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China Cat Sunflower & I Know You Rider Tabs

The document provides lyrics and chord progressions for two Grateful Dead songs: "China Cat Sunflower" and "I Know You Rider". It describes the verses, leads, and chord structures for each song section. The lyrics tell colorful, imaginative stories involving nature, dreams, and travel.

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China Cat Sunflower & I Know You Rider Tabs

The document provides lyrics and chord progressions for two Grateful Dead songs: "China Cat Sunflower" and "I Know You Rider". It describes the verses, leads, and chord structures for each song section. The lyrics tell colorful, imaginative stories involving nature, dreams, and travel.

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e||Jerry Intro------|-------------------||

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B||-----------------|-------------------||
China Cat Sunflower G||-----------------|-------------------||
D||---5-----3-----5-|---5-------3---3---||
A||-----3h5---3h5---|------3h5----5---5-||
E||-3---------------|-3-----------------||

||-Bob Intro----------------------|-------------------------13-------15--17-|-19------------------------------|
||----12-13p12--------12h13-15-15-|----12-13p12----------13-------15--------|---- 13p12-----------------------|
||-------------14-12--------------|-12---------14-12--14-------16-----------|------------14-12---12-13-15--15-|
||-12-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------12-------------|
||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-------------------------13-------15h17-15--|| Verse 1 4x ||: G / / / | % | % | F / / / :||


|----12-13p12----------13-------15-----------|| |G///|G///|G///|G /// |
|-12----------14-12-14-------16--------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|D///|D ///|D///|C /D/|
|--------------------------------------------|| Look for a while at the China Cat sunflower,
|--------------------------------------------|| Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun.
Copper dome bodhi drip a silver kimono,
Like a crazy quilt star gown through a dream night wind.
|-17b19-(19)(19)r17-15------15-|-15~-15--------------------|-17b19-(19)(19)r17-15-17--17-15-------------|
|------------------------15----|--------17p15-----15h17p15-|--------------------------------17-15-17p15-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-G- Jerry Lead after verse----|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

|-15--------------------------------------|-D----------------------------------|
|----17p15----15-17--15-------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------16-----------16----16\14-12----|-12\11---------11-12-11-11-12-14-14-|
|--------------------------17----------14-|-------12---12----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------C-----D---|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------7---|
|-12-11-12-11---------------------------|-10h11-12-----------------------|-----------------------7---|
|-------------12----10-12p10h12-12---12-|---------------10h12p10---------|-----------------------7---|
|----------------12---------------------|------------12----------12---10-|-9---------------------9---|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---10-10-9-10-11-12--------|

Verse 2 Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandanna, Like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack.
A leaf of all colors plays a golden-string fiddle, To a double-E waterfall over my back.
Lead 4x ||: E / / / | % | % | D / / / :||
| E///|E///|E ///|E /// |
| B///|B///|B ///|A / B/|
|-Jerry Lead in E part 2|-----9-10p9------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------9----9-10-12-|--12--------12p10-12p10-9----|--------------10---9------|-------------------------|
|-9---9-11---11---------|--------------------------11-|-9-9--9-11-11--------11-9-|-----9-11----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-12-------9—9-12p9--9-12-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-Emix(A)---------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-E-----------------------|

|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------9-11-|
|-9\-------9----9-10-|-12---12-14p12-15p14p12h14-12-14-|--------------10---9------|----------------9-10-12------|
|-9\--9-11---11------|---------------------------------|-9-9--9-11-11--------11-9-|----9-11-9-9-11--------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-12--------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|---------- conntinue w/ lead->

Verse 3 Comic book colors on a violin river Cryin' Leonardo, Words from out a silk trombone.
I rang a silent bell, beneath a shower of pearls, In the eagle-winged palace of the Queen Chinee.
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I Know You Rider

|| D / / / | C / G / | D / / / | % :||
|F/C/|F/CG|D///| % |

Verse 1 I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone.


I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms.

Verse 2 Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest.
Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest.
My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the West.
Lead

Verse 3 The Sun will shine in my back door someday.


The Sun will shine in my back door someday.
March winds will blow all my troubles away.

Verse 4 I wish I was a headlight, on a North bound train.


I wish I was a headlight, on a North bound train.
I'd shine my light through cool Colorado rain.

Verse 1 I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone.


I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms.

Lead

Verse 1 I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone.


I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms.

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