Doobie Brothers - China Grove (chords and lyrics)

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China Grove (Doobie Brothers)

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(starts on G#)

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When	the		sun	comes	up	on	a		sleepy	little

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town		down	around	San	An	-	tone		And	the

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a	bout	their		homes		The		people	of	the	town

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are		strange		and	they're		proud	of	where

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they		came					Well,	you're

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talkin'	'bout	China	(	-	China	Gr	ove)	oh-	-

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ho,			yeah,		China		Grove

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Well,	the		preacher	and	the	teacher		Lord,

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they're	a	caution,		they	are	the	talk	of	the

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	town		When	the		gossip	gets	to	flyin'	and

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	they	ain't	lyin'	when	the		sun	goes	fallin'

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	down		They		say	that	the	father's	in	-

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sane		and		dear	Missus	Per	kin's	a		game

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			We're		talkin'	'bout	China	(	-	China

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			But	every		day	there's	a	new

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thing		comin',	the	ways	of	an		oriental

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view	-		The	sheriff	and	his		buddies	with

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their	Samurai		swords	You	can	even		hear	the

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music	at		night							And

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though	it's	a		part	of	the	Lone	Star		State

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keep	on	lookin'	to	the		East

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	Talkin'	'bout	China	(	-	China	Gr	ove)

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Oh,			yeah,		China		Grove

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China Grove (Doobie Brothers)                         keep on lookin' to the   East                     
                                                                                                        
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When the   sun comes up on a   sleepy little                                                            
town   down around San An- tone And the                                                                 
folks are risin' for a- nother day '- round                                                             
about their   homes The   people of the town            Talkin' 'bout China (- China Grove)             
are   strange and they're   proud of where            Oh,    yeah, China   Grove                        
they   came       Well, you're                                                                          
talkin' 'bout China (- China Grove) oh--                                                                
ho,    yeah, 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 in-                                                                 
sane and   dear Missus Perkin's a   game                                                                
     We're   talkin' 'bout China (- China                                                               
Grove)   oh,    yeah, China   Grove                                                                     
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
       But every   day there's a new                                                                    
thing   comin', the ways of an   oriental                                                               
view-  The sheriff and his   buddies with                                                               
their Samurai   swords 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.    They just