Artist-The Kinks
Song-Village Green
Album-The Village Green Preservation Society
Writer-Ray Davies
Tabbed by S. McNally
Capo on 1st fret, chords relative to the capo
Verse 1
Out in the country,
Far from all the soot and noise of the city,
There's a village green.
Verse 2
It's been a long time
Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple
Down by the village green.
Verse 3
Fa la la la la
'Twas there I met a girl called Daisy
And kissed her by the old oak tree.
Verse 4
Fa la la la la
Although I loved my Daisy, I saw fame,
And so I left the village green.
Chorus
I miss the village green,
And all the simple people.
I miss the village green,
The church, the clock, the steeple.
I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school.
Verse 5
And now all the houses
Are rare antiquities.
American tourists flock to see the village green.
Verse 6
Fa la la la la
They snap their photographs and say "Gawd darn it,
Isn't it a pretty scene?"
Verse 7
Fa la la la la
And Daisy's married Tom the grocer boy,
And now he owns a grocery.
Chorus
I miss the village green,
And all the simple people.
I miss the village green,
The church, the clock, the steeple.
I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school.
Verse 8
And I will return there,
And I'll and Daisy,
And we'll sip tea, laugh,
And talk about the village green.
Outro
We will laugh and talk about the village green.