Shangri-la Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Gm7 [3x0002]

Intro

D

5.15 a.m.

 snow laying all around G

a collier cycles home

 from his night shift undergrDound A

past the silent pub

 primary school, workingmens club Em

on the road from the pithead

 the churchyard pGacked

 with mining dDead

then beneath the bridge

he comes to a giant car

 a shrGoud of snow upon the roof

 a mark ten jaguDar A

he thought the man was fast asleep

 silent, still and deep Em

both dead and cold

 shot thrGough

 with bullet hDoles Gm7

the one armed bandit man

 came north to fill his boots D

came up from cockneyland

 e-type jags and flashy suits Gm7

put your money in

pull the levers

 watch them spin D

cash cows in all the pubs

 but he preferred the new nighAtclubs

nineteen sixty-seven

 bandit men in birdcage heaven Bm

la dolce vita, sixty-nine

 all nGew to people of the tyne D A

Dwho knows who did what

somebody made a call

 they sGaid his hands

were in the pot

 that he’d been skimming hDauls A

he picks up the swag

 they gaily gave away Em

drives his giant jag

 off tGo his big pay dDay Gm7

the bandit man

 came north to fill his boots D

came up from cockneyland

 e-type jags and flashy suits Gm7

the bandit man

 came up the great north road D

up to geordieland

to mine

 the mother lode A

A

D

seams blew up or cracked

 black diamonds came hard won G

generations toiled and hacked

 for a pittance and black lDung A

crushed by tub or stone

together

 and alone Em

how the young and old

 paid the prGice of cDoal A

eighteen sixty-seven

 my angel’s gone to heaven Bm

 he’ll be happy there G

 sunlight and sweet clean air D A

D

they gather round the glass

 tough hewers and crutters Bm

child trappers and putters

 the little foals Emand half-maArrows Em

who pushed

 and pulled the bAarrows Em

the hod boys

 and the rGolleywaymen D

5.15 a.m.

Chords:

Asus2 [x02200]

G6 [320000]

Intro

Em G6 Asus2 C

Em G6 C

 i’m going to sEman bernardino

 rG6ing-а-dingAsus2-ding C

 mEmilkshake mixers

 thG6at’s my thing, now C

 thEmese guys bought

 a hG6eap of my stuff Asus2 C

 and i gEmotta see a good thing

 sG6ure enough, now C

 or my nEmame’s not kroc

 that’s krG6oc with a ‘k’ Asus2 C

 like ‘crEmocodile’

 but not spG6elled that way, yCeah

 it’s dEmog eat dog

 rG6at eat rat Asus2 C

Em

kroc-style

boom, like that

the folks line up

all down the street

and i’m seeing this girl

devour her meat, now

and then i get it, wham

as clear as day

my pulse begins to hammer

and i hear a voice say:

 thEmese boys have

got this down

 oCughtta be a one of these

 in Devery town Em

these boys have

got the touch

 it’s clCean as a whistle

 and it dDon’t cost much Em

wham, bam

you don’t wait long

 shCake, fries

 pDatty, you’re gone Em

and how about that

friendly name?

 heck, Cevery little thing

 oughtta stDay the same

 or myEm name’s not kroc

that’s kroc with a ‘k’

like ‘crocodile’

but not spelled that way, now

it’s dog eat dog

rat eat rat

kroc-style

boom, like that

you gentlemen

ought to expand

you’re going to need

a helping hand, now

so, gentlemen

well, what about me?

we’ll make a little

business history, now

or my name’s not kroc

call me ray

like ‘crocodile’

but not spelled that way, now

it’s dog eat dog

rat eat rat

kroc-style

boom, like that

well we build it up

and i buy ‘em out

but, man they made me

grind it out, now

they open up a new place

flipping meat

so i do, too

right across the street

i got the name

i need the town

they sell up in the end

and it all shuts down

sometimes you gotta

be an s.o.b.

you wanna make a dream

reality

competition?

send ‘em south

if they’re gonna drown

put a hose in their mouth

do not pass ‘go’

go straight to hell

i smell that

meat hook smell

or my name’s not kroc

that’s kroc with a ‘k’

like ‘crocodile’

but not spelled that way, now

it’s dog eat dog

rat eat rat

kroc-style

boom, like that

Chords:

A5 [x022xx]

F5 [1x32xx]

G5 [3x00xx]

D5 [xx023x]

Intro

A5

somebody’s gotta crack

a whip around here

 who’A5s G mA5indF♯ing the store? F5

shake it up sell some beer

what’s your

 money mG5aker for?

