The Village Green Preservation Society Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

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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

 PrCotecting the nGew ways for mFe and for yGou

 WFhat more can we dCo?

  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

 GCod save the GeoGrge Cross and aFll those who were awCarded 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

 PDrotecting the neAw ways fGor me and for yAou

 WGhat 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

 GGod Dsave the Village Green

Riff 1

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 knewD♯ Walter's nA♯ame?

FWalter, isn't it a shaCmme the way our liFttle world has A♯changed?

Cm7Do you remember, Walter, playing cricket in the thDunder and the raiGn?

Cm7Do you remember, Walter, smoking cigarettes behindD your garden gateG?

 Yes, G♯Walter was myD♯ mate,

 But GWalter, my old frFiend, where are you noCw?

cool drum fill over bouncing C chord...

melody plays over C chord, then ...

D♯Walter's nA♯ame

FWalter, isn't it a shaCmme the way our liFttle world has A♯changed?

Cm7Do you remember, Walter, how we said we'd fight the woDrld so we'd be frGee.

Cm7We'd save up all our money and we'd buy a boat and saDil away to seaG.

 But iG♯t was not to D♯be.

 I Gknew you then but dFo I know you noCw?

CWalter, you are just an echo of the world we knew so D♯long agA♯o

FIf you saw me Cm7now you wouldn't eFven know my naA♯me.

Cm7I bet you're fat and married and

 you're always home in bDed by half-past Geight.

 And if I tCm7alked about the old times

 you'd get bored and you'll have noDthing left to Gsay.

 Yes pG♯eople often cD♯hange, but mGemories of pFeople can remaiCn.

Picture Book

Intro

E[-12/--0-0--2-4-----------------------------------------|

EPicture yoursAelf when yDou're getting Gon E A G D

ESit by the fAireside pDondering Gon E A G D

CPicture book, pFictures of your mCama

FTaken by your pCapa a lFong time agCo

CPicture book, of pFeople with each Cother

 To pFrove they loved each Cother a lFong time agCo

A♯La la la la lCa la

A♯La la la la lCa la

 Picture bEooAk,D G picture bEooAk D G

 Picture bEooAk,D G picture bEooAk D G

Johnny Thunder

Intro

 Intro D A G x2

G D F C A

 Johnny TAhuGndeDr lAivGes on water, feeds on lightning.

G D F C A

DJohnny AThGundDer AdoGn't need no one, don't want money.

GAnd all the pAeople of the tDown,

GThey can't get tAhrough to JDohnny,

DThey will never, eAver break him Bmdown.D7

G D F C A

 JohnnyA TGhunDder AspGeaks for no one, goes on fighting.

A7 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

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 everyAbody tried their bDest,

G A D A

 Old JoBmhnny vowed that he would never, ever end up like the rest.

G D F C A

 JDohnny TAhuGndeDr rAidGes the highway, moves like lightning.

A7 C A G D

 ButA swGeetD HelAenGa 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

Introduction

Riff x2

 I'm the Elast of the A7good old puffer Etrains

 I'm the Elast of the A7blood and sweat Ebrigade

A A7 E

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

 I'm the Elast of the A7good old reneEgades

 All my Efriends are of A7middle class deEgree

 But AI live in a museum (museum).... A7so I'mE okay

  G A A7 E Riffx2

I'm the last of the good old fashioned steam...powered trains

Riff x2

 Like the Elast of the A7good old choo-choo Etrains

 I'm the Elast of the A7blood and sweat briEgade

 And AI gonna keep on going (gA7oing)...till my dying Eday

  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

 I'm the Elast of the A7good old puffer Etrains

 I'm the Elast of the A7soot and scum briEgade

 And Aall this peaceful living (A7living).... drives me Einsane

  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 EtA7raiGnsA7 E

(steam steam)

BIG SKY

D C G F C G

 BiDg Sky looked doCwn on all the peoGple looking up at The Big Sky

 EvFerybody's pushCing one anothGer around

 BDig Sky feels sCad when he sees the cGhildren scream and cry

 But BFig Sky's too bCig to let it get him dGown

 Big Sky's too big to cry D C G

 Big Sky's too high to see D C G

 People like you and me D C G F

 OA♯ne dGmay weD♯'ll be fA♯ree

 WD♯e won't cA♯are D♯just you sA♯ee

A♯Till Gmthat dD♯ay canA♯ be don't D♯let it get you down

 And wD♯hen I see that the woA♯rld's too much for me

 I tD♯hink of The Big Sky and nothing maA♯tters much to me

 BDig Sky looked doCwn 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

 Big Sky's too occupied D C G

Though he would like to try

When he feels glad inside

Big Sky's too big to cry

 OA♯ne dGmay wD♯e'll be A♯free

We won't care just you wait and see Bb

Till that day can be don't let it get you down

Riff 1

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 A♯world'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 A♯life is Fcomplete.

