, I'm a- [/] [C] live and doin' [/] [D] fine!" {soc} [/] [G] Sign sign [/] [F] everywhere a [C] sign [/] [/] [G] Blockin' out the scenery, [/] [C] breakin' my mind [/] [/] [G] Do this, don't do [/] [D] that, can't you read the [/] [F] sign? [/] [F] [/] [/] [G] Sign sign [/] [F] everywhere a [C] sign [/] [/] [G] [/] [C] [/] [G] [/] [D] [/] [F] [/] [F] [/] {c:Intro Riff} [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] [G] [/] {eoc} #Video=uYsBDmqJfjQ#vend #Capo on 5th fret to play along with original. (See other chart in orginal key) #Video=ZJ4da4u_iXM#vend #Video=52TaVMTDI3g#vend #Last Updated 5/05/18 JJ #ubl