Shangri‐La by The Kinks Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Shangri‐La guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Shangri‐La by The Kinks using guitar or guitar.
This song by The Kinks can also be played by that instruments.
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Shangri‐La guitar chords has rhythm and included in Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Shangri‐La by The Kinks Guitar Chords


SHANGRI-LA – The Kinks
(opening riff: pluck Am 5 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 twice)
No
Am
w that you’ve fou
G
nd your pa
E7
radis
Am
e
Thi
Am
s is your ki
C
ngdom to
G
comma
E7
nd
You can g
Am
o out
C
side and po
G
lish your c
E7
ar
Am C E7 Am (opening riff)
Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-La
H
Am
ere is your rew
G
ard for wor
E7
king so h
Am
ard
Go
Am
ne are the lav
C
atories in
G
the back
E7
yard
Go
Am
ne are the da
C
ys when you dre
G
amed of that
E7
car
You ju
Am
st want to s
C
it in your Sh
E7
angri-L
Am
a
A

P
D
ut on your slippers and s
Dmaj7
it by the fire
You’ve re
D7
ached your top and you j
G
ust can’t [G/F#]get any hi
Em
gher
You’re in your pl
C
ace and you k[C/B]now where you a
Am
re[Am/G]
In your Sh
F
angri-[F/E]La
Dm
[Dm/C]
S
D
it back in your ol
Dmaj7
d rockin’ chair
You n
D7
eed not worry you ne
G
ed not care[G/F#]
Em

You can’t go anyw
C
here[C/B]
Am

F
A
F
A
A#
F
C
A


Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh

The lit

D
tle man who g
Dmaj7
ets the train
Got a mor
D7
tgage hanging ov
G
er his head[G/F#]
Em

But he’s too sca
C
red to complain[C/B]
Am
[Am/G]
Cos he’s condi
F
tioned that w[F/E]ay
Dm
[Dm/C]
T
D
ime goes by and he p
Dmaj7
ays off his debts
Got a T
D7
.V. set and a ra
G
dio[G/F#]
Em

For seven shi
C
llings a week[C/B]
Am

F
A
F
A
A#
F
C


Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

F
A
F
A
A#
F
C


Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

A#
F
C
A#
F
C
A#
F
Dm

A
Dm
nd all the hou[Dm/C]ses in the s[Dm/B]treet have got a n[Dm/Bb]ame
C
Dm
os all the hou[Dm/C]ses in the s[Dm/B]treet they look the s[Dm/Bb]ame
Sa
A
me chimney pots, same little c
D
ars, same window p
Dm
anes
T
Dm
he neighbors c[Dm/C]all to tell you th[Dm/B]ings that you should [Dm/Bb]know
T
Dm
hey say their l[Dm/C]ines they drink their [Dm/B]tea and then they [Dm/Bb]go
T
A
hey tell your business in a
D
nother Shangri
Dm
-La
T
Dm
he gas bills and the w[Dm/C]ater rates and pa[Dm/B]yments on the ca[Dm/Bb]r
T
Dm
oo scared to th[Dm/C]ink about how ins[Dm/B]ecure you are[Dm/Bb]
L
A
ife ain’t so happy in your li
D
ttle 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…
P
D
ut on your slippers and s
Dmaj7
it by the fire
You’ve reac
D7
hed your top and you ju
G
st can’t g[G/F#]et any hig
Em
her
You’re in your pl
C
ace and you kn[C/B]ow where you a
Am
re
In your Sh
F
angri-[F/E]La
Dm
[Dm/C]
Si
D
t back in your o
Dmaj7
ld rockin’ chair
You ne
D7
ed not worry you ne
G
ed not care[G/F#]
Em

You can’t go any
C
where[C/B]
Am

F
A
F
A
A#
F
C
A


Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

F
A
F
A
A#
F
C


Shangri-La, 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)

If you want to learn The Kinks Shangri‐La guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Shangri‐La. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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