Doobie Brothers - China Grove Chords & Tabs

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Bass Intro:
(Rest for the 1st 2 times )
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|---------5-|
E|-0h2h3-5---|

Main Riff (Verse and Intro)
   E E        E  E        D   A   A     E E 
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-------9-7-5------------------------|
A|-7-7--5h7---7-5h7-------5x----------5h7-7--7-7-|
E|---------------------------x5--x5---------9-9--|

Transition lick between Intro and Verse
G|-7h9-7-5-7-----|
D|-----------7-5-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Prechorus (People acting...) X1
G|---------------2-----------------|
D|-------------24-42---------------|
A|-4--4--2--2-------42-------------|
E|----------------------555-6677-8-|

Chorus (talkin 'bout...)
G|-----------------|----------------------|---------|
D|------5----------|*---------5----------*|---------|
A|-7-5h7-7--5------|*5h7-7-5h7-7--5------*|777777777|
E|-------------5-5-|-----------------5-5--|---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/doobie_brothers/china_grove_btab.html ]
Bridge
         (Well everydays)     
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---2-4-2h44--2h4--2h4-|
E|-4--------------------|
  (The ways of....)
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------/5422-|-------------------|
A|---2h44----2h4-------|-2h4-2h44-2h4-2h44-|
E|-2------22-----------|-------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|---------/5422---------/5422----|
A|-----2h4------542-----------542-|
E|-2-2-------------42-2-2---------|

G|----------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------/5422-|
A|---2-4-2h44--2h4--2h4-|---2h44----2h4-------|
E|-4--------------------|-2------22-----------|

G|-----------------------|---------|---------|
D|-----------5h7-875-----|---------|---------|
A|-------5h7---------875-|-3-5-7-r-|-3-5-7-r-|
E|-2/3-5-----------------|---------|---------|

Intro #2, Second riff

G|-----------|---------------------|
D|-----------|*--------------------|
A|---------5-|*5h77-5h77-5h77-5h77*|
E|-0h2h3-5---|---------------------|

Song Order

Intro Riff (guitar) x2 (Bass Tacit)
Bass Intro
Main Riff x2 (ends on A) then,
Transition Lick
Main Riff x2
Prechorus x1
Chorus x1
Main Riff x2
Prechorus x1
Chorus x1
Bridge x1
Intro #2 x1 (Guitar Only, Bass is Tacit)
Guitar Solo Main Riff x 4
Prechorus x 1
Chorus x 1