----- The Village Green Preservation Society -----| ---The Kinks-----------------------| --Chris-- Contents: Side one "The Village Green Preservation Society" 2:45 "Do You Remember Walter'" 2:23 "Picture Book" 2:34 "Johnny Thunder" 2:28 "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" 4:03 "Big Sky" 2:49 "Sitting by the Riverside" 2:21 Side two "Animal Farm" 2:57 "Village Green" 2:08 "Starstruck" 2:18 "Phenomenal Cat" (misspelled "Phenominal" on the LP sleeve) 2:34 "All of My Friends Were There" 2:23 "Wicked Annabella" 2:40 "Monica" 2:13 "People Take Pictures of Each Other" 2:10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Village Green Preservation Society C G F G riff 1 C G F C riff 1 C G F G riff 1 We are the the Village Green Preservation Society C G F C riff 1 God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety C G F G riff 1 We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society C G F C riff 1 God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties CHORUS: C G F C riff 1 Preserving the old ways from being abused

Pr^Cotecting the n^Gew ways for m^Fe and for y^Gou W^Fhat more can we d^Co'

C G F G riff 1 We are the Draught Beer Preservation society C G F C riff 1 God save Mrs. Mopp and good old Mother Riley C G F G riff 1 We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium

G^Cod save the Geo^Grge Cross and a^Fll those who were aw^Carded them C G F G riff 1 C G F G Oo-wo-oo oo-wo-oo

D A G A riff 2 We are the Sherlock Holmes English Speaking Vernacular D A G D riff 2 Help save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula D A G A riff 2 We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity D A G D riff 2 God save little shops, china cups and virginity D A G A riff 2 We are the Skyscraper Condemnation Affilliate D A G D riff 2 God save Tudor houses, antique tables and billiards CHORUS: D A G D riff 2 Preserving the old ways from being abused

P^Drotecting the ne^Aw ways f^Gor me and for y^Aou W^Ghat more can we ^Ddo'

REPEAT VERSE ONE (in the new key) D A G D riff 2 We are the Village Green Preservation Society D A G D riff 2 God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety D A G D riff 2 We are the Village Green Preservation Society D A G D riff 2 God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety D A G D D

G^God ^Dsave the Village Green RIFF 1: RIFF 2: D ------------- -------0---0-| A -----0h3-0h3- -0-0h2---2---| E -3-3--------- -------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do You Remember Walter' Written by Ray Davies Demystified by Jim Smart Intro is a C chord. It's just a C scale, starting on G.

^CWalter, remember when the world was young And all the girls knew^Eb Walter's n^Bbame' ^FWalter, isn't it a sha^Cmme the way our li^Fttle world has ^Bbchanged' ^Cm7Do you remember, Walter, playing cricket in the th^Dunder and the rai^Gn' ^Cm7Do you remember, Walter, smoking cigarettes behind^D your garden gate^G' Yes, ^AbWalter was my^Eb mate, But ^GWalter, my old fr^Fiend, where are you no^Cw'

cool drum fill over bouncing C chord... melody plays over C chord, then ...

^EbWalter's n^Bbame ^FWalter, isn't it a sha^Cmme the way our li^Fttle world has ^Bbchanged' ^Cm7Do you remember, Walter, how we said we'd fight the wo^Drld so we'd be fr^Gee. ^Cm7We'd save up all our money and we'd buy a boat and sa^Dil away to sea^G. But i^Abt was not to ^Ebbe. I ^Gknew you then but d^Fo I know you no^Cw' ^CWalter, you are just an echo of the world we knew so ^Eblong ag^Bbo ^FIf you saw me ^Cm7now you wouldn't e^Fven know my na^Bbme. ^Cm7I bet you're fat and married and you're always home in b^Ded by half-past ^Geight. And if I t^Cm7alked about the old times you'd get bored and you'll have no^Dthing left to ^Gsay. Yes p^Abeople often c^Ebhange, but m^Gemories of p^Feople can remai^Cn.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picture Book Intro: e[-------------------------------------------------------| B[-------------------------------------------------------| G[------------------------------------0------------------| D[--------------------------0-0--2-4-----4---------------| A[----------------0-0--2-4-------------------------------| E[-12/--0-0--2-4-----------------------------------------| e[-------------------------------------------------------| B[-------------------------------------------------------| G[------------------------------0------------------------| D[---------------------0-0-2-4---------------------------| A[-----------0-0--2-4------------------------------------| E[-0-0--2-4----------------------------------------------| E A D G E-A-G-D Picture yourself when you're getting on E A D G E-A-G-D Sit by the fireside pondering on