 pA5ay day

we’re packin’ ‘em in

 six-gun A5annGie

 and bA5uffF♯alo jill

 but whD5o’s to sA5ay

 they’ll be bGacGk agF5ain C/G

 for a rF5efill?

 hC/Goney, you know the drF5ill

C/G F5 C/G F5 A5

ain’t no left turn

down sleepy time street

you gotta be fast

but you gotta stay loose

thinking

on your feet

slick as grass

through a goose

we gotta

rationalise

the payroll

is giving me chills

you and me’s

getting organised

it’s kill or be killed

honey, you know the drill

 well they cG5an all look down

 on sC/Gucker row G5

 but they all forgC/Get

 the tG5allest trees

 from C/Gacorns grow

 though thF5ey ain’t yG5et

i never look down

 on a sC/Gucker stake G5

 they all pay the bC/Gills

 i nG5ever gave a sucker

 an C/Geven break F5

 and i never wG5ill

 a bA5eautiful vision

keeps coming to me

i see

a miracle mile

flying in

for free

service

with a smile

high rollers

fancy hotels

big time singers

topping the bill

you gotta have a feel

for the stuff that sells

call it a skill

honey, you know the drill

somebody’s gotta crack

a whip around here

who’s

minding the store?

shake it up

sell some beer

money walking

through the door

annie’s arriving

at a dangerous age

don’t you

go getting ill

get another woman

up in the cage

who ain’t over the hill

honey, you know the drill

Chords:

G7addF [323001]

Intro

Am

we’re taking on water

 dDiesel and stores

 lGaying up awhile

 before i’m bCack on board

 they’re pAmatching her up

 to go fishing agDain G

 thAmey’re welding her rudder

 scrDubbing her keel

 scGars on her belly

 need tCime to heal

 in the dAmock

 with the trawlermB7en

i know all the people

there’s nobody new

soon we’ll be leaving

with the same old crew

on the green water

the tumbling sea

they ain’t running

like the good old days

time’s just slipping

down the old slipways

in the dock

so dear to me

Am

 dark is the nDight G

 i need a gEmuiding light

 to kGeep me

 from fEmoundering

 on the rDocks Am

 my only prDayer G

 is just to sEmee you there

 at the Gend

 of myD wandering

 back in the dGock G7add F

C Am D Bm F

Em B7 F Em

i could use a layoff

getting my strength back

but there’s a loan to pay off

and a few skipjack

so it’s a turnaround

back in the southerly wind

pirates coming in

to steal our gold

you can count yourself lucky

with a profit in the hold

in the dock

when we come in

dark is the night

i need a guiding light

to keep me

from foundering

on the rocks

my only prayer

is just to see you there

at the end

of my wandering

back in the dock

Chords:

Cm7 [x32000]

Am

around the time of ‘clambake’

movie number twenty-five

you and the lying dutchman

are still in overdrive

you’re as strong as when you started

mississippi in your soul

you can still be marlon brando

 and the kGing of rock and rAmoll

it isn’t just the records

no, you must have hollywood

the songs alone are not enough

that much is understood

you’ll soon be back in memphis

maybe then you’ll know what to do

the storylines they’re giving you

 are jGust not ringing trAmue Am/G

 oh, it’s a waysF to go Dm F G C

 back to tupeloF Dm F G C7

 oh, it’s a wayFs to go Dm F G C

 back to tupeloF Dm F G

Dm G Cm7 F

Dm G Cm7 F

Dm G

Am

when you’re young and beautiful

your dreams are all ideals

later on it’s not the same

lord, everything is real

sixteen hundred miles of highway

roll back to the truth

and a song to give your mother

in your first recording booth

around the time of ‘clambake’

that old dream’s still rolling on

sometimes there’ll be the feeling

things are going wrong

the morning star is fading

lord, the mississippi’s cold

you can still be marlon brando

and the king of rock and roll

but it’s a ways to go

back to tupelo

Chords:

Esus2 [022200]

Intro

E Esus2 E F♯m A E

it’s the end of a perfect day

 for sF♯murfer boys and girls

 the sAun’s dropping down in the bay

 and fEalling off the wBorld

 there’s a dEiamond in the sky

 ourF♯m evening star

 in Aour shangrEi-la B

get that fire burning strong

right here and right now

it’s here and then it’s gone

there’s no secret, anyhow

we may never love again

to the music of guitars

in our shangri-la

 tAonight your beauty burns G♯m

 into myF♯ memory F♯m

 the wheel of heaven turns A

above us endlessly

 this is Eall the heaven we’ve got

 rF♯might here where we are

 in Aour shangriE-la B

E F♯m A E B

this is all the heaven we’ve got

right here where we are

in our shangri-la

Chords:

Em7 [021100]

Asus2 [x02200]

Intro

E Em7 C♯m C♯m7 A

E B A E B E A

 i got shEot off my horse Em7

 so what? i’m Aup again Asus2

 and plAaying

in one of these

 big saloons on mEain Em7

 you can come uAp here

 tBake a look

 around these sEinners’ dens Em7

 you’re Aonly ever going to find

 one or two rBeal games B

F♯m

 nobody’s drF♯mivinEg

 me unBderground F♯m

 nF♯mot yEet anywBay A B

 but Eeither on the strip Em7

 or onA the edge of town Asus2

Aeverybody pays Asus2

 everybody pays to plEay

E Em7 C♯m C♯m7 A

E B E

 yeah, you ought to stay Em7

right where you are

 inA sawdust land Asus2

 it’s prAobably the

 safest place to bEe Em7

with your

 grAeasy little pBork pies

 and your shEoestring hands Em7 A

it makes

 no difference to mBe F♯m

 all those dirF♯mectiEons

 which we nBever took F♯m

 to gF♯mo ouEr different wBays A B

 who wEent and wrote

 the Em7oldest storyA in the book? Asus2

Aeverybody pays Asus2

 everybody pays to plEay

E Em7 C♯m C♯m7 A

E B

Bm C♯ F♯m B

Em A D F♯

Bm C♯ F♯m B

Em D C B

 cEurl up inside

 a bEm7oxcar dreamA

 and disappear Asus2 A

with a couple

 low roller friEends Em7

 you were nAever one

 for trBouble

 so get Eout of here Em7

 i knAew the game

 was dangerous back thBen F♯m

 but nobody’s brF♯meeziEng

 through these swBinging doors F♯m

 just F♯mups Eand walks Baway A B

Eeverybody has to lEm7eave

 some blAood here on the floor Asus2

Aeverybody pays Asus2

 everybody pays to plEay Em7 C♯m C♯m7

Aeverybody pays Asus2

 everybody pays to plEay

E Em7 C♯m C♯m7 A

E B A E B E A

E Em7 C♯m C♯m7 A

E B A E B E A

Chords:

A5 [x022xx]

A7 [x05655]

Am6 [x04555]

 sA5o many mouths

to feed on the farm

sonny was the second

to the last one born

his mamma ran away

and his daddy beat him bad

and he grew up wild

good love he never had

he had a left

like henry’s hammer

a right like betty bamalam

rode with the muggers

in the dark and dread

and all them sluggers

went down like lead

well he hung with the hoods

he wouldn’t stroke the fans

but he had dynamite

in both his hands

boom bam

like the slammer door

the bell and the can

and the bodies on the floor

beware the bear’s in town

somebody’s money says

the bear’s going down

yeah, the bear never smiles

 sA5onnGy’s going down

 for mA5ileF♯s and miles

 sA5onnFy’s going down

 for miles and miles A5

the writers didn’t like him

the fight game jocks

with his lowlife backers

and his hands like rocks

they didn’t want to have

a bogey man

they didn’t like him

and he didn’t like them

 blD5ack cadillac

alligator boots

 mA5oney in the pockets

of his sharkskin suits

 sA7ome say the bear

 tAm6ook a flop

 they cA7ouldn’t believe it

when they saw him drop

 he had a lA5eft

like henry’s hammer

a right like betty bamalam

rode with the muggers

in the dark and dread

and all them sluggers

went down like lead

joe louis was his hero

he tried to be the same

but a criminal child

wears a ball and chain

so the civil rights people

didn’t want him on the throne

and the hacks and the cops

wouldn’t leave him alone

beware the bear’s in town

somebody’s money says

the bear’s going down

yeah, the bear never smiles

sonny’s going down

for miles and miles

sonny’s going down

for miles and miles

at the foot of his bed

with his feet on the floor

there was dope in his veins

and a pistol on the drawer

there was no investigation

as such

he hated needles

but he knew too much

criss-crossed

on his back

scars from his daddy

like slavery tracks

the second-last child

was the second-last king

never again was it the same

in the ring

he had a left

like henry’s hammer

a right like betty bamalam

rode with the muggers

in the dark and dread

and all them sluggers

went down like lead

they never could be sure

about the day he was born

a motherless child

set to working on the farm

and they never could be sure

about the day he died

the bear was the king

they cast aside

beware the bear’s in town

somebody’s money says

the bear’s going down

yeah, the bear never smiles

sonny’s going down

for miles and miles

sonny’s going down

for miles and miles

Chords:

