Artist: Harry Styles
Song: Sign of the Times
Key: F major
Tempo: 60 BPM
Tuning: E Standard
Capo: None or 5th fret (transpose down 5)
Tabbed by: Matty Sievers
Email: matty.sievers@gmail.com
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Such an amazing song yet so simple!
From the start to the bridge (4:01) it's F for 1 bar, Dm for 1 bar and then C for 2 bars.
Then from there, the bridge is F, Dm, C and Bb for 1 bar each until 4:49 then it goes back to
the normal progression for four bars but on those last four, you use the bridge chords.
So rather than C for two bars before the end on F, it's C and Bb for one bar each.
This will all be in the chords below though; just giving you a basic outline before diving in.
I'm playing this with no capo as it's fairly easy but if you aren't keen on the Dm or the Bb
you can transpose this down by 5, put your capo on 5th and have a fun time playing in the basic
C fingering postions. That is probably best if you're gonna solo this as an acoustic singer and
need to focus on scrunching your face up when you sing. :P
Edit: Lyrics have been fixed.
Edit #2: Upon closer inspection and a few more sit downs at the piano and the guitar there is most
certainly a C7 chord in there and have added it in. However, it also sounds fairly good without it so do
what you are comfortable with.
Chord Voicings, No Capo:
F Dm C C7 Bb
e|--1-------1------0-----0-----1---------|
B|--1-------3------1-----1-----3---------|
G|--2-------2------0-----3-----3---------|
D|--3-------0------2-----2-----3---------|
A|--3--------------3-----3-----1---------|
E|--1------------------------------------|
Chord Voicings, Capo 5th:
C Am G G7 F
e|---0-----0------3----1-----1-----------|
B|---1-----1------3----0-----1-----------|
G|---0-----2------0----0-----2-----------|
D|---2-----2------0----0-----3-----------|
A|---3-----0------2----2-----3-----------|
E|----------------3----3-----1-----------|
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[Intro]
F Dm C
[Verse 1]
F
Just stop your crying
Dm
It’s a sign of the times
C
Welcome to the final show
Hope you’re wearing your best clothes
F
You can't bribe the door
Dm
On your way to the sky
C
You look pretty good down here
But you ain't really good...
[Pre-Chorus]
F
If we never learn we've been here before
Dm
Why are we always stuck and
C
running from the bullets
C7
The bullets...
F
We never learn we've been here before
Dm
Why are we always stuck and
C
running from the bullets
C7
The bullets...
[Chorus]
F
Just stop your crying
Dm
It’s a sign of the times
C
We gotta get away from here
C7
We gotta get away from here
F
Just stop your crying
Dm
It’ll be alright
C
They told me that the end is near
C7
We gotta get away from here
[Verse 2]
F
Just stop your crying
Dm
Have the time of your life
C
Breakin' through the atmosphere
Things look pretty good from here
F Dm
Remember everything will be alright
C
We could meet again somewhere.
Somewhere far away from here.
[Pre-Chorus]
F
We never learn we've been here before
Dm
Why are we always stuck and
C
running from the bullets
C7
The bullets...
F
We never learn we've been here before
Dm
Why are we always stuck and
C
running from the bullets
C7
The bullets...
[Chorus]
F
Just stop your crying
Dm
It’s a sign of the times
C
We gotta get away from here
We gotta get away from here
F
Stop your crying, baby
Dm
It’ll be alright
C
They told me that the end is near
C7
We gotta get away from here
[Pre-Chorus]
F
If we never learn we've been here before
Dm
Why are we always stuck and
C
running from the bullets
C7
The bullets...
F
We never learn we've been here before
Dm
Why are we always stuck and
C
running from the bullets
C7
The bullets...
[Bridge]
F
We don't talk enough
Dm
We should open up
C Bb
Before it's all too much
F
Will we ever learn
Dm
We've been here before
C Bb
It's just what we know
[Ending]
F
Stop your crying, baby
Dm
It’s a sign of the times
C
We gotta get away
Bb
We got to get away
F
We got to get away
Dm
We got to get away
C
We got to get away
We got to! We got to!
F
Away!
We got to! We got to!
Dm
Away!
We got to! We got to!
C Bb
Awwwwaaaaaaay!
F
