Song: Village Green Preservation Society
Artist: Kate Rusby
Composer: Ray Davies
Tabbed by: DJ
30th May 2013
Kate Rusby's cover of The Kinks song.
Kate's version was used as the theme tune
for the UK comedy series 'Jam & Jerusalem'
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of F)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
D = xx0232 D/A = x00232
A/C# = x4222x A = x02220
G/B = x20033 Bm = x24432
A4 = x02230 G = 320033
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[Intro]
D A/C# G/B A4 A D A/C# G/B A4 A
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x4]
[Verse 1]
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Village Green Preservation So - ciety',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and var - iety,
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Desperate Dan Ap - preciation So - ciety',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save strawberry jam, and all the different var - ieties!
[Link]
Bm A G D
Preserving the old ways... from being a - bused,
Bm A G A4 A
Protecting the new ways... for me, and for you,
G D A/C# G/B A4 A
What more can we do? | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Draught Beer Preservation So - ciety',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save Mrs. Mopp, and good 'Old Mother Riley',
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Custard Pie Ap - preciation Con - sortium',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save The George Cross, and all those who were a - warded them!
[Break]
D A/C# G/B A4 A D A/C# G/B A4 A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are the Sherlock Holmes English speaking ver - nacular,
D A/C# G/B D/A
Help save Fu Manchu, Moriarty, and Dracula,
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Office Block Persecution Af - finity',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save little shops, china cups, and vir - ginity,
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Skyscraper Condemnation Af - filiate',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save Tudor houses, antique Shops, and billiards!
[Link]
Bm A G D
Preserving the old ways... from being a - bused,
Bm A G A4 A
Protecting the new ways... for me, and for you,
G D A/C# G/B A4 A
What more can we do? | / / / / |
[Verse 5]
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Village Green Preservation So - ciety',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and var - iety,
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Desperate Dan Ap - preciation So - ciety',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save strawberry jam, and all the different var - ieties!
[Verse 6]
D A/C# G/B D/A
We are 'The Village Green Preservation So - ciety',
D A/C# G/B D/A
God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and var - iety,
D A/C# G/B D/A D A/C# G/B A4 A
God save the village green----! | / / / / | / / / / |
[Coda]
D A/C# G/B A4 A
||: Oo---oo---, (Ver - nacular!) :|| [x4 - then end on D]
