Village Green by Kinks "Village Green" (Davies) From "The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society"(1968) This haunting tune was recorded in November of 1966, but not released til two years later. Ray has a capo on the third fret of his Framus 12 string, allowing the chorus's chromatic descent A la SUNNY AFTERNOON. Intro: Am Dm |G C|F Dm|Em Am| X1 Am Dm Out in the country G C F Dm Far from all the soot and noise of the city Em Am There's a village green, oh Am Dm It's been a long time G C F Dm Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple Em Am Down by the village green Am Dm Ah la la la la G C F Dm 'Twas there I met a girl called Daisy Em Am And kissed her by the old oak tree Am Dm Ah la la la la G C F Dm Although I loved my Daisy, I sought fame Em Am And so I left the village green CHORUS: Dm Dm/c# Dm/C Dm/b I miss the village green, And all the simple people Am Am/g# Am/G Am/F# I miss the village green, The church, the clock, the steeple B7 E I miss the morning dew, fresh 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 "Gor' 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 sip tea and laugh And talk about the village green Am Dm G C La la la la la (oooh) F Dm Em Am We will laugh and talk about the village green www.TAB6.com