Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society

      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]