Standard (EADGBE)
Now that you've found your paradise
This is your kingdom to comman d
You can go outside and polish y our car
O r sit by the fire in your Shangri-La
Here is your reward for working so hard
Gone are the lavatories in the backya rd
Gone are the days when you dreamed of that ca r
You just want to sit in your Shangri-La
Put on your slippers and si t by the fire
[G/f#]
Y ou've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
You'r e in your place and you know where you are
In yo ur Shangri-La
Sit back in your old rockin' chair
[G/f#]
Y ou need not worry you need not care
You can't go anywhere
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh
The little man who gets the train
[G/f#]
G ot a mortgage hanging over his head
But he's too scared to complain
Cos he's conditioned that way
Time goes by and he pa ys off his debts
[G/f#]
G ot a T.V. set and a radio
For seven shillings a week
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah- ahhh
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah- ahhh
And all the houses in the street have got a n ame
Cos all the houses in the street they look the s ame
Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window pa nes
The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know
They say their lines they drink their tea and then they go
They tell your business in another Shangri-L a
The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the ca r
Too scared to think about how insecure you are
Life ain't so happy in your lit tle Shangri-La
Shangri-La la la la la la la...
Put on your slippers and si t by the fire
[G/f#]
Y ou've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
You're in your place and you kn ow where you are
In yo ur Shangri-La
Sit back in your o ld rockin' chair
[G/f#]
Y ou need not worry you need not care
You can't go a nywhere
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh
Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-a hhh