 I can C7close my eyes. F (C7enter pFsychadC7elia a Fla "day in a life")

Am C7 F D7

 SittC7ing byF6 the riverside with you.

 I G7love sitting C7down by the F6riverside,

G7Watching the C7water go F6flowing by.

GmOh, golly-D7gee, it is A♯heaven to Fbe

 Like a C7willow tree. F C7 F C7

F E D C A♯

 SpGmend 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 iAnsane

ETake me where real animals are pAlaying

 Just a Edirty old Ashack, where the hEound dogs Abark

 That we Gcalled our Dhome, I wanna bAe back tDhere

 Among the Gcats and Ddogs and the pAigs and the gDoats

Chorus

 On animal fAarm G my animal hDome A

 On animal fAarm G my animal hDome 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 gGets you dDown

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 fAarmG D A

 Animal faArm G D A

Riff

1st, 2nd line of 1st verse, 1st line of 3rd verse):

VILLAGE GREEN

CmOut in the Fmcountry

A♯Far from aD♯ll the soot and G♯noise of the cFmity

G7There's a village Cmgreen

CmIt's been aFm long time

A♯Since I laD♯st set eyes on the cG♯hurch with theFm steeple

G7Down by the villagCme green

Cm Ah la la lFma la

A♯'Twas there I mD♯et a girl call DG♯aisy Fm

G7And kissed her by the Cmold oak tree

Cm Ah la la lFma la

A♯Although I D♯loved my Daisy, G♯I sought famFme

G7And so I left the Cmvillage green

Chorus

FmI miss the FmvilElage greFmen,D♯ And all the FmsimDple people

CmI miss the CmvilBlage greCmen,A♯ The church, CmtheA 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 lFma laA♯ D♯

G♯We will laFmugh and G7talk about the viCmllage 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 A♯pride's AmcitGmy Flights

 And your A♯mind Amis Gmnot Fright

 You think the Cworld's Fat your A♯feet

'Cos you're starstruck baby starstruck

FYou're starstruck baby starstruck

A♯Starstruck baby starstruck

 You know that you're starAmstruck 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-A♯ C-A♯-Am-Gm C-A♯-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 A♯ F D G D G

 A lDong, long tGime aDgo, in a laDnd of idGiot bDoys

 There lGived the cDat, a phFenomenal cCat

 Who lA♯oved to wallow all dFay

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 poDminted out on the mAap all the pClaces he had Fsus4been

Dm Dm/G Dm F Dm E

 CoweDms, CSardiniDma, A♯KatmaAndu, 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.

EMy big day, it was the biggest day of my lAife

F♯mIt was the summit of Amy long career

 But EI felt so down, and I dArank too much beer

 And my F♯mmanager said that I sAhould 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:

 AEll of my frE7iends were tAherA/G♯e F♯m

F♯m E D D/C♯

 NBm7/Aot just my friends, but their best friends too

G♯All of my fG♯7riends were tC♯7here to sF♯tand and stBare

B7 E E7 A

 SA/G♯ay whaF♯mt they may, all of their friends need not stare

F♯m E D D/C♯

 TBm7/Ahose who laughed were not friends anyway

G♯All of my fG♯7riends were thC♯7ere to stF♯and and stBare

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

G♯In a dark and F♯misty Ehouse

 WG♯here no Christian F♯man has bEeen

AWicked AnnaEbella 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...

MONICA

G D

GUnder a lamp light, Monica stands at midDnight

 ADnd every gD7uy think he can buy her loDve

 But Dmoney can't D7buy sweet lovin' from MoDnica

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 iGf I should loCse Monica (Oh Monica my love)

G G7 G G7 G

 PeoCple can try, PeDople 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

 MoniGca

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 A♯Nie nie Gnie na

CNie na nie na Cnie na nie na

DNie na nie na A♯nie nie Gnie na

A♯nie na Gnie na A♯nie 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.

Intro

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