[Intro]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[Verse 1]
[G]Welcome to P[D]aris, h[Em]ome of the Ti[D]gers[G][D]
[A]State champs '63
[G]Gospel [D]singing at the p[Em]ark next T[D]hursday[G]
[D]Two for o[A]ne at the Dairy Queen[G][D][A][G][D][A]
Well[G], congratu[D/F#]lations, [Em]Bobby and A[D]mber[G][D/F#]
[A]God bless the newly-weds
[G]There's a g[D/F#]raveside s[Em]ervice in the m[D]orning[G][D/F#]
For our [A]dear Miss Mildred
[Bm]The VFW[A]'s got a bingo n[G]ight
The Mote[D/F#]l 6 has got a burnt out l[G]ight
The demo[D/F#] derby at the county fair
[A]It's all right there in the
[Chorus]
[G]Signs,[D] t[A]elling you a story
[G]Painting you a p[D]icture in b[A]lack and white
[G]Life,[D] c[A]oming at you slowly
[G]Hits you in the h[D]eart, not j[A]ust the [Bm]eyes
If you [G]want to know what's goin[D/F#]g on
[D/F#]In this little town
[Em]All you got to[A] do is read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D][A]
[Verse 2]
Well,[G] Johnny broke[D/F#] up with D[Em]eborah Da[D]vis[G]
[D/F#]She's the qui[A]ck stop clerk
She[G] got a l[D/F#]adder and c[Em]hanged all the [D]letters[G]
[D/F#]Spelled out "J[A]ohnny is a jerk."
[Bm]Sheriff [A]Grady's sure running hard
[G]He's got his name and his [D/F#]picture in every yard
[G]Nobody's run a[D/F#]gainst him since '83
[A]He just likes to read the
[Chorus]
[G]Signs,[D] t[A]elling you a story
[G]Painting you a p[D]icture in b[A]lack and white
[G]Life,[D] c[A]oming at you slowly
[G]Hits you in the h[D]eart, not j[A]ust the [Bm]eyes
If you [G]want to know what's goin[D/F#]g on
[D/F#]In this little town
[Em]All you got to[A] do is read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D][A][G][D][A][G][D][A]
[Bridge]
[G]Post [D/F#]211 Amer[Em]ican Le[D]gion[G]
T[D/F#]hat flag's[A] at half-mast
[G]PF-[D/F#]-C J[Em]effrey T[D]aylor[G]
C[D/F#]oming h[Em]ome at last
[Chorus]
[G]Signs,[D] t[A]elling you a story
[G]Painting you a p[D]icture in b[A]lack and white
[G]Life,[D] c[A]oming at you slowly
[G]Hits you in the h[D]eart, not j[A]ust the [Bm]eyes
If you [G]want to know what's goin[D/F#]g on
[D/F#]In this little town
[Em]All you got to[A] do is read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D]
[Outro]
[A]Yeah, read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D][A]
Oh,[G] yeah[D], [A]Oh, read the[G] signs[D]
[A]Yeah, read the S[G]igns[D][A][G][D/F#][Em][D]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[Verse 1]
[G]Welcome to P[D]aris, h[Em]ome of the Ti[D]gers[G][D]
[A]State champs '63
[G]Gospel [D]singing at the p[Em]ark next T[D]hursday[G]
[D]Two for o[A]ne at the Dairy Queen[G][D][A][G][D][A]
Well[G], congratu[D/F#]lations, [Em]Bobby and A[D]mber[G][D/F#]
[A]God bless the newly-weds
[G]There's a g[D/F#]raveside s[Em]ervice in the m[D]orning[G][D/F#]
For our [A]dear Miss Mildred
[Bm]The VFW[A]'s got a bingo n[G]ight
The Mote[D/F#]l 6 has got a burnt out l[G]ight
The demo[D/F#] derby at the county fair
[A]It's all right there in the
[Chorus]
[G]Signs,[D] t[A]elling you a story
[G]Painting you a p[D]icture in b[A]lack and white
[G]Life,[D] c[A]oming at you slowly
[G]Hits you in the h[D]eart, not j[A]ust the [Bm]eyes
If you [G]want to know what's goin[D/F#]g on
[D/F#]In this little town
[Em]All you got to[A] do is read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D][A]
[Verse 2]
Well,[G] Johnny broke[D/F#] up with D[Em]eborah Da[D]vis[G]
[D/F#]She's the qui[A]ck stop clerk
She[G] got a l[D/F#]adder and c[Em]hanged all the [D]letters[G]
[D/F#]Spelled out "J[A]ohnny is a jerk."
[Bm]Sheriff [A]Grady's sure running hard
[G]He's got his name and his [D/F#]picture in every yard
[G]Nobody's run a[D/F#]gainst him since '83
[A]He just likes to read the
[Chorus]
[G]Signs,[D] t[A]elling you a story
[G]Painting you a p[D]icture in b[A]lack and white
[G]Life,[D] c[A]oming at you slowly
[G]Hits you in the h[D]eart, not j[A]ust the [Bm]eyes
If you [G]want to know what's goin[D/F#]g on
[D/F#]In this little town
[Em]All you got to[A] do is read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D][A][G][D][A][G][D][A]
[Bridge]
[G]Post [D/F#]211 Amer[Em]ican Le[D]gion[G]
T[D/F#]hat flag's[A] at half-mast
[G]PF-[D/F#]-C J[Em]effrey T[D]aylor[G]
C[D/F#]oming h[Em]ome at last
[Chorus]
[G]Signs,[D] t[A]elling you a story
[G]Painting you a p[D]icture in b[A]lack and white
[G]Life,[D] c[A]oming at you slowly
[G]Hits you in the h[D]eart, not j[A]ust the [Bm]eyes
If you [G]want to know what's goin[D/F#]g on
[D/F#]In this little town
[Em]All you got to[A] do is read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D]
[Outro]
[A]Yeah, read the [G]Signs[D][A][G][D][A]
Oh,[G] yeah[D], [A]Oh, read the[G] signs[D]
[A]Yeah, read the S[G]igns[D][A][G][D/F#][Em][D]
