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Poor Man's Shangri-la chords by
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Tell you
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'bout a friend of mine that you don't know
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He lives way up a road
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that's lost in time
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Don't know his name
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or where he's coming from
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Only thing you know
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He's a real gone cat,
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this friend of mine
Verse 2
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He don't have no uptown
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friends that drive a Cadillac
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But he's got cool threads
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and a beat up car
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All his downtown friends like me,
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ride around in the back
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Cause he's a real cool cat
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Yeah, he's a real gone cat,
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this friend of mine
Verse 3
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La Loma boys will run with you

Do anything that you want 'em to

And if you need a friend 'cause

you're feeling blue
Verse 4

Palo Verde girls never let you down
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Na, na, na, na, na
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Living in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Na, na, na, na, na
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Living in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Firme
Verse 5
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guys
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in their firme cars
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Underneath the moon and stars
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The city lights way down
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below
Verse 6
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What's that sound? What's

that light?
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Streaking down through the night
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What's it mean? It's a red
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cloud over Chavez Rav ine
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Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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Orale, UFO, come gliding low
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Se cayo, up Chavez road
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Space vato, square cat
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Say, "Caramba, partners,
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where's the party
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at?"
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I heard about
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the cool jerk and the alligator
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And I heard about Tokay Wine,
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Mary Jane, and lil' Julian Herrera
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I wanna learn to dance, make romance
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These La Bishop girls might
Verse 9

take a chance
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My friend say, "No, be cool, bro'
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If you want to dance slow
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Learn to ask a mi hermana con
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respeto"
Verse 10
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UFO's got a radio
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Lil' Julian singing soft and low
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Los Angeles down below
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DJ say, we got to go, where?
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To El Monte, El Monte, El Monte,
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pa El Monte
Interlude 2
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Na, na, na,
Verse 11
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na, na
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Livin' in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Na, na, na, na, na
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Livin' in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Na, na, na,
Verse 12
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na, na
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Livin' in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Na, na, na, na, na, na
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Livin' in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Interlude 3
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Verse 13
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El Mon te, El Monte
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Come El Monte,
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come on, pa El Monte
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Oh, the UFO got a radio
Verse 14
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Na, na, na, na, na
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Livin' in a poor man's Shangri- La
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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Livin' in a poor man's Shangri-
Outro 1

La
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Asus4

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • E

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Gaug

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Poor Man's Shangri-la by Ry Cooder is F major.

The primary chords used in Poor Man's Shangri-la are Bb, Csus4, F, Gm, C, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Csus4, F, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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