The Valley Of Malls Chords by Fountains Of Wayne

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        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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D---------------0--2--4--0-----0-----0----------
A--2-2-2-2-2-4--------------4-----4-----2-------
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