Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Oh yeah [Verse 1]

^Cm7In France a skinny man Died of a big disease with a little name

By chance his girlfriend came across a needle

^Cm7And soon she did the same At home there are seventeen-year-old boys

And their idea of fun

^Cm7Is being in a gang called The Disciples High on crack, totin' a machine gun

Time, time [Verse 2]

^Cm7Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church And killed everyone inside

You turn on the telly and every other story

^Cm7Is tellin' you somebody died Sister killed her baby 'cuz she couldn't afford to feed it

And we're sending people to the moon

^Cm7In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time Now he's doing horse, it's June

Times, times [Chorus 1] Fm7/11 It's silly no? When the rocket ship explodes And everybody still wants to fly Some say a man ain't truly happy Gm7/11 Fm7/11 Unless a man truly dies Gm7/11 Oh why?

^Cm7Time ... Time

[Verse 3]

^Cm7Baby make a speech, Star Wars fly Neighbors just shine it on

But if a night falls and a bomb falls

^Cm7Will anybody see the dawn Time, times

[Chorus 2] Fm7/11 It's silly no? When the rocket ship explodes And everybody still wants to fly Some say a man ain't truly happy Gm7/11 Fm7/11 Unless a man truly dies Gm7/11 Oh why?

^Cm7Time, time

[Outro]

^Cm7Sign O the Times mess with your mind Hurry before it's too late

Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby

^Cm7We'll call him Nate... if it's a boy Time, time

Time, time

Prince - Sign o the times