D9 [x5455x]

E9 [x7677x]

 if i’m over the mEoon G♯7

 it’s because i’m C♯mover you

 a day at a tD9ime G♯7

 and i’m tickety-C♯mboo E9

 i don’t carry Aon G♯7

 the way iC♯m used to A7

 whoop de dE/Boo B

 whoop de dEoo

 if i’m doing grEeat G♯7

 it’s because when C♯mi get home

 i don’t go strD9aight G♯7

 to my aC♯mnswerphone E9

 and the tears don’t cAomeG♯7

 the way they C♯mused to A7

 whoop de dE/Boo B

 whoop de dEoo

D7

so many little things

 are so much bEetter now C

 they were only the lAmittle things B

anyhow

 if i’m over the mEoon G♯7

 it’s because that’s whC♯mat i am

 funny that D9once G♯7

 i used to gC♯mive a damn E9

 and i’d do anythAingG♯7

 in the whole C♯mwide world for you A7

 whoop de dE/Boo B

 whoop de dC♯moo F♯7

Eanything G♯7

 anything yC♯mou’d want me to D7/C

 whoop de dE/Boo B

 whoop de dEoo

Chords:

Dsus2 [xx0230]

Em6 [34200x]

Intro

Em G B7 F♯ Em Em G B7 F♯

Em G B7 F♯ Em Em G B7 F♯ Em B7 F♯ Em

G

  [G/f#] Em Em/D C

one thing was leading to the next

 i bit off mGore than i could chDew Dsus2 D G

  [G/f#] Em Em/D Em6

i had the power to sign the cheques

 it wasn’t difficult to dDo

 i couldn’t stDsus2ay andC face the musBmic Em C

 so mGany reasons whDy

 i wDsus2on’t bCe sending pBostcEmards C

 from paraguGay

 from paragDuay B7 F♯

 from paragEmuay G B7 F♯ Em

Em G B7 F♯ Em Em G B7 F♯ Em B7 F♯ Em

i robbed a bank full of dinero

a great big mountain of dough

so it was goodbye companero

and cheerio

i couldn’t stay and face the music

so many reasons why

i won’t be sending postcards

from paraguay

Em G B7 F♯ Em Em G B7 F♯ Em B7 F♯ Em

C C G G G C C C G B7 B7 Em B7 Em

i never meant to be a cheater

but there was blood on the wall

i had to steal from peter

to pay what i owed to paul

i couldn’t stay and face the music

so many reasons why

i won’t be sending postcards

from paraguay

Intro

A Em A A A Em A D

 my darling gDirl

my darling girl

you’re all that matters

 in thD7is wicked wGorld

 all that mA7atters

 all that mGatters A7

 my darling bDoy

my darling boy

 all of my sD7unshine

 and all of my jGoy

 you’re all that mA7atters

 all that mDatters

 well, i can’t stop the pDain

 when it cGalls

 i’m a mA7an

 and i can’t stop the rF♯ain

 when it fBmalls, my dGarling

 who cA7an? Em A7

my darling girl

my darling girl

you’re all that matters

in this wicked world

all that matters

all that matters

my darling friend

my darling friend

all we’ve got going

is love in the end

it’s all that matters

all that matters

Intro

D/A A D/A A E A

brew the coffee in a bucket

 double straight man A/C♯and banjDo

 if you don’t got the snAake oil

 buster, yDou don’t got a shEow

 who puts the dAoh-re-mEe

 in our pAockets

 keeps the party gA/C♯oing Don?