^CPicture book, p^Fictures of your m^Cama ^FTaken by your p^Capa a l^Fong time ag^Co

^CPicture book, of p^Feople with each ^Cother To p^Frove they loved each ^Cother a l^Fong time ag^Co

^BbLa la la la l^Ca la ^BbLa la la la l^Ca la E-A-D-G E-A-D-G Picture book, picture book E-A-D-G E-A-D-G Picture book, picture book

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny Thunder Intro ---2-2-2-5-3----| ---3-3-3-2-0----| ---2-2-2-2-2----| ---0-0-0-0-0----| x----------------| x----------------| Intro D A G x2 G D F C A

Johnny T^Ahu^Gnde^Dr l^Aiv^Ges on water, feeds on lightning. G D F C A ^DJohnny ^ATh^Gund^Der ^Ado^Gn't need no one, don't want money.

^GAnd all the p^Aeople of the t^Down, ^GThey can't get t^Ahrough to J^Dohnny, ^DThey will never, e^Aver break him ^Bmdown.^D7

G D F C A

Johnny^A T^Ghun^Dder ^Asp^Geaks for no one, goes on fighting. A7 (n.C) A7 G (D A G D A G) x2 And Sweet Helena De Mane(') prays for Johnny.

^GBa ba-ba ba ^Dba-ba ba, ^FBa ba-ba ba ^Cba-ba ba, A D ([D] A G ) x2 Thunder and lightning. la la la la la

^GThough every^Abody tried their b^Dest, G A D A Old Jo^Bmhnny vowed that he would never, ever end up like the rest. G D F C A J^Dohnny T^Ahu^Gnde^Dr r^Aid^Ges the highway, moves like lightning. A7 (n.C) A G D But^A sw^Geet^D Hel^Aen^Ga just says, "God bless Johnny."

^GBa ba-ba ba ^Dba-ba ba, ^FBa ba-ba ba ^Cba-ba ba, A D ([D] A G ) x2 Thunder and lightning. la la la la la

Repeat Ba-ba's ending on- Dsus4 D Dsus2 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last of the steam-powered trains |------0--0-----------------------------| |-------------0--3---0------------------| |------------------------2----0---------| |------2--2------0-----------------(2)--| |-------------2------2---0--------------| |--0--------------------------3---------| Introduction: Riff x2 E A7 E Riff I'm the last of the good old puffer trains E A7 E Riff I'm the last of the blood and sweat brigade A A7 E Riff And I don't know where I'm going (going).... or why I came G A A7 E Riffx2 I'm the last of the good old fashioned steam...powered trains E A7 E Riff I'm the last of the good old renegades E A7 E Riff All my friends are of middle class degree A A7 E Riff But I live in a museum (museum).... so I'm okay G A A7 E Riffx2 I'm the last of the good old fashioned steam...powered trains Riff x2 E A7 E Riff Like the last of the good old choo-choo trains E A7 E Riff I'm the last of the blood and sweat brigade A A7 E Riff And I gonna keep on going (going)...till my dying day G A A7 E Riffx2 I'm the last of the good old fashioned steam...powered trains Solo Riff x12 (getting faster on 10) Then a chromatic ascent from E to E, sliding down, leading to... Silence, Riff x2 E A7 E Riff I'm the last of the good old puffer trains E A7 E Riff I'm the last of the soot and scum brigade A A7 E Riff And all this peaceful living (living).... drives me insane G A A7 E Riffx2 I'm the last of the good old fashioned steam...powered trains Riff x2

I'm the ^Glast of the ^Agood old fashioned ^A7steam........powered ^Etr^A7ain^Gs ^A7 ^E (steam steam)

------------------------------------------------------------------ BIG SKY D C G (riff 1) F C G (riff 2) D C G (riff 1) Big Sky looked down on all the people looking up at The Big Sky F C G (riff 2) Everybody's pushing one another around D C G (riff 1) Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry

But B^Fig Sky's too b^Cig to let it get him d^Gown (riff 2) D C G Big Sky's too big to cry (riff 2) D C G Big Sky's too high to see (riff 2) D C G F People like you and me

