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* NOTE* All guitars are in Open G Tuning
[Intro]
 G C/A
[Verse 1]
GYou speak to Dme C/Ain sign Emlanguage,
As I'm eating a sandDwich in a small cafeEm  
C/AAt a quarter to threeG.
[Bridge 1]
GBut I can't re-Dspond C/Gto your sign Emlanguage.
You're taking advan-Dtage, bringing me downEm.
Can't you make any sound?G  C/G  G  C/G  G  
[Verse 2]
G'Twas there by the Dbakery, C/Asurrounded by fak-Emery.
This is my sto-Dry, still I'm still thereEm.
C/ADoes she know I still care?G  
[Instrumental]
G  D  C  G  C  G
[Bridge 2]
GLink Wray was Dplaying C/Gon a jukebox, I was Empaying
For the words I was say-Din' so misunderstood.Em  
He didn't do me no goodG.C/G  G  C/G  G  
[Verse 3]
GYou speak to Dme C/Ain sign Emlanguage,
As I'm eating a sand-Dwich in a small cafeEm  
C/AAt a quarter to threeG.
[Bridge 3]
GBut I can't re-Dspond C/Gto your sign Emlanguage.
You're taking advan-Dtage, bringing me downEm.
C/ACan't you make any sound?G  C/A  G  C/A  
[Outro]
G D C G D Em C G

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Sign Language

by Eric Clapton

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C/A

C/G

* NOTE* All guitars are in Open G Tuning

[Intro]

G C/A

[Verse 1]

G D C/A Em

You speak to me in sign language,

D Em

As I'm eating a sandwich in a small cafe

C/A G

At a quarter to three.

[Bridge 1]

G D C/G Em

But I can't re-spond to your sign language.

D Em

You're taking advan-tage, bringing me down.

G C/G G C/G G

Can't you make any sound?

[Verse 2]

G D C/A Em

'Twas there by the bakery, surrounded by fak-ery.

D Em

This is my sto-ry, still I'm still there.

C/A G

Does she know I still care?

[Instrumental]

G D C G C G

[Bridge 2]

G D C/G Em

Link Wray was playing on a jukebox, I was paying

D Em

For the words I was say-in' so misunderstood.

G C/G G C/G G

He didn't do me no good.

[Verse 3]

G D C/A Em

You speak to me in sign language,

D Em

As I'm eating a sand-wich in a small cafe

C/A G

At a quarter to three.

[Bridge 3]

G D C/G Em

But I can't re-spond to your sign language.

D Em

You're taking advan-tage, bringing me down.

C/A G C/A G C/A

Can't you make any sound?

[Outro]

G D C G D Em C G

About Sign Language Chords by Eric Clapton

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