Signs

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[Verse 1]
G           D      Em           
Welcome to Paris, home of the 
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Tigers
A
State champs '63
G      D               Em   
Gospel singing at the park next 
     D        G
Thursday
D        A                       
Two for one at the Dairy Queen
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    G         D/F#     Em     
Well, congratulations, Bobby and 
    D    G D/F#
Amber
A
God bless the newly-weds
G          D/F#      Em         
There's a graveside service in 
    D      G D/F#
the morning
        A
For our dear Miss Mildred
Bm     A               G
The VFW's got a bingo night
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The Motel 6 has got a burnt out 
  G
light
        D/F#
The demo derby at the county fair
A
It's all right there in the

[Chorus]
G     D  A
Signs,  telling you a story
G               D          A
Painting you a picture in black and 
white
G    D  A
Life,  coming at you slowly
G                D          A   
Hits you in the heart, not just 
    Bm
the eyes
Continues after the ad
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If you want to know what's going on
D/F#
In this little town
Em            A               G 
All you got to do is read the 
     D A G D A
Signs

[Verse 2]
     G            D/F#      Em   
Well, Johnny broke up with 
    D   G
Deborah Davis
D/F#         A
She's the quick stop clerk
   G       D/F#       Em         
She got a ladder and changed all 
    D       G
the letters
D/F#          A
Spelled out "Johnny is a jerk."
Bm      A
Sheriff Grady's sure running hard
G                         D/F#
He's got his name and his picture in
 every yard
G             D/F#
Nobody's run against him since '83
A
He just likes to read the

[Chorus]
G     D  A
Signs,  telling you a story
G               D          A
Painting you a picture in black and 
white
G    D  A
Life,  coming at you slowly
G                D          A   
Hits you in the heart, not just 
    Bm
the eyes
       G                       D/F#
If you want to know what's going on
D/F#
In this little town
Em            A               G 
All you got to do is read the 
     D A G D A  G D A  G D A
Signs

[Bridge]
G    D/F#    Em     D    G
Post 211 American Legion
 D/F#      A
That flag's at half-mast
G  D/F#  Em      D     G
PF--C   Jeffrey Taylor
 D/F#    Em
Coming  home at last

[Chorus]
G     D  A
Signs,  telling you a story
G               D          A
Painting you a picture in black and 
white
G    D  A
Life,  coming at you slowly
G                D          A   
Hits you in the heart, not just 
    Bm
the eyes
       G                       D/F#
If you want to know what's going on
D/F#
In this little town
Em            A               G 
All you got to do is read the 
     D A  G D
Signs

[Other]
A              G     D A G D A
Yeah, read the Signs
   G    D A           G       D
Oh, yeah, Oh, read the signs
A               G      D A  G 
Yeah, read the Signs
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