Fountains of Wayne – The Valley Of Malls (Guitar)

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Transcribed by Ray Brizzi ([email protected]) 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        C                                                    
The 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          A                                                                
The Caravan is sorry

C                Am     B                                                   
The 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              B                                                            
We'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      A                                                                       
I need a merchant

C                 B               Em riff                            
I've just started searching for a Holy 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        B                                         
So 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              B                                                            
We'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
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