O^Bbne d^Gmay we^Eb'll be f^Bbree W^Ebe won't c^Bbare ^Ebjust you s^Bbee ^BbTill ^Gmthat d^Ebay can^Bb be don't ^Eblet it get you down And w^Ebhen I see that the wo^Bbrld's too much for me I t^Ebhink of The Big Sky and nothing ma^Bbtters much to me

B^Dig Sky looked do^Cwn on all the people who think they'^Gve got problems They get depressed and they hold their heads in their hands and they cry The people lift up their hands and they look up to The Big Sky But The Big Sky's too big to sympathize

(riff 2) D C G Big Sky's too occupied Though he would like to try When he feels glad inside Big Sky's too big to cry

O^Bbne d^Gmay w^Ebe'll be ^Bbfree We won't care just you wait and see Bb Till that day can be don't let it get you down

RIFF 1: RIFF 2: E --3--1p0--1----- ---------------| B ---------------- ---------------| G --while--------- ---------------| D ---strumming---- ------------0--| A ------G chord--- --------2-3----| E ---------------- --3-1-3--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sitting By The Riverside Intro: G7 C7 F6

^G7Just sitting ^C7down by the ^F6riverside, ^G7Spreading my ^C7arms to the ^F6open wide.

^GmNow I am ^D7free and the ^Bbworld's at my ^Ffeet I can ^C7close my eyes. ^F

Oh ^G7love, keep me ^C7warm, keep me ^F6satisfied. ^G7Please keep me ^C7calm, keep me ^F6pacified.

^GmNow I'm ^D7content and my ^Bblife is ^Fcomplete. I can ^C7close my eyes. ^F (^C7enter p^Fsychad^C7elia a ^Fla "day in a life")

Am C7 F D7

Sitt^C7ing by^F6 the riverside with you. I ^G7love sitting ^C7down by the ^F6riverside,

^G7Watching the ^C7water go ^F6flowing by. ^GmOh, golly-^D7gee, it is ^Bbheaven to ^Fbe

Like a ^C7willow tree. ^F ^C7 ^F ^C7 F /E /D /C Bb Sp^Gmend my ^Ftime just drinking wine while looking at the view.

------------------------------------------------------------------- ANIMAL FARM INTRO: A G D A A G D A

^EThis world is big and wild and half i^Ansane ^ETake me where real animals are p^Alaying Just a ^Edirty old ^Ashack, where the h^Eound dogs ^Abark That we ^Gcalled our ^Dhome, I wanna b^Ae back t^Dhere Among the ^Gcats and ^Ddogs and the p^Aigs and the g^Doats

CHORUS:

On animal f^Aarm ^G my animal h^Dome ^A On animal f^Aarm ^G my animal h^Dome ^A

While I lay my head upon my pillow Little girl can play beneath my window Though she's far from home, she is free from harm And she need not fear, she is by my side And the sky is wide, so let the sun shine bright ...CHORUS BRIDGE:

^AGirl it's a ^Dhard ^Ahard world if it g^Gets you d^Down ^ADreams often ^Dfade and ^Adie in a ^Gbad bad ^Dworld

I'll take you where real animals are playing And people are real people not just playing It's a quiet quiet life, by a dirty old shack That we called our home, I want to be back there Among the cats and dogs and the pigs and the goats ...CHORUS

On animal f^Aarm^G ^D ^A Animal fa^Arm ^G ^D ^A

RIFF (1st, 2nd line of 1st verse, 1st line of 3rd verse): (this) world... insane... E A E ----------------------------| B -----------2-0---3-3-2------| G (2)---2-1-------------------| D ----2-----2-----2-----------| A ----------------------------| E ----------------------------| INTRO AND CHORUS (emphasize these notes): A G D A E ------------------------------------------|-------------| B -----5-----------3-----------7----------5-|-------------| G ----6--6--------4--4--------7--7-------6--|7-6h7p6------| (repeat once until |) D ---7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5----7---|-------------| A --7-----------5-----------5----------7----|-------------| E ------------------------------------------|-------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------- VILLAGE GREEN

