Chords for The Kinks - Shangri-La

Tempo:
112.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

A

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kinks - Shangri-La chords
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[Am]
Now that [G] you've found [E] your paradise, [Am] this is [C] your kingdom [G] to [E] command.
[Am] You can go [C] outside [G] and polish [E] your car, [Am] or sit [C] by the fire in your [E] Shangri [Am]-La.
[C] [E] [Am]
Here's your reward for working so hard.
Gone [C] are the lavatories [Em] in the [E] backyard.
[Am] Gone [C] are the days [Em] when you dreamed of that car.
[Am] You [C] just want to sit [E] in your [Am] Shangri-La.
[A]
[D] Put on your slippers and sit by the fire.
You've reached your top [G] and you just can't get [Em] any higher.
[C] You're in your place [Em] and you know where [Am] you are, in [F] your [C] Shangri-La.
[Dm] [D] Sit back in [A] your old rocking chair.
[D] You need not worry, [G] you need not [Bm] care.
[Em]
You [Am] can't go anywhere.
[F] Shangri-La, [A]
[F] Shangri-La, [A]
[Bb] Shangri-La.
[F]
[C] [A]
[D] The little man [Dbm] who gets [A] the train, [D] got a mortgage hanging [G] over [Bm] his head.
[Em] [Bm] [Ab] But [C] he's too scared to [Em] complain, [Am] cause [F] he's conditioned [C] that way.
[D] [C] [D] Time goes [A] by and he pays off his debts.
[D] Got a TV set [G] and a radio, [D] [Em]
[Gb] for [C] seven [G] shillings a week.
[A]
[G] [F] Shangri-La, [A]
[F] Shangri-La, [A]
[Bb] Shangri-La, [F]
[C]
[F] Shangri-La, [A]
[F] [A]
Shangri [Bb]-La.
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] Got all the houses [Bm] in the street have [Bb] got a [D] name.
Got [C] all the houses [Bm] in the street they look [Bb] the same.
[A] Same chimney pops, same little [D] parsley window panes.
And angels [C] call up [Bm] saying things that [Bb] you should know.
[D]
They [C] say they're [F] lads, they [B] drink their tea and let they [Bb] go.
[A]
They sell your business [D] in a luxury Shangri-La.
They got [C] bills and the water [Bm] rates and payments [Bb] all the time.
[D] Too [C] scared to think about [Bm] how insecure [Bb] you [A] are.
Nothing to harm [D] you in your little Shangri -La.
[G] Shangri-La, [C] Shangri-La, Shangri-La, [F] Shangri-La.
[Bb]
[G] [C] [F] [Bb]
[G] [C] [F] [Bb]
[G] [C] Put [F] [Bb]
[A] [D]
on your slippers [A] and sit by the fire.
[D] You reach your top and [G] you just [D] can't get any [Em] higher.
[G] You're [C] in your place and [G] you know where you [A] are.
In your [F] Shangri [Am]-La.
[D] [C]
[Dm] [D] Sit back in your [A] old rocking chair.
[D] You need not worry, you [G] need [A] not [Bm] care.
[Em] [Bm] [Ab] You can [C] go [G] anywhere.
[A] [C]
Shangri [F] -La, [A]
[F] Shangri-La, [A]
Shangri [Bb]-La, [F]
[C]
[F] Shangri [A]
[F]-La, [A]
Shangri [Bb]-La.
[F] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
A
1231
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now that [G] you've found [E] your paradise, [Am] _ _ _ this is [C] your kingdom [G] to [E] command.
[Am] You can go [C] outside [G] and polish [E] your car, [Am] or sit [C] by the fire in your [E] Shangri [Am]-La.
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
Here's your reward for working so hard.
Gone [C] are the lavatories [Em] in the [E] backyard.
_ [Am] Gone [C] are the days [Em] when you dreamed of that car.
[Am] You [C] just want to sit [E] in your [Am] Shangri-La.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] Put on your slippers and sit by the fire.
You've reached your top [G] and you just can't get [Em] any higher.
_ [C] You're in your place [Em] and you know where [Am] you are, in [F] your [C] Shangri-La.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] Sit back in [A] your old rocking chair.
[D] You need not worry, [G] you need not [Bm] care.
_ [Em] _
You [Am] can't go _ anywhere. _ _
_ [F] Shangri-La, _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] Shangri-La, _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bb] Shangri-La.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] The little man [Dbm] who gets [A] the train, [D] got a mortgage hanging [G] over [Bm] his head.
[Em] _ _ [Bm] [Ab] But [C] he's too scared to [Em] complain, [Am] _ _ cause [F] he's conditioned [C] that way.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] Time goes [A] by and he pays off his debts.
[D] Got a TV set [G] and a radio, [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Gb] for [C] seven [G] shillings a week.
[A] _ _
_ [G] [F] Shangri-La, _ [A] _ _
_ [F] Shangri-La, _ [A] _ _
_ [Bb] Shangri-La, _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Shangri-La, _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Shangri [Bb]-La.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ [Dm] Got all the houses [Bm] in the street have [Bb] got a [D] name.
Got [C] all the houses [Bm] in the street they look [Bb] the same.
[A] Same chimney pops, same little [D] parsley window panes.
And angels [C] call up [Bm] saying things that [Bb] you should know.
[D]
They [C] say they're [F] lads, they [B] drink their tea and let they [Bb] go.
_ [A]
They sell your business [D] in a luxury Shangri-La.
They got [C] bills and the water [Bm] rates and payments [Bb] all the time.
[D] Too [C] scared to think about [Bm] how insecure [Bb] you [A] are.
Nothing to harm [D] you in your little Shangri _ -La.
[G] Shangri-La, [C] Shangri-La, Shangri-La, [F] Shangri-La.
[Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Put [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
on your slippers [A] and sit by the fire.
[D] You reach your top and [G] you just [D] can't get any [Em] higher.
[G] You're [C] in your place and [G] you know where you [A] _ are.
In your [F] Shangri [Am]-La.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [D] Sit back in your [A] old rocking chair.
[D] You need not worry, you [G] need [A] not [Bm] care.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] [Ab] You can [C] go [G] anywhere.
_ [A] _ _ _ [C]
Shangri [F] _ -La, _ [A] _ _ _
[F] Shangri-La, _ _ [A] _ _ _
Shangri [Bb]-La, _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Shangri _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F]-La, _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Shangri [Bb]-La.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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