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[Pre-Chorus 1]
CSleep them well all them Adry Cbones
AfCter we shot Ato his Cdeath
The Chorse and the Arocking Cboy
[Chorus 1]
CFolded up like a Edead balloon
GAll A7breathing Bnot Cwelcome
GAh A7kiss me I'm Bsore
CMillion eyes watching Eall but this
GWorth A7a kiss Bon Cthis phiz
GAll on A7this phiz and BmoreB7/A  Gmaj7#5  B7/A  B  B7/A  Gmaj7#5  B7/A  
[Verse 1]
BOh B7/Amy   Gmaj7#5saviourB7/A  
CreBate B7/Ame  Gto die aDlone
FI'm what Cyou flush BI'm B7your Gmaj7#5/BchildrenB7  
B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7
BNursing B7a deGmaj7#5/Bsire        B7with BpoiB7son
GMothering Dstray Fwaifs with Cgerms
All Btrying to kill them
[Pre-Chorus 2]
CThen sleep better and AeaCsy
ACwaken all Athe guiltCies
[Chorus 2]
CNow come down here for Eall of us
GAnd A7throw this Boff Caxis
GWithout A7trying too Bhard
CStarry shake and aEwaken all Gthe A7guilties
BProCtect the GiA7nnocent lBambs
CMake we sleep better Eand easy
GAll A7his loss Ball Cnot was
GAnd A7where is his BeyB7/Aes?Gmaj7#5  B7/A  
B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7
[Verse 2]
BThink B7on Gmaj7#5/Bthis       B7you Bdid not B7miss
GDidn't know if your DdisFtress
Were Cshort not Beverlasting
[Chorus 3]
CSleep thee well better Eand easy
GAll A7this loss Bno Cwhat cost Gno A7more
No Bmore Cthe horse Gand A7the rocking Bboy
CMillion eyes watching Eall but this
GWorth A7a kiss Ball on Cthis phiz Gah!
A7This is Bah!
CThis is Gah!
A7Plant me oh Bjoy!
COh my saviour creEate we all Gto A7die alone Bno
[Bridge]
Dsus4No more Dthe Fhorse and Cthe Erocking BmboyE  B  Bm  
Dsus4No more Dthe Fhorse and Cthe Erocking BmboyE  Bm  
Dsus4No more Dthe Fhorse and Cthe Erocking BmboyE  B  Bm  
Dsus4No more Dthe Fhorse and Cthe Erocking BmboyE  B  Bm  
[Instrumental Chorus]
G A7 B C G A7 B C G B5

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Signs

by Cardiacs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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B7/A

Gmaj7#5

Gmaj7#5/B

Dsus4

[Pre-Chorus 1]

C A C

Sleep them well all them dry bones

C A C

After we shot to his death

C A C

The horse and the rocking boy

[Chorus 1]

C E

Folded up like a dead balloon

G A7 B C

All breathing not welcome

G A7 B

Ah kiss me I'm sore

C E

Million eyes watching all but this

G A7 B C

Worth a kiss on this phiz

G A7 B B7/A Gmaj7#5 B7/A B B7/A Gmaj7#5 B7/A

All on this phiz and more

[Verse 1]

B B7/A Gmaj7#5 B7/A

Oh my saviour

B B7/A G D

Create me to die alone

F C B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7

I'm what you flush I'm your children

B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7

B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7 B B7

Nursing a desire with poison

G D F C

Mothering stray waifs with germs

All trying to kill them

[Pre-Chorus 2]

C A C

Then sleep better and easy

C A C

Awaken all the guilties

[Chorus 2]

C E

Now come down here for all of us

G A7 B C

And throw this off axis

G A7 B

Without trying too hard

C E G A7

Starry shake and awaken all the guilties

B C G A7 B

Protect the innocent lambs

C E

Make we sleep better and easy

G A7 B C

All his loss all not was

G A7 B B7/A Gmaj7#5 B7/A

And where is his eyes?

B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7

[Verse 2]

B B7 Gmaj7#5/B B7 B B7

Think on this you did not miss

G D F

Didn't know if your distress

C B

Were short not everlasting

[Chorus 3]

C E

Sleep thee well better and easy

G A7 B C G A7

All this loss no what cost no more

B C G A7 B

No more the horse and the rocking boy

C E

Million eyes watching all but this

G A7 B C G

Worth a kiss all on this phiz ah!

A7 B

This is ah!

C G

This is ah!

A7 B

Plant me oh joy!

C E G A7 B

Oh my saviour create we all to die alone no

[Bridge]

Dsus4 D F C E Bm E B Bm

No more the horse and the rocking boy

Dsus4 D F C E Bm E Bm

No more the horse and the rocking boy

Dsus4 D F C E Bm E B Bm

No more the horse and the rocking boy

Dsus4 D F C E Bm E B Bm

No more the horse and the rocking boy

[Instrumental Chorus]

G A7 B C G A7 B C G B5

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