Fountains Of Wayne
The Valley of Malls
Transcribed by Ray Brizzi ([email protected]) 2/29/04
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The King of Araby is coming home today
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It's bumper touching bumper on the motorway
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
The Caravan is sorry
The driver has a twenty and change
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And we're leaving all the road for dead
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We're getting tired of the twists and turns
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You gotta go when human nature calls
We're driving, we're driving
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Through the valley of malls
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And God forgive the passengers if we should fail
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To find a penny fountain of a half-off sale
I need a merchant
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I've just started searching for a Holy Grail
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Fighting for the freedom from a common bond
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To be a barracuda in the guppy pond
So little time for so many things to try on
Instrumental verse same chords
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And we're leaving all the road for dead
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We're getting tired of the twists and turns
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You gotta go when human nature calls
We're driving, we're driving
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Through the valley of malls
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Through the valley of malls ......
riff is an alternating 022000 020000 (em/em7)
riff is an altenating 200232 200230 (d/dsus2)
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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