xFountains 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 E----------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------- D---------------0--2--4--0-----0-----0---------- A--2-2-2-2-2-4--------------4-----4-----2------- E-----------------------------------------------
