Fountains of Wayne – The Valley Of Malls (Ukulele)

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Transcribed by Ray Brizzi ([email protected]) 2/29/04
Dm riff
The King of Araby is coming home today

Dm riff
It's bumper touching bumper on the motorway

    F             G        F                                                    
The sun is in the sky just now

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But the road is grey

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They drive in Winnebagos from the Everglades

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Pulled over by the troopers in the mirror shades

    F          G                                                                
The Caravan is sorry

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The driver has a twenty and change

          G riff
And we're leaving all the road for dead

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We're getting tired of the twists and turns

          G riff                                                            
You gotta go when human nature calls

      F              E                                                            
We're driving, we're driving

            Dm riff                                                              
Through the valley of malls

Dm riff
And God forgive the passengers if we should fail

Dm riff
To find a penny fountain of a half-off sale

  F      G                                                                       
I need a merchant

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I've just started searching for a Holy Grail

Dm riff
Fighting for the freedom from a common bond

Dm riff
To be a barracuda in the guppy pond

F         G        F       Dm        E                                         
So little time for so many things to try on
Instrumental verse same chords
          G riff
And we're leaving all the road for dead

              Dm riff                                                          
We're getting tired of the twists and turns

          G riff                                                                
You gotta go when human nature calls

      F              E                                                            
We're driving, we're driving

            Dm riff                                                              
Through the valley of malls

            Dm 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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