Village Green
The Kinks
Standard Tuning EADGBe NO CAPO Intro: Verse 1: Out in the country far from all the soot and noise of the city there’s a village green oh It’s been a long time since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple down by the village green Ah la la la la ’twas there I met a girl called Daisy and kissed her by the old oak tree Ah la la la la although I loved my Daisy I sought fame and so I left the village green Chorus 1: 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 2: And now all the houses are rare antiquities American tourists flock to see the village green Ah la la la la they snap their photographs and say "god darn it isn’t it a pretty scene?" Ah la la la la and Daisy’s married Tom the grocer boy and now he owns a grocery Chorus 2: 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 3/Outro: And I will return there and I’ll see Daisy and we’ll sip tea and laugh and talk about the village green La la la la la la la la la la la la we will laugh and talk about the village green (end)
