(opening riff: pluck Am 5 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 twice)
Am G E7 Am
Now that you've found your paradise
Am C G E7This is your kingdom to command
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 E7Gone are the lavatories in the backyard
Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car
Am C E7 Am AYou just want to sit in your Shangri-La
D Dmaj7
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
D7 G G/F# EmYou've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
You're in your place and you know where you are
F F/E Dm Dm/CIn your Shangri-La
D Dmaj7Sit back in your old rockin' chair
You need not worry you need not care
C C/B AmYou can't go anywhere
F A F A Bb F C AShangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh
D Dmaj7
The little man who gets the train
Got a mortgage hanging over his head
C C/B Am Am/GBut he's too scared to complain
F F/E Dm Dm/CCos he's conditioned that way
Time goes by and he pays off his debts
D7 G G/F# EmGot a T.V. set and a radio
C C/B AmFor seven shillings a week
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh
F A F A Bb F CShangri-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
Cos all the houses in the street they look the same
A D DmSame chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/BbThe neighbors call to tell you things that you should know
They say their lines they drink their tea and then they go
A D DmThey tell your business in another Shangri-La
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/BbThe gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car
Too scared to think about how insecure you are
A DLife 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 AShangri-La la la la la la la...
D Dmaj7
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
C C/B AmYou're in your place and you know where you are
F F/E Dm Dm/CIn your Shangri-La
Sit back in your old rockin' chair
D7 G G/F# EmYou need not worry you need not care
C C/B AmYou can't go anywhere
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh
F A F A Bb F CShangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh
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