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)
Now that you’ve found your paradise
This 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
Here is your reward for working so hard
Gone are the lavatories in the backyard
Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car
You just want to sit in your Shangri-La
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
You’ve reached your top and you just can’t [G/F#]get any higher
You’re in your place and you k[C/B]now where you are[Am/G]
In your Shangri-[F/E]La[Dm/C]
Sit back in your old rockin’ chair
You need not worry you need not care[G/F#]
You can’t go anywhere[C/B]


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

The little man who gets the train
Got a mortgage hanging over his head[G/F#]
But he’s too scared to complain[C/B][Am/G]
Cos he’s conditioned that w[F/E]ay[Dm/C]
Time goes by and he pays off his debts
Got a T.V. set and a radio[G/F#]
For seven shillings a week[C/B]


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


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


And all the hou[Dm/C]ses in the s[Dm/B]treet have got a n[Dm/Bb]ame
Cos all the hou[Dm/C]ses in the s[Dm/B]treet they look the s[Dm/Bb]ame
Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes
The neighbors c[Dm/C]all to tell you th[Dm/B]ings that you should [Dm/Bb]know
They say their l[Dm/C]ines they drink their [Dm/B]tea and then they [Dm/Bb]go
They tell your business in another Shangri-La
The gas bills and the w[Dm/C]ater rates and pa[Dm/B]yments on the ca[Dm/Bb]r
Too scared to th[Dm/C]ink about how ins[Dm/B]ecure you are[Dm/Bb]
Life 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 A
Shangri-La la la la la la la…
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
You’ve reached your top and you just can’t g[G/F#]et any higher
You’re in your place and you kn[C/B]ow where you are
In your Shangri-[F/E]La[Dm/C]
Sit back in your old rockin’ chair
You need not worry you need not care[G/F#]
You can’t go anywhere[C/B]


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


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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