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From: Harlan L Thompson 

SHANGRI-LA - The Kinks

(opening riff: pluck Am 5 4 3 4 2 4 3 4  twice)

  Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)       E7 (020130@1) AmNow (x02210@1)that you've found your paradise
   Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)   E7This (020130@1)is your kingdom to command
         Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)        E7You (020130@1)can go outside and polish your car
    Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)          E7 (020130@1)   Am (x02210@1)(opening riff)
Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-La

 Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)        E7 (020130@1)     AmHere (x02210@1)is your reward for working so hard
  Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)     E7Gone (020130@1)are the lavatories in the backyard
  Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)          E7Gone (020130@1)are the days when you dreamed of that car
      Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)          E7 (020130@1)   Am (x02210@1) AYou (x02220@1)just want to sit in your Shangri-La

 D (xx0232@1)                      Dmaj7Put (xx0222@1)on your slippers and sit by the fire
         D7 (xx0212@1)                    G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1)    EmYou've (022000@1)reached your top and you just can't get any higher
                 C (x32010@1)          C/B (x2555x@1)          Am (x02210@1)Am/GYou're (302210@1)in your place and you know where you are
          F (133211@1)   F/E (xx2211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Dm/CIn (030231@1)your Shangri-La
 D (xx0232@1)               Dmaj7Sit (xx0222@1)back in your old rockin' chair
     D7 (xx0212@1)                G (320003@1)        G/F# (320002@1)EmYou (022000@1)need not worry you need not care
                 C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)AmYou (x02210@1)can't go anywhere
         F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F     C (x32010@1) AShangri-La, (x02220@1)Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh

       D (xx0232@1)          Dmaj7The (xx0222@1)little man who gets the train
         D7 (xx0212@1)            G (320003@1)        G/F# (320002@1)EmGot (022000@1)a mortgage hanging over his head
                C (x32010@1)            C/B (x2555x@1)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_302210@1">Am/G
But he's too scared to complain
              F (133211@1)          F/E (xx2211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_030231@1">Dm/C
Cos he's conditioned that way
 D (xx0232@1)                 Dmaj7Time (xx0222@1)goes by and he pays off his debts
       D7 (xx0212@1)            G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1)EmGot (022000@1)a T.V. set and a radio
             C (x32010@1)           C/B (x2555x@1)AmFor (x02210@1)seven shillings a week
        F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)   CShangri-La, (x32010@1)Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh
        F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)   CShangri-La, (x32010@1)Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F C (x32010@1)Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F Dm (xx0231@1) Dm (xx0231@1)          Dm/C (030231@1)      Dm/B (000201@1)            Dm/Bb
And all the houses in the street have got a name
 Dm (xx0231@1)          Dm/C (030231@1)      Dm/B (000201@1)               Dm/Bb
Cos all the houses in the street they look the same
  A (x02220@1)                           D (xx0232@1)               DmSame (xx0231@1)chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes
 Dm (xx0231@1)          Dm/C (030231@1)            Dm/B (000201@1)               Dm/Bb
The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know
 Dm (xx0231@1)           Dm/C (030231@1)                Dm/B (000201@1)            Dm/Bb
They say their lines they drink their tea and then they go
 A (x02220@1)                        D (xx0232@1)           DmThey (xx0231@1)tell your business in another Shangri-La
 Dm (xx0231@1)                  Dm/C (030231@1)           Dm/B (000201@1)          Dm/Bb
The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car
 Dm (xx0231@1)           Dm/C (030231@1)           Dm/B (000201@1)       Dm/Bb
Too scared to think about how insecure you are
 A (x02220@1)                          DLife (xx0232@1)ain't so happy in your little Shangri-La
         G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C F (133211@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C F (133211@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C FBb... (133211@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A 
Shangri-La la la la la la la...

 D (xx0232@1)                      Dmaj7Put (xx0222@1)on your slippers and sit by the fire
           D7 (xx0212@1)                   G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1)    EmYou've (022000@1)reached your top and you just can't get any higher
                 C (x32010@1)           C/B (x2555x@1)         AmYou're (x02210@1)in your place and you know where you are
          F (133211@1)   F/E (xx2211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Dm/CIn (030231@1)your Shangri-La
  D (xx0232@1)             Dmaj7Sit (xx0222@1)back in your old rockin' chair
      D7 (xx0212@1)               G (320003@1)        G/F# (320002@1)EmYou (022000@1)need not worry you need not care
                C (x32010@1)   C/B (x2555x@1)AmYou (x02210@1)can't go anywhere
        F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A          Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)  AShangri-La, (x02220@1)Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh
        F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A         F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A          Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)   CShangri-La, (x32010@1)Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh



Note: For verses that begin with Am, pick in B 4 3 2 style, once for each 
chord.  For verses that begin with D, pick in  B 3 1&2 3 style.  All 
other parts, including "Shangri-La" lines, strum.
(from that greatest of Kinks albums, Arthur, 1969)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)