Signs chords by
Five Man Electrical Band (Official Version)
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Key: D majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

A5

A5

A5

A5

A5

A5

A5

A5

D

D

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
And the sign said:
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
"Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
D D 
 
A A 
 
So I  tucked my hair up under my hat
G G 
 
A A 
 
and I went in to ask him why
Bm Bm 
 
He said, "You look like a fine,
G G 
 
upstanding, young man, I think you'll do"
D D 
 
So I took off my hat, I said,
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
"Imagine that, huh, me workin' for you?"

Chorus 1

D

C

G

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

D

G

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind

D

A

C

Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

D

D

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
And the sign said:
G G 
 
"Anybody caught trespassin'
D D 
 
G G 
 
would be shot on sight"
D D 
 
So I jumped on the fence
A A 
 
and I yelled at the house
G G 
 
A A 
 
"Hey, what gives you the right?"
Bm Bm 
 
"To put up a fence to keep me out
G G 
 
or to keep mother nature in"
D D 
 
A A 
 
"If God was here he'd tell you to your face,
G G 
 
A A 
 
man, you're some kind of sinner"

Chorus 2

D

C

G

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

D

G

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind

D

A

C

Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

D

Bridge 1
A A 
 
Now, hey you, mister, can't you read?
G G 
 
D D 
 
You've got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
A A 
 
You can't even watch, no, you can't eat
G G 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
You ain't supposed to be here
The sign said you got to have a membership

Solo 1

card to get inside, ugh

D

C

G

D

G

D

A

C

D

D

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
And the sign said: "Everybody welcome,
D D 
 
G G 
 
come in, kneel down and pray"
D D 
 
But when they passed around the plate
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
at the end of it all, I didn't have a penny to pay
Bm Bm 
 
So I got me a pen and a paper
G G 
 
and I made up my own little sign
D D 
 
A A 
 
I said: "Thank you Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me,
G G 
 
A A 
 
I'm alive and doin' fine"

Outro 1
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
D D 
 
G G 
 
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
D D 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Sign, sign
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA5 D Am G A...

Chords

A5
D
Am
G
A
Bm
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Signs by Five Man Electrical Band, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Signs the way Five Man Electrical Band intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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