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

Am F E E/B Am F E E B

Am F E E/B Am F E E B