Sign On The Cross chords by Bob Dylan, The Band

SimplifiedD · G · A · Bm · Em

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Verse 1

Now, I try, oh so awfully strong

And I just try to be

And now, oh it's an eye

But it's free

Verse 2
A 
D 
Yes, but I know in my head
G 
D 
That we're all so misled
A 
And it's that ol' sign on the cross
D 
That worries me

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Verse 3
D 
Now, when I was just a bawlin' runt
G 
D 
I saw what I wanted to be
And it's all for the sake
Bm 
A 
Of that I should see
D 
But I was lost on the land
G 
D 
As I heard that front door slam
A 
And that old sign on the cross
D 
Worries me
G 
D 

Verse 4
G 
Well, it's that old sign on the cross
Em 
D 
G 
D 
Well, it's that old key to the kingdom
G 
Well, it's that old sign on the cross
A 
Like you used to be
D 
But, when I hold my head so high
G 
D 
As I see my ol' friends go by
G 
A 
And it's still that sign on the cross

Interlude 1

That worries me

Verse 5
D 
Well, it's just an old sign on the cross
G 
Every day, every night,
see the sign on the cross
D 
Just layin' up on top of the hill
Yes, we thought it might
have disappeared long ago
But I'm here to tell you, friends
A 
that I'm afraid

Verse 6
It's lyin' there still
A 
D 
Yes, a little time is all you need,
you might say
But I don't know 'bout that any more,
because later on
G 
You might find a door you
might want to enter
But of course, the door might be closed
D 

Verse 7
And I just would like to tell you one time
A 
If I don't see you again, that the thing is
That the sign on the cross is the thing
G 
you might need the most
D 

Verse 8
G 
Yes, the sign on the cross
D 
Is just a sign, oh, come back in two
G 
Well, that sign being left in prison
D 
A 
And there are some in

Verse 9
same old chantry, too
A 
D 
Oh, when your,
when your days are numbered
And your nights are long
G 
You might think you're weak but
I mean to say you're strong
D 
Yes, you are, if that sign on the cross
A 
If it begins to worry you
D 
Well, that's alright, you just sing a song
G 
And all your troubles
D 
will pass right on through