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(repeat intro)
[Verse 1]
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Sri-Lanka, you are my Shangri-La,
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hidden in the sun.
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Recalling the land of my roots,
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when my life began.
[Verse 2]
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Sri-Lanka, you are my Shangri-La,
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from this moment on.
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Take me away in dreams,
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to the place I've been born.
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Recall all my memories,
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That nearly have been gone.
[Chorus]
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I say hey; This is a place I wanna stay.
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Me and my baby, I'm sure I don't mean maybe today.
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I say oh! Wish all my old friends would know.
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I'm almost in heaven, Sri-Lanka, so don't let me go. Oh no.
[Instrumental]
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C C F G
Am Am C C
[Verse 3]
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Sri-Lanka, I'll speak your Sinhala,
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from this moment on.
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Let me keep pretending you're the isle,
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where I been born.
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Secret paradise for dreamers,
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like me on the run.
[Chorus]
C G F
I say hey; This is a place I wanna stay.
F C
Me and my baby, I'm sure I don't mean maybe today.
G F
I say oh! Wish all my old friends would know.
F C G
I'm almost in heaven, Sri-Lanka, so don't let me go. Oh no.
[Outro]
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F F G G
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