SIGN ON THE WALL Fred J. Eaglesmith

(Key of F, played from open C position with capo at the 5th fret)

C - F - C - F

C                      F           C                    F
We used to wait by the front door, for somebody to turn off.
C                       F          C                     F
We used to stand by the telephone, hoping somebody would call.
C                       F           C                             F
We used to sleep in the tow trucks, thinking somebody might break down.
C                       F                       C                     F
Stuck in a ditch on the side of the road, or an accident somewhere in town.

Chorus:
  Am                  F               C         Cmaj7          Am
Nobody ever called, nobody came in, nobody even slowed down at all.
C                        F               C              G           C
We thought we bought the American dream, we were just a sign on the wall.

We used to throw oil on the gravel, just to keep the dust down.
She put streamers in the window, we drove our prices through the ground.

(Chorus)

C - F - C - F (x2)

Now she's a Pentecostal  in Truro, Nova Scotia, I got a job at the factory.
And the bank ain't come down yet and until they do, I'm living here for free.

Nobody ever calls, nobody comes in, nobody even slows down at all.
We thought we bought the American dream, we were just a sign on the wall.
We thought we bought the American dream, we were just a sign on the wall.
C - F - C - F - C