it’s the man

 who sells the pAotions

 i’m just Eone who plays the sAongs

 now they gEenerally buys

the bigger size

 they Ausually rub it in

C♯i drDank it once, it tAasted

 like grDease and paraffEin

 it’s mAostly EalcohAol, okay

 you can’t dA/C♯eny it’s strDong

 we was going through the mAotions

 ‘til the dEoctor came Aalong

 there stands the bC♯mottle D

 ladies and gAentlemen D

 all these bAottles D

 don’t have to tEell you, friends

 thAese dEays mAiracles

 don’t come fallingA/C♯ from the skDy

 raise your glasses to the dAoctor D

 to a stAand Eup gAuy

D/A A D/A A E A

when the monkeyshine is flying

and he’s promising the cure

he says the french

for your lovesick blues

la maladie d’amour

he gets the chumps all laughing

but he gets a few to buy

here’s to beefsteak

when you’re hungry

and whiskey when you’re dry

now the band’ll blow their moolah

like sailors gone ashore

now we’re going to west helena

to gamble, drink and whore

let’s you and me

all make whoopee

here’s mud in your eye

here’s to all the gals you ever want

and heaven when you die

there stands the bottle

ladies and gentlemen

all these bottles

don’t have to tell you, friends

these days miracles

don’t come falling from the sky

raise your glasses to the doctor

to a stand up guy

there’s a big cheese with a cigar

been sizing up the show

he wants to get the doctor

pitching on the radio

i will make a switch to guitar

but the rules all still apply

they want to trust somebody

yeah, they want a stand up guy

there stands the bottle

here’s to absent friends

all these bottles

dead soldiers in the end

these days miracles

don’t come falling from the sky

raise your glasses to the doctor

to a stand up guy

to the doctor

a stand up guy

donegan’s gone

Licks:

 Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

D Main Lick

Donegan's gone

 GDone, Lonnie Donegan

Main Lick

Donegan's gone

 PlDay that big grand cD/F♯oulee dD/Gam

 ND/Aobody loves like an irishman

 GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

 Donegan's gDone

Main Lick

 Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

D Main Lick

Donegan's gone

 GDone, Lonnie Donegan

Main Lick

Donegan's gone

 LDord, I'm just a rD/F♯olling stD/Gone

 RD/Aock my soul I wanna go home

 GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

 Donegan's gDone

Solo

I think it's not a problem to play that solo, and i didn't tab it)

 Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

D Main Lick

Donegan's gone

Gone, Lonnie Donegan

Donegan's gone

 StDackalee and a gD/F♯amblin' mD/Gan

 RD/Aock my soul in the bosom of abraham

 GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

 Donegan's gDone

Main Lick

 Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

D Main Lick

Donegan's gone

Gone, Lonnie Donegan

Donegan's gone

 TDime just goes on rD/F♯olling bD/Gy

 LD/Aord, I feel like I could cry

 GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan

 Donegan's gDone

Main Lick

Intro

Am F E E/B Am F E E B

Am F E E/B Am F E E B

Amdon’t often open up this floor E

since i handed in my gun

 what all these keys are for Am

 now my tour of duty’s done Am/G F

 you got to knF/Eow the switches

 nDmow you got your turn Dm/C Dm/B

 watch and learn, junior E

 watch and learn Am

Am F E E/B Am F E E B

 now yAmou will get your

 trouble spots E

here’s one from

down voodoo way

bragged he had me

 by the you-know-whats Am

 very funny, yAm/Gou don’t say F

 the big enchilF/Eada Dm

 stealing elDm/Cections Dm/B

 had to go down there E

 trash collection F

got his cojones

 on my deEsk in there Am

 made into a souvenir Am/G F

 set of cufflinksE, nice pair

 the rAmest of him’s

 someplace up hAm/Gere F

 sometimes you gF/Eot to

 put a shDmoulder to the door

 nCot so fast, junior E

listen to your pa

 hFere, son F/E

 i’m handing Dmover to you

 dCon’t crash the ambulance G E

 whatever you dAmo

Am F E E/B Am F E E B

 whAmat we have here’s

 a dung hole place E

thought it was fly shit

on the map

 fat bastard, ugly face Am

 and the personal crap Am/G F

 you can’t move the bF/Earriers

 you can’t mDmess with oil and gasDm/C Dm/B

had to go down there

 stick a couple E

aircraft carriers

in his ass

 fFancy dress

 mEedals chest

 it’s Amall in here

 for all the gigs Am/G F

gas mask

 bEullet-proof vest Am

 all the usual rigs Am/G F

 there’ll be things they mF/Eissed Dm

 they didn’t mDm/Cention Dm/B

you’ve even

 got a whistle in there E

 for attracting attention Am

Am F E E/B Am F E E B

 wAmell, i think you’re gonna

 be okay, sonE

you’ve had the tour, i guess

these two buttons

by the way

 thAmis one i hope

 you nAm/Gever press F

 some holy foF/Eol, just watch

 who’s nDmot like you or me Dm/C Dm/B

that one’s the whole

shooting match

 right there E

it’s the whole shitaree

 we dAmon’t forget

 who put us here, jack E

that’s page one

we talk soft

 but carry a big stick Am

 and pack the biggest gun Am/G F

 we don’t like F/Eaccidents Dm

major or minor

 you don’t wCant yourself

 an incident E

don’t ever invade china

 hFere, son F/E

 i’m handing Dmover to you

 dCon’t crash the ambulance G E

 hFere, son F/E

 i’m handing Dmover to you

 dCon’t crash the ambulance G E

 whatever you dAmo

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