The Kinks - Village Green: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Village Green" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Cm Fm Out in the country A# D# G# Fm Far from all the soot and noise of the city G Cm There's a village green, oh Cm Fm It's been a long time A# D# G# Fm Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple G Cm Down by the village green Cm Fm Ah la la la la A# D# G# Fm 'Twas there I met a girl called Daisy G Cm And kissed her by the old oak tree Cm Fm Ah la la la la A# D# G# Fm Although I loved my Daisy, I sought fame G Cm And so I left the village green Chorus: Fm Fm/E Fm/D# Fm/D I miss the village green, And all the simple people Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A I miss the village green, The church, the clock, the steeple D7 G I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school And now all the houses Are rare antiquities American tourists flock to see the village green (La, la, la, la) They snap their photographs and say "Gawd darn it Isn't it a pretty scene?" (La, la, la, la) And Daisy's married Tom the grocer boy And now he owns a grocery Chorus And I will return there And I'll see Daisy And we'll sip tea, laugh And talk about the village green (La, la, la, la) We will laugh And talk about the village green You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  B  Cm  D  D7  D#  E  Fm  G  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Village Green" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Village Green" by The Kinks.