Our Shangri-La
Mark Knopfler
(Album: Shangri-La)
[Intro] E F#m A E
[Verse 1]
E
It's the end of a perfect day
F#m
For surfer boys and girls
A
The sun's dropping down in the bay
E B
And falling off the world
[Chorus]
E
There's a diamond in the sky
F#m
Our evening star
A E B
In our shangri-la
[Verse 2]
E
Get that fire burning strong
F#m
Right here and right now
A
It's here and then it's gone
E B
There's no secret, anyhow
[Chorus]
E
We may never love again
F#m
To the music of guitars
A E
In our shangri-la
[Verse 3]
A
Tonight your beauty burns
G#m F# F#m
Into my memory
The wheel of heaven turns
A
Above us endlessly
[Chorus]
E
This is all the heaven we've got
F#m
Right here where we are
A E B
In our shangri-la
[Interlude]
E F#m A E B
E F#m A E
[Verse 4]
A
Tonight your beauty burns
G#m F# F#m
Into my memory
The wheel of heaven turns
A
Above us endlessly
[Chorus]
E
This is all the heaven we've got
F#m
Right here where we are
A E
In our shangri-la
A E
In our shangri-la
A E
In our shangri-la
A E A E etc.
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M.ark A.dded A.gain S.upersongs
J.M. Ofchords, Febr. 11, 2005
