Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A minorAm
Am C majorC D MajorD x2
Verse 1:
A minorAm
Lonely pavements, shards of glass reflect the evening sky
A minorAm
And I think of peach blossom
A minorAm
Concrete tumours, competing greed and height
D MajorD
And all I see are Himalayas
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
I've heard about a place with trees
A minorAm
Where springs run clean through valleys and peaks
A minorAm
And the air can heal you as you breathe
A minorAm
Not like the smoke that fills these streets
A minorAm
I read about a place somewhere far
A minorAm
You can't get there by car
A minorAm
Where misty vales hide mystery trails
D MajorD
I think they call it Shangri-La
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC D MajorD x2
N.C.
All I see are Himalayas
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Only for the lonely
D MajorD A minorAm
The escapists and the brave
G+G
Freedom is a place
C majorC
Let's run away, I know the way
D MajorD
To somewhere far
D MajorD A minorAm
They call it Shangri-La
G+G C majorC
Now think of peach blossom
D MajorD A minorAm
And all I see are Himalayas
G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Freedom is a place, now
D MajorD
I think they call it Shangri-La
Instrumental:
A minorAm
Verse 2:
A minorAm
Where the proof machines and roofs block my view
A minorAm
And I just think of lost horizons
A minorAm
Drains engorged with filthy water
A minorAm
Call my core and
D MajorD
I make birdsongs out of sirens
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
I've heard about a place with trees
A minorAm
Where springs run clean through valleys and peaks
A minorAm
And the air can heal you as you breathe
A minorAm
Not like the smoke that fills these streets
A minorAm
I read about a place somewhere far
A minorAm
You can't get there by car
A minorAm
Where misty vales hide mystery trails
D MajorD
I think they call it Shangri-La
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC D MajorD x2
N.C.
All I see are Himalayas
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Only for the lonely
D MajorD A minorAm
The escapists and the brave
G+G
Freedom is a place
C majorC
Let's run away, I know the way
D MajorD
To somewhere far
D MajorD A minorAm
They call it Shangri-La
G+G C majorC
Now think of peach blossom
D MajorD A minorAm
And all I see are Himalayas
G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Freedom is a place, now
D MajorD
I think they call it Shangri-La
Bridge:
A minorAm C majorC
I'm trading grey for green
G+G G+G
I'm gonna throw it all away for my Utopian dream
A minorAm C majorC G+G
The holy grail of fairy tales calls to me
D MajorD
And I've become my own queen
A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm never going back, no way, don't wanna
A minorAm G+G C majorC D MajorD
I'm never going back, I've found nirvana
A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm never going back, no way, don't wanna
A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
I'm never going back
Pre-Chorus:
N.C.
All I see are Himalayas
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Only for the lonely
D MajorD A minorAm
The escapists and the brave
G+G
Freedom is a place
C majorC
Let's run away, I know the way
D MajorD
To somewhere far
D MajorD A minorAm
They call it Shangri-La
G+G C majorC
Now think of peach blossom
D MajorD A minorAm
And all I see are Himalayas
G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Freedom is a place, now
D MajorD
I think they call it Shangri-La
Outro:
G+G C majorC
Now think of peach blossom
D MajorD A minorAm
And all I see are Himalayas
G+G
Paradise waits
C majorC
Freedom is a place, now
D MajorD G+G
I think they call it Shangri-La