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                         E2                          E2 
        When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town 
        D2                  C#2       A2    E2 
        Down around San An-tone 

        And the folks are risin' for another day 

        Round about their homes 
 

                          C#2                                B            E2 B 
                   The people of the town are strange 
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                   And they're proud of where they came 
 

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                              Well, you're talkin' 'bout China Grove, oh~oh 
                              D2 C#2      A2 E2       D2 C#2 A2 E2 
                              Oh~oh, China Grove 
 
        Well, the preacher and the teacher, Lord, they're a caution 

        They are the talk of the town 

        When the gossip gets to flyin' and they ain't lyin' 

        When the sun goes fallin' down 
 
                   They say that the father's insane 

                   And dear Miss Perkin's a game 
 
                              We're talkin' 'bout the China Grove, oh~oh 

                              Oh~oh, China Grove 
 

                                  G#m B2  C#2 
                                           But every day there's a new thing comin' 
                                                  F#2                          C#2 
                                           The ways of an oriental view 
                                                  C#2 
                                           The sheriff and his buddies with their samurai swords 
                                           F#2 
                                           You can even hear the music at night 
 
                                           And though it's a part of the lone star state 

                                           People don't seem to care 
                                           A2 
                                           They just keep on lookin' to the East 
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C#2 B E2 B A ( A# )( B ) C 
                        We're talkin' 'bout the China Grove, oh~oh 
                        D2 C#2      A2 E2 
                        Oh~oh, China Grove...