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Shambala Tab by Three Dog Night

Shambala tab by Three Dog Night

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                             Shambala - Three Dog Night
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Tabbed by: loversinner

I couldn't find a good picking tab for this song so I decided to figure it out and tab it myself.
It might not be 100% but it sounds pretty good.

EDIT: After tabbing this out and submitting it I noticed there is another one up that I missed that is
pretty good.  I'll leave this one up though in case someone prefers it.

Tuning: Standard


Intro:

e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2


It plays this through the whole song over the verses:


    Wash away my troubles     Wash away my pain   With the rain in  Sham - ba - la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Wash away my sorrow       Wash away my shame  With the rain in  Sham - ba - la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo    oo yeah.         Yeah yeah   Yeahyeah Yeah.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

    Everyone is helpful      Every  one is kind   On the   road to  Sham - ba - la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Everyone is lucky        Every  one is so kindOn the   road to  Sham - ba - la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo    oo yeah.         Yeah yeah   Yeahyeah Yeah.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2


Then the chorus is simply:


A                                D              A
How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala

A                                D              A
How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala


Instrumental:

e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    I can tell my sister   by the   flowers in her eyes
                                                  On the   road to  Sham - ba - la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    I can tell my brother   by the  flowers in his eyes
                                                  On the   road to  Sham - ba - la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo    oo yeah.         Yeah yeah   Yeahyeah Yeah.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2


A                                D              A
How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala

A                                D              A
How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala

        A                                D              A
Tell me How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala

        A                                D              A
Tell me How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala


  A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo      oo yeah.         Yeah yeah   Yeahyeah Yeah.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo      oo yeah. on the  road to   Sham - ba  la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo      oo yeah.         Yeah yeah   Yeahyeah Yeah.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  A  a  woo   oo         oo       oo      oo yeah. on the  road to   Sham - ba  la.
e|-----------0----0-----------0----------------------------------0-----------0---------------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0-----0----------------------------0-----0-----0------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--|
D|-----0--2-------------0--------------0--2----------0--1--2-----------0-------------2----2--|
A|--4-------------------------------4--------0----4-----------------------------0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


That's it. pretty straightforward but I'm still trying to master singing it and playing at the same time :p

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