"The Village Green Preservation Society" — from VGPS (1968). Ray Davies' elegy for a vanishing England. One of pop's greatest albums.
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From: Harlan L Thompson
THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY- The Kinks
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
C G F G
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
F C
What more can we do?
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
C G F C
God save the George Cross and all those who were awarded 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
D A G A
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
G D
What more can we do?
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 A G D
God save the Village Green
RIFF 1: RIFF 2:
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NOTE: Try to play the riffs without breaking your stride in strumming the
Chords.
(from The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968)
(sent by Harlan at [email protected])
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- From The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). Released the same month as The Beatles' White Album, it sold poorly at the time. Now considered one of rock's greatest concept albums — Ray Davies' vision of a nostalgic, disappearing England.