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Song title:       The Village Green Preservation Society
Original Album:   The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies
Copyright © 1968 Davray Music Limited
Published by Davray Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
There are two little fills played a the end of the end of the VERSE lines.
Fill 2 is played in the Key change.

Fill 1:           Fill 2:
|-------------|  |-------------|
|-------------|  |-------------|
|-------------|  |-------------|
|-------------|  |-------0---0-|
|-----0h3-0h3-|  |-0-0h2---2---|
|-3-3---------|  |-------------|



INTRO:
Chords:
G    320033
F    x33211
C/G  332010

[play:  C/G  G  F  C  [fill 1]]  [x2]


VERSE:
C/G            G             F              G    [fill 1]
We are the the Village Green Preservation Society
C/G      G            F                C    [fill 1]
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
C/G        G               F            G    [fill 1]
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
C/G      G                  F                   C      [fill 1]
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties


CHORUS:
Chords:
G    320033    C/G  332010
F    x33211    E    022100

C/G              G        F             C    [fill 1]
  Preserving the old ways   from being abused
C/G              G        F                E
  Protecting the new ways   for me and for you
F                  C/G
  What more can we do?


VERSE:
C/G        G            F              G    [fill 1]
We are the Draught Beer Preservation Society
C/G      G              F               G    [fill 1]
God save Mrs. Mopps and good old Mother Riley
C/G        G             F             G    [fill 1]
We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium
C/G          G                F                   G
God save the George Cross and all those who were awarded them


C  G   F  G [fill 1]  C  G   F  G
Oo-woo-oo             Oo-woo-oo


VERSE:
Chords:
D  xx0232
A  x02220
G  320033

D          A               G                   A     [fill 2]
We are the Sherlock Holmes English-speaking Vernacular
D         A          G            D      [fill 2]
Help save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula
D          A            G             A      [fill 2]
We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity
D        A             G                 D      [fill 2]
God save little shops, china cups and virginity
D          A          G              A        [fill 2]  
We are the Skyscraper Condemnation Affilliate 
D        A             G                  D        [fill 2]
God save Tudor houses, antique tables and billiards


CHORUS:
Chords:
D  xx0232    G  320033
A  x02220    F# x44322

D                A        G             D   [fill 2]
  Preserving the old ways   from being abused
D                A        G                F#
  Protecting the new ways   for me and for you
G                  D
  What more can we do?


VERSE:
Chords:
D  xx0232
A  x02220
G  320033

D              A             G              A    [fill 2]
We are the the Village Green Preservation Society
D        A            G                A    [fill 2]
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
D          A               G            A    [fill 2]
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
D        A                  G                   A      [fill 2]
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties


OUTRO:
D          A             G              D    [fill 2]
We are the Village Green Preservation Society
D        A            G                D     [fill 2]
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
D          A             G              D    [fill 2]
We are the Village Green Preservation Society
D        A            G                D     [fill 2]
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety


 D              A          G  D  D  A  G  D
God save the Village Green