Originally in D, I play in A
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| G | D/F# | A/E | D | |
| And the | sign said, | long-haired, freaky people | need not ap | ply |
| A | E | D | E | |
| So | I tucked my hair up | under my hat and I | went in to ask him | why |
| F#m | D |
| He said you look like a fine, upstanding young | man, I think you’ll do |
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| So, I | took off my hat and said, im | agine that, huh, | me workin’ for | you, whoa |
| A | G | D |
| Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
| A | D |
| Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
| A | E | G |
| Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
| A |
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| And the | sign said anybody | caught trespassing | would be shot on | sight |
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| So, I | jumped on the fence and I | yelled at the house, hey, | what gives you the | right |
| F#m | D | |
| To | put up a fence to keep me out or to | keep mother nature in |
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| If | God was here, he’d | tell you to your face, | man, you’re some kinda | sinner |
| A | G | D |
| Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
| A | D |
| Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
| A | E | G |
| Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
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| → |
| E | |
| Now, | hey you, mister, can’t you read? |
| D | A | |
| You’ve | got to have a shirt and | tie to get a seat |
| E | |
| You can’t even watch, no, | you can’t eat |
| D | A | A |
| You ain’t supposed to | be | here |
Let ring
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| And the | sign said, you | got to have a membership | card to get ins | ide, huh |
Solo on chorus chords, or just...
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Let ring
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| And the | sign said | everybody welcome, come | in, kneel down and | pray |
| A | E | |
| But when they | passed around the plate at the | end of it all |
| D | E | |
| I | didn’t have a penny to | pay |
| F#m | D | |
| So I | got me a pen and a paper and I | made up my own little sign |
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| I said | thank you, lord, for | thinkin’ ‘bout me, I’m | alive and doin’ | fine |
| A | G | D |
| Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
| A | D |
| Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
| A | E | G |
| Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
| A | G | D |
| Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
| A | D |
| Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
| A | E | G |
| Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |