G D Em D G D A

[Verse 1]
G           D      Em           D    G D
Welcome to Paris, home of the Tigers
A
State champs '63
G      D               Em        D        G
Gospel singing at the park next Thursday
D        A                       G D A   G D A
Two for one at the Dairy Queen
    G         D/F#     Em         D    G D/F#
Well, congratulations, Bobby and Amber
A
God bless the newly-weds
G          D/F#      Em             D      G D/F#
There's a graveside service in the morning
        A
For our dear Miss Mildred
Bm     A               G
The VFW's got a bingo night
        D/F#                     G
The Motel 6 has got a burnt out 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       Bm
Hits you in the heart, not just the eyes
       G                       D/F#
If you want to know what's going on
D/F#
In this little town
Em            A               G      D A G D A
All you got to do is read the Signs

[Verse 2]
     G            D/F#      Em       D   G
Well, Johnny broke up with Deborah Davis
D/F#         A
She's the quick stop clerk
   G       D/F#       Em             D       G
She got a ladder and changed all 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       Bm
Hits you in the heart, not just the eyes
       G                       D/F#
If you want to know what's going on
D/F#
In this little town
Em            A               G      D A G D A  G D A  G D A
All you got to do is read the 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       Bm
Hits you in the heart, not just the eyes
       G                       D/F#
If you want to know what's going on
D/F#
In this little town
Em            A               G      D A  G D
All you got to do is read the Signs

[Outro]
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 D/F# Em D
Yeah, read the Signs