Originally in E, I play in A capo 1
Can replace the all the vi’s in the riff-y parts with IV/3
Guitar only
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
Band enters
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
Hanging stop at the end of this phrase
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D |
Vox on the 3 on “sun”
| A | A | |
| When the s | un comes up on a | sleepy little town |
| G | F#m | D | A |
| Down around | San Ant | one |
| A | |
| And the f | olks are risin’ for another day |
| G | F#m | D | A | |
| ‘ | Round ab | out their h | ome |
| F#m7 | E | |
| The p | eople of the town are | strange |
With chromatic walk from the first to the second chord
| D7 | F7 | |
| And they’re | proud of where they ca | me |
| A | G | D/F# | |
| We’ll your | talkin’ ‘bout China | Grove, | whoa oh |
| A | G | D/F# | A | G | D/F# | A |
| Oh, | oh, | oh China Gr | ove |
| A | |
| Well the p | reacher and the teacher, lord they’re a caution |
| G | F#m | D | A |
| They are the | talk of t | he town |
| A | A | |
| When the g | ossip gets to flyin’, and t | hey ain’t lyin’ |
| G | F#m | D | A | |
| When the s | un go | fallin’ d | own |
| F#m7 | E | |
| They s | ay that the father’s ins | ane |
| D | F7 | |
| And d | ear Miss Perkins a gam | e |
| A | G | D/F# | |
| We’ll your | talkin’ ‘bout China | Grove, | whoa oh |
| A | G | D/F# | A | G | D/F# | A |
| Oh, | oh, | oh China Gr | ove |
| C#m | E | F#m7 |
| → | → But e | very day there’s a new thing comin’ |
| Bm7 | F#m7 | |
| The | ways of a oriental | view |
| F#m7 | F#m7 | |
| The | sheriff and his buddies with their | samurai swords |
| B | Bsus4 | B |
| You can even hear the music at night |
| C#m | E | F#m7 |
| → | → And t | hough it’s a part of the lone star state |
| Bm7 | F#m7 |
| People don’t seem to c | are |
| D | Dsus4 | D | F | G | A | F | G | A |
| They just keep on l | ookin’ to the E | ast | → | → | → | → |
Solo
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | G | F#m | D | A | A |
| F#m7 | E | D | D | D#7 | E7 | F7 |
| → | → | → |
| A | G | D/F# |
| Talkin’ ‘bout China | Grove, | whoa oh |
| A | G | D/F# | A | G | D/F# | A |
| Oh, | oh, | oh China Gr | ove |
| A |