^CmOut in the ^Fmcountry ^BbFar from a^Ebll the soot and ^G#noise of the c^Fmity ^G7There's a village ^Cmgreen ^CmIt's been a^Fm long time ^BbSince I la^Ebst set eyes on the c^G#hurch with the^Fm steeple ^G7Down by the villag^Cme green ^Cm Ah la la l^Fma la ^Bb'Twas there I m^Ebet a girl call D^G#aisy ^Fm ^G7And kissed her by the ^Cmold oak tree ^Cm Ah la la l^Fma la ^BbAlthough I ^Ebloved my Daisy, ^G#I sought fam^Fme ^G7And so I left the ^Cmvillage green

CHORUS: Fm Fm/E Fm/Eb Fm/D I miss the village green, And all the simple people Cm Cm/B Cm/Bb Cm/A I miss the village green, The church, the clock, the steeple

^DI miss the morning dew, ^Gfresh air and Sunday school And now all the houses are rare antiquities American tourists flock to see the village green They snap their photographs and say "Gol' darn it Isn't it a pretty scene'" And Daisy's married Tom the grocer boy And now he owns a grocery ...CHORUS

And I will return there And I'll see Daisy And we'll sit and laugh And talk about the village green

^CmLa la la l^Fma la^Bb ^Eb ^G#We will la^Fmugh and ^G7talk about the vi^Cmllage green

(slow down at end) CHORDS: Fm/E: 1 3 2 1 1 1 Fm/Eb: 1 3 1 1 1 1 Fm/D: 1 3 0 1 1 1 Cm/B: 3 2 5 5 4 3 Cm/Bb: 3 1 5 5 4 3 Cm/A: 3 0 5 5 4 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Starstruck

^FBaby, ^Cyou don't know what you're ^Fsaying ^CBecause you're a victim of ^Bbpride's ^Amcit^Gmy ^Flights

And your ^Bbmind ^Amis ^Gmnot ^Fright You think the ^Cworld's ^Fat your ^Bbfeet

'Cos you're starstruck baby starstruck

^FYou're starstruck baby starstruck ^BbStarstruck baby starstruck

You know that you're star^Amstruck ^Gmon ^Fme

Baby, you're runnin' around like you're crazy You go to a party and dance through the night And you'll drink 'til you're tied And then you're out on your feet Bop, bop; etc. F-C-Bb C-Bb-Am-Gm C-Bb-Am-Gm Baby, watch out or else you'll be blue 'Cos once you're addicted to wine and champagne It's gonna drive you insane Because the world's not so tame --------------------------------------------------------------------- PHENOMENAL CAT (FLUTE PLAYS OVER:) C Bb F D G D G

A l^Dong, long t^Gime a^Dgo, in a la^Dnd of id^Giot b^Doys There l^Gived the c^Dat, a ph^Fenomenal c^Cat Who l^Bboved to wallow all d^Fay

No one bothered him as he sat, content in his tree He just lived to eat cos it kept him fat And that's how he wanted to stay CHORUS #1: Dm A C

^FThough he was big and fat, all the world was good to him And he po^Dminted out on the m^Aap all the p^Claces he had ^Fsus4been Dm Dm/G Dm/F Dm/E Dm/C Dm/Bb A Cowes, Sardinia, Katmandu, The Scilly Isles and Sahara, too

Fum, fum, diddle-um di La la la la, la-la la la La la la la, la-la la la la La la la la-la la la CHORUS #2: Once when he was thin, he had flown to old Hong Kong And had learned the secret of life, and the sea and the sky beyond So he gave up his diet and sat in a tree And ate himself through eternity Fum, fum, diddle-um di La la la la la-la la la La la la la, la-la la la la La la la la-la la la Fum, fum, diddle-um di Fum, fum, diddle-um di CHORDS: Dm/G: x x x 0 3 1 Dm/F: x x 3 2 3 1 Dm/E: x x 2 2 3 1 Dm/C: x 3 0 2 3 1 Dm/Bb: x 1 0 2 3 1 NOTE: The only difference with the previous version is the little intro. Of course you really need a flute to make it recognizable. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF MY FRIENDS WERE THERE Capo 1st fret

^EMy big day, it was the biggest day of my l^Aife ^F#mIt was the summit of ^Amy long career But ^EI felt so down, and I d^Arank too much beer And my ^F#mmanager said that I s^Ahould not appear

I walked out onto the stage and started to speak The first night I've missed for a couple of years I explained to the crowed and they started to jeer And just when I wanted no one to be there CHORUS #1:

