China Grove Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

EDAE EDA

WEhen the sun comes up on a sleepy little town

DDown aroAund San Antone E

AEnd the folks are risin' for another day

rDound aboAut their homEes

C♯m

B (

E

B)

The people of the town are strange

aAnd they'reA proudA♯ of wBherCe they came,

Chorus

WEell you're talkin' 'bout ChinDa GroveA

(background vocals: talkin' 'bout China Grove),

WEhoa oh ho...

WDho hoA China GroEve D A E

Well the preacher and the teacher, Lord, they're a caution

They are the talk of the town

When the gossip hits the fan, they ain't lyin'

when the sun goes fallin' down

Well they say that the father's insane,

and dear Missus Perkins a game,

Chorus

Bridge

G♯m BWelC♯ml every day there's a new thing comin',

TF♯m7he ways of an oriental viC♯mew.

TC♯mhe sheriff and his buddies with their samurai swords,

yF♯ou can even hear the muF♯sus4sic at nigF♯ht. G♯m B

AC♯mnd though it's a part of the Lone Star state

TF♯m7he people don't seem to caC♯mre

A

C

D

TEheyC'DlEl just keep on lookin' to the east...

Instrumental break

6 sets of E,D,A,E like intro, then verse starting from C#m

to end)

Chorus

1 measure on E (end on beat 1)