Shangri La

Am G E7 Am 
Now that you‘ve found your paradise 
Am C G E7 
This is your kingdom to command 
Am C G E7 
You can go outside and polish your car 
Am C E7 Am (opening riff) 
Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-La 
 
Am G E7 Am 
Here is your reward for working so hard 
Am C G E7 
Gone are the lavatories in the backyard 
Am C G E7 
Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car 
Am C E7 Am A 
You just want to sit in your Shangri-La 
 
D Dmaj7 
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire 
D7 G G/F# Em 
You‘ve reached your top and you just can‘t get any higher 
C C/B Am Am/G 
You‘re in your place and you know where you are 
F F/E Dm Dm/C 
In your Shangri-La 
D Dmaj7 
Sit back in your old rockin‘ chair 
D7 G G/F# Em 
You need not worry you need not care 
C C/B Am 
You can‘t go anywhere 
F A F A Bb F C A 
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh 
 
D Dmaj7 
The little man who gets the train 
D7 G G/F# Em 
Got a mortgage hanging over his head 
C C/B Am Am/G 
But he‘s too scared to complain 
F F/E Dm Dm/C 
Cos he‘s conditioned that way 
D Dmaj7 
Time goes by and he pays off his debts 
D7 G G/F# Em 
Got a T.V. set and a radio 
C C/B Am 
For seven shillings a week 
F A F A Bb F C 
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh 
F A F A Bb F C 
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh 
 
Bb F C Bb F C Bb F Dm 
 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb 
And all the houses in the street have got a name 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb 
Cos all the houses in the street they look the same 
A D Dm 
Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb 
The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb 
They say their lines they drink their tea and then they go 
A D Dm 
They tell your business in another Shangri-La 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb 
The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb 
Too scared to think about how insecure you are 
A D 
Life ain‘t so happy in your little Shangri-La 
G C F Bb G C F Bb G C F Bb G C F Bb... G C F A 
Shangri-La la la la la la la... 
 
D Dmaj7 
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire 
D7 G G/F# Em 
You‘ve reached your top and you just can‘t get any higher 
C C/B Am 
You‘re in your place and you know where you are 
F F/E Dm Dm/C 
In your Shangri-La 
D Dmaj7 
Sit back in your old rockin‘ chair 
D7 G G/F# Em 
You need not worry you need not care 
C C/B Am 
You can‘t go anywhere 
F A F A Bb F C A 
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh 
F A F A Bb F C 
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh