Tom: Em
G Bm Em Em7/D C
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[Verse 1]
G G7/F
Did you ever get the feeling, that the truth is less revealing...
C/E Cm/Eb Cm/D Cm Cm7/Bb
...Than a downright lie? | / / / / |
G
And did you think your head was hip...
G7/F C/E Cm/Eb D
...To certain things it's not equipped to qualify? | /__/ /__/ / / |
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[Verse 2]
G Em Bm C
All day long the sky is blue, and everyone says, "How d' ya do?"
D G Em Em7/D C Bm C D
In Shangri - la | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
G Em
Everyday's a perfect day,
Bm C D G C G
And you can go your own sweet way in ...Shangri - la,
(G) (G/F#) (G/E) D C7
In Shan - gri - la, ...in Shangri - la,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C
You can be who - ever you are in Shangri - la
[Verse 4]
G
In - vestment, with a good return,
G7/F C/E
Pro - vides the means through which we earn our daily bread,
Cm/Eb Cm/D Cm Cm7/Bb G
| / / / / | In - sisting on an equal cut,
G7/F C/E Cm/Eb D
Some people even bust a gut to stay ahead! | /__/ /__/ / / |
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[Verse 5]
G Em Bm C
All day long the sky is blue, and no one has a lot to do,
D G C G
In Shangri - la,
(G) (G/F#) (G/E) D C7
In Shan - gri - la, (In Shangri - la!) in Shangri - la (In Shangri-la!)
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C
You can be who - ever you are in Shangri - la----- ah, ah-ah,ah!
[Bridge]
Roll up! Roll...
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...up! This way!
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Bb Bb/F Eb D G Em Am D
E|/--/--/| /--/--/ | /--/--/ /--/--/ | /--/--/ /--/--/ | / / |
G Em Am D Eb F
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[Verse 6]
G G7/F
It's a strange world we live in, but surely we're forgiven,
C/E Cm/Eb (Cm/D) (Cm) (Cm7/Bb)
If we don't know where to turn, | / / / / |
G G7/F
With paradise for hire on the back streets of desire,
C/E Cm/Eb D
We all live and learn! | /__/ /__/ / / |
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[Verse 7]
G Em Bm C
All day long the sky is blue, and everyone's in love with you,
D G Em Em7/D C Bm C D
In Shangri - la | / / / / |
[Verse 8]
G Em
Lovers dance, and children sing,
Bm C D G C G
And everybody does their thing in ...Shangri - la,
(G) (G/F#) (G/E) D C7
In Shan - gri - la, (In Shangri - la!) in Shangri - la (In Shangri-la!)
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C Bm Am G
You can be who - ever you are in Shangri - la---hah, hah, hah!
[Verse 9]
(G) (G/F#) (G/E) D C7
In Shan - gri - la, (In Shangri - la!) in Shangri - la (In Shangri-la!)
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C
You can be who - ever you are in Shangri - la----- ah, ah-ah,ah!
[Break]
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All together now...
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...One, two, three!
[Coda -Repeat]
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||: Lah, dee -doo, dah! Lah, dee -dah! Here we are in Shangri - la!:||
