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
 
Em riff
The King of Araby is coming home today
Em riff
It's bumper touching bumper on the motorway
G A CThe sun is in the sky just now
B Em riff
But the road is grey
Em riff
They drive in Winnebagos from the Everglades
Em riff
Pulled over by the troopers in the mirror shades
G AThe Caravan is sorry
C Am BThe driver has a twenty and change
D riff
And we're leaving all the road for dead
Am riff
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
D riff
You gotta go when human nature calls
C BWe're driving, we're driving
Em riff
Through the valley of malls
 
Em riff
And God forgive the passengers if we should fail
Em riff
To find a penny fountain of a half-off sale
G AI need a merchant
C B Em riffI've just started searching for a Boly Grail
Em riff
Fighting for the freedom from a common bond
Em riff
To be a barracuda in the guppy pond
G A C Am BSo little time for so many things to try on
 
Instrumental verse same chords
 
D riff
And we're leaving all the road for dead
Am riff
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
D riff
You gotta go when human nature calls
C BWe're driving, we're driving
Em riff
Through the valley of malls
Em 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
 
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D---------------0--2--4--0-----0-----0----------
A--2-2-2-2-2-4--------------4-----4-----2-------
E-----------------------------------------------
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