Fountains of Wayne - The valley of malls
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Fountains Of Wayne
The Valley of Malls
Transcribed by Ray Brizzi (fmsorigray@earthlink.net) 2/29/04
Dm riff
The King of Araby is coming home today
Dm riff
It's bumper touching bumper on the motorway
The Fsun is in the Gsky just Fnow
E Dm riff
But the road is grey
Dm riff
They drive in Winnebagos from the Everglades
Dm riff
Pulled over by the troopers in the mirror shades
The FCaravan is Gsorry
FThe driver has a Dmtwenty Eand change
G riff
And we're leaving all the road for dead
Dm riff
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
G riff
You gotta go when human nature calls
We're Fdriving, we're Edriving
Dm riff
Through the valley of malls
Dm riff
And God forgive the passengers if we should fail
Dm riff
To find a penny fountain of a half-off sale
I Fneed a Gmerchant
F E Dm riff
I've just started searching for a Holy Grail
Dm riff
Fighting for the freedom from a common bond
Dm riff
To be a barracuda in the guppy pond
FSo little Gtime for Fso many Dmthings to Etry on
Instrumental verse same chords
G riff
And we're leaving all the road for dead
Dm riff
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
G riff
You gotta go when human nature calls
We're Fdriving, we're Edriving
Dm riff
Through the valley of malls
Dm riff
Through the valley of malls ......
Em riff is an alternating 022000 020000 (em/em7)
D riff is an altenating 200232 200230 (d/dsus2)
Am riff is an alternating 002210 002010 (am/am7)
(You'll hear the rhythm as you play it)
This lead riff is played repeatedly between verses and at the intro and fadeout
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D---------------0--2--4--0-----0-----0----------
A--2-2-2-2-2-4--------------4-----4-----2-------
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