^EWhen the sun comes up on a sleepy little town ^DDown a^Around San Antone^E

^EAnd 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 ^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 ^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 ^B

^C#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)

Doobie Brothers - China Grove