The Valley Of Malls

Fountains Of Wayne 

The Valley of Malls 

Transcribed by Ray Brizzi ([email protected]) 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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