EWhen the sun comes up on a sleepy little town
DDown a
Around San Antone
EEAnd the folks are risin' for another day
Dround a
About their
Ehomes
C#m B (E,B)
The people of the town are strange
and they're
Aproud of
Awhere
A# the
By
Ccame,
CHORUS:
Well you're
Etalkin' 'bout China Grove
D A(background vocals: talkin' 'bout China Grove),
Whoa oh
Eho...
DWho
Aho China
EGrove
D A EWell 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 B C#mWell every day there's a new thing comin',
F#m7The ways of an oriental
C#mview.
C#mThe sheriff and his buddies with their samurai swords,
F#you can even hear the
F#sus4music at
F#night.
G#m BC#mAnd though it's a part of the Lone Star state
F#m7The people don't seem to
C#mcare
A C,D,E CDE
They'll 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
(end 1 measure on E)