A^Ell of my fr^E7iends were t^Aher^A/G#e ^F#m F#m/E D D/C# N^Bm7/Aot just my friends, but their best friends too ^G#All of my f^G#7riends were t^C#7here to s^F#tand and st^Bare B7 E E7 A S^A/G#ay wha^F#mt they may, all of their friends need not stare F#m/E D D/C# T^Bm7/Ahose who laughed were not friends anyway ^G#All of my f^G#7riends were th^C#7ere to st^F#and and st^Bare

Days went by, I walked around dressed in a disguise I wore a mustache and I parted my hair And gave the impression that I did not care But oh, the embarrassment, oh, the dispair Came the day, helped with a few last glasses of gin I nervously mounted the stage once again Got through my performance and no one complained Thank God I can go back to normal again CHORUS #2: I went to that old cafe Where I had been in much happier days And all of my friends were there, and no one cared Say what they may, all of my friends were there Not just my friends, but their best friends too All of my friends were there, now I don't care ---------------------------------------------------------------- WICKED ANNABELLA Intro: E:--4-4-4-4-6-6-7-- (repeat)

^G#In a dark and ^F#misty ^Ehouse W^G#here no Christian ^F#man has b^Eeen ^AWicked Anna^Ebella ^Amixes a ^Ebrew ^G#That no one's ^F#ever ^Eseen

Relatives have passed her by Too scared to even say hello She's in perpetual midnight She shuts out the day And goes about her sinful ways BRIDGE:

^AI, I've seen her hair, I've seen her face E RIFF 1 Look towards mine ^AI, I've felt her eyes burning my soul Twisting my ^Emind ^D ^A

Little children who are good Should always go to sleep at night 'Cause Wicked Annabella is up in the sky Hopin' they will open their eyes Don't go into woods tonight 'Cause underneath the sticks and stones Are lots of little demons enslaved by Annabella Waiting just to carry you home

^E ^E ^E Ja ja, ja ja ja ja ja, ja ja ja... BASS RIFF 1: BASS RIFF 2: (E) (D) (A) E ----------------- ------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------- ------------------------------------------------------| G ----------------- ------------------------------------------------------| D -2-0-2-0--------- -----------------0----------------------------2-0-----| A ---------4-2-4-2- -------0-2-0-2-4---4-2-0-----0-2--4-2-4-2-0-2---------| E ----------------- -0-2-4-------------------0-2--------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONICA G D

^GUnder a lamp light, Monica stands at mid^Dnight A^Dnd every g^D7uy think he can buy her lo^Dve But ^Dmoney can't ^D7buy sweet lovin' from Mo^Dnica

Morning to moonshine, Monica knows every line Don't ever propose cos Monica knows, you know She'll turn up her nose and say what a fool you are CHORUS:

^GI, I shall ^G7die, ^GI, I shall ^G7die i^Gf I should lo^Cse Monica (Oh Monica my love) G G7 G G7 G Peo^Cple can try, Pe^Dople ^D7can try, but they can't buy Monica, my love

You take the sunshine, I'll take the nightly shadows Cos everyone knows that Monica glows at night She'll do something wrong and prove to you she is right ...CHORUS Morning to moonshine, Monica knows every line Don't ever propose cos Monica knows, you know She'll turn up her nose and say what a fool you are

Moni^Gca

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- People Take Pictures of Each Other Intro G

^GPeople take pictures of the summer Just in ^Fcase someone thought they had missed it And to ^Dprove that it really existed

Fathers take picture of the mothers And the sisters take pictures of brothers Just to show that they love one another

You ^Ccan't picture love that you took from ^C7me When we were young and the ^Fworld was ^Cfree Pictures of things as they used to ^C7be, don't show me no more please

People take pictures of each other Just to prove that they really existed Just to prove that they really existed People take pictures of each other And the moment can last them forever Of the time when they mattered to someone

^CNie na nie na ^CNie na nie na ^DNie na nie na ^BbNie nie ^Gnie na ^CNie na nie na ^Cnie na nie na ^DNie na nie na ^Bbnie nie ^Gnie na ^Bbnie na ^Gnie na ^Bbnie na ^Gnie na

People take pictures of the summer Just in case someone thought they had missed it Just to prove that it really existed People take pictures of each other And one moment will last them forever At the time when they mattered to someone

A ^Cpicture of me when I was just ^C7three Sat with my ma by the ^Fold oak ^Ctree How I love things as they used to ^C7be, don't show me no more please

^Gla la la la la la la .... etc.

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