it's a sign (if-then)
DESCRIPTION
from the musical if/themTRANSCRIPT
Rubato, chatty
IT’S A SIGN
Music by TOM KITTLyrics by BRIAN YORKEY
KATE:
Cm/E¨
Yes ter- day
- this wom
an- met
this man
in Mad
i- son- Park
quite by
mf
3
chance,
G7/D
all at ran
dom,-
as it were.
But they met
Cm
a gain-
just now,
in this
mp
mf
6
tun
C
nel,-
in the dark
could mere chance
Fm
have caused
the two
things
to oc
-
1
8Like a ticking clock
cur?
Fm/A¨
Or
could there be
Cm/G
an oth- er- mean
ing-
to in fer?
G
-
Could the
mp
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un
Cm/G
i- verse- have
a mes
sage...-
for
him...
G
and...
Cm/G
her?
G7
poco rit.
Hard Soul 13
µ µ/C
You
meet a man
who is
ff
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16
hand some- and nice,
quite by chance
one
day... E¨ F
2
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Cm7(add4)But
then you meet
that same
hand some- man twice.
En tic- ing!-
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That’s not chance,
no
way.
E¨ C7/E
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F7
The
u ni- verse
- has
B¨/F
a mes
F9
sage- for you,
E¨maj7/F
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F9
and
if you’re smart,
then
E¨maj7/F
you’ll let
F9
it
through
A¨13
It’s
fp
3
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just
G7sus
a gen
µ
tle- shove,
G7sus
a
sig nal- from
µ
a bove,-
It’s
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plain
G7sus
to see
it’s
meant to be—
you’re
des tined- for love!
B¨5
It’s a
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sign
Cm7 Oh,
it’s a sign!
F/C
Like when
f
33
clouds
Fm/C
o pen- up
or
the stars
Cm7
a lign.-
It’s a
4
35
sud
E¨maj13
den- smile,
a nice
sur prise,-
so act
A¨maj7 just like
those wis
est- guys
and
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fol
Dm7¨5
low- that
north star
and you’ll
be fine—
G7sus
It’s
G7#9
a
mf
39
sign.
µ/C
E¨maj7 F9
mp
f
41
Cm9
To
MALE NEW YORKER 1:
day- a pi
geon- shit
right on my head,
it’s still in
my
hair.
mf
5
44
E¨ F Cm7(add4)
The
FEMALE NEW YORKER:
Vir gin- Mar
y-
ap
-
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peared in my bread,
I said:
“That’s her face
right
there.”
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Cm7 E¨ C7/E F7
I
MALE NEW YORKER 2:
found a sand
wich-
B¨/F
right
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here
F9
on the floor!
E¨maj7/F F9
Now
KATE:
those are signs
that
E¨maj7/F
you
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can’t
F9ig
nore.
A¨13
-
It’s
per
G7sus
fect- and
µ
it’s plain,
G7sus
like
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54
rain bows- in
µ
the rain.
One
G7sus
more clue
there for you
do I
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have to ex plain
B¨5
-
that it’s a sign?
Cm7
Oh,
it’s a
f
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sign...
F/C
like the leaves
Fm/C
in your tea
or
the cork
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60
Cm7
in your wine!
It’s a la
E¨maj13
dy’s- wink,
a po
et’s- rhyme,
a
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train
A¨maj7
door o
pens- just
in time,
it is
Dm7¨5 n’t- just
some hand
some- strang
er’s- line,
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G7sus
G7#5(#9)
it’s a sign.
µ/C
mf
mp
3
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It’s a new
moon on
a Mon
day- night,
a
8
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blue moon on
a late
night- flight.
Pat
µ/C#
terns- in
your lat
te- cup,
mf
70
but tered- bread
falls but
ter- up.
When
D7
a stray
dog comes
to stay,
Am7/D
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when
D7
a black
cat walks
G/D
your way,
Dm7
that tin
E¨7
gle- in
your fin
gers,- too,
means
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some
E7
thing- good
is here
for
you...
E7#9
It’s a
cresc.
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sign!
Am7 Oh,
it’s a sign!
D/A
like when
f
78
clouds
F/A
o pen- up,
or
the stars
Am7
a lign.-
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Read
Cmaj13
your tea
leaves just
in case,
read
Fmaj7
the wrink
les- on
your face.
They’re
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tell
Bm7¨5
ing- you
your life
is on
the line...
E7
the
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gal
F7
ax- y-
has got
your grand
de sign...-
D(add2)/F#
It’s
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per
G
fect,- it’s
pro found,-
and it’s
di vine...-
E7/G#
it’s
di vine...-
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E7sus
it’s
di vine...-
E7#9
90
E5 G5 E7#9
It’s
µ
a sign!
A5
ff
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