Shangri-La
R. D. Davies/the Kinks: Arthur (1969)
| Am | G | E7 | Am | Am | C | G | E7 |
| Now that you've | found your | para | dise, | This is your | kingdom | to com | mand. |
| Am | C | G | E7 | Am | C | E7 | Am |
| You can | go out | side and | polish your | car Or | sit by the | fire in your | Shangri- | La. |
| Am | G | E7 | Am | Am | C | G | E7 |
| Here's your re | ward for | working so | hard - | Gone are the | lavatories | in the back | yard; |
| Am | C | G | E7 | Am | C | E7 | Am |
| Gone are the | days when you | dreamed of that | car - You | just want to | sit in your | Shangri- | La! |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | G/F# | Em |
| 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 | Am | Am/G | F | F/E | Dm | Dm/C |
| You're in your | place and you | know where you | are. | In your | Shangri- | La. | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | G/F# |
| Sit back in your | old rockin' chair, You | need not worry you | need not care. | |
| Em | C | C/B | Am |
| You can't go any | where. | | |
| F | A | F | A | Bb | F | C | A |
| Shangri- | La- | a, Shangri- | La- | a, Shangri- | La- | ah-ah- | ah! | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | G/F# | Em |
| The | little man | who gets the train Got a | mortgage hanging | over his head. | | |
| C | C/B | Am | Am/G | F | F/E | Dm | Dm/C |
| But he's too | scared to com | plain | - | Cause he's con | ditioned that | way; | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | G/F# | Em | C | C/B | Am |
| Time goes by and he | pays off his debts - Got a | T.V. set and a | radio | - | for seven | shillings a | week. | |
| |: | F | A | F | A | Bb | F | C | :| |
| Shangri- | La- | ah, Shangri- | La- | ah, Shangri- | La- | ah-aah- | ah! | |
| Bb | F | C | Bb | F | C | Bb | F |
| / | / | / - /// /// // | / | / | / - /// /// // | / | / |
| Dm | Dm/C | Dm/B | Dm/Bb |
| And all the | houses in the | street have got a | nam, |
| Dm | Dm/C | Dm/B | Dm/Bb |
| ' | Cause all the | houses in the | street they look the | same, |
| A | D | Dm |
| ame 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 | :| | A |
| Shangri- | La- Shangri- | la la la la | la la la la | la; | - - | La- la la | la la la la | la la la la | la; | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | G/F# | Em |
| 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 | Am | Am/G | F | F/E | Dm | Dm/C |
| You're in your | place and you | know where you | are - | In your | Shangri- | La! | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | G/F# | Em |
| Sit back in your | old rockin' chair 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- | ah, Shangri- | La- | ah, Shangri- | La- | ah-aah- | ah! | | |
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