Poor Man's Shangri-la Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Asus4][G][D][G][D][G][Asus4][D][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Tell you
[Em]'bout a [A]friend [D]of mine that you don't [Em]know[A]
He [D]lives way [A]up a road
that's [D]lost [Em]in time[A]
[Asus4]Don't know his [D]name[Em]
or where he's [A]coming from
Only [D]thing you [Em]know[A]
[Asus4]He's a real gone[D] cat,[Em][A]
this friend of [D]mine[Em][A][G]

[Verse 2]
[D]He don't [Em]have no up[A]town
[Asus4]friends that d[D]rive a Cad[Em]illac
But he's [D]got cool threads
[A]and a beat up [D]car[Em]
All his [D]downtown friends like [Asus4]me,
ride [D]around [Em]in the [A]back
[Asus4]Cause he's a rea[D]l cool cat[Em][A]
[Asus4]Yeah, he's a rea[D]l gon[Em]e cat[A],
this friend [D]of mine[Em][A][Em]

[Verse 3]
[A]La Loma boys will run [G]with [A]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
[D]Na, na,[G] na,[A] na,[G] na
[D]Living in a [G]poor man's Shangri- La
[D]Na, [G]na, [A]na, na, [G]na
[D]Living in a [G]poor man's [A]Shangri- La
[G]Firme

[Verse 5]
[D]guy[Em]s[A][D][E][A][D]
in [A]their firme [Asus4]cars
[D]Underneath [A]the moon [Em]and stars
The [D]city light[A]s way down
be[D]low[Em][A][Em]

[Verse 6]
What's that sound? [A]What's
that light?
[D]Streaking down through [A]the night
[D]What's [Em]it mean? [A]It'[Em]s a red[D]
[A]cloud [Asus4]over Chav[D]ez Rav [Asus4]ine[Em]
[D][Em]

[Interlude 1]
[B]
[Bm][G][Em][B][Em]
[G]

[Verse 7]
Orale, UFO, come [C]gliding [G]low[A][Em]
Se cay[B]o, [G]up [A]Chavez roa[G]d[Em][A][Em]
[B]Space vat[A]o, square cat[Em]
[B]Say, "Ca[A]ramba, par[B]tners,
where's [Em]the [B]party[Em][A][Em]
[A]at?[B]"[Em]
I heard [B]about[Gaug]

[Verse 8]
[Em][A]
[Em]the cool jerk [B]and the alligator
And [Em]I heard ab[B]out Tokay Wine,
[Em]Mary [B]Jane, and lil' Julian Her[A]rera[Em]
I wanna [B]learn to dance, make romance
These [A]La Bishop girls [Em]might

[Verse 9]
take a chance
[Em][A][Em]
[G]My friend say, [Em]"No, be cool, bro'
[B]If [Em]you want to dance slow[G][Bm]
Learn to ask [B]a mi [G]hermana [Em]con[G][Bm][G]
[Bm]resp[Em]eto"[A][Em][A]

[Verse 10]
UFO's got a radi[D]o
[A]Lil' Julian singing [D]soft and [Bm]low
[Asus4]Los Angeles d[A]own [D]below[Bm]
[A]DJ say, we got to [D]go, where?
To [A]El Monte, El Mon[D]te, El [A]Monte,
pa [D]El Monte

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][A][G][D][G]
[A][G][D]
Na, [G]na, [A]na,

[Verse 11]
na, [G]na
[D]Livin' in a poo[G]r man's Shangri- La[D]
Na, [A]na, na, na, [G]na
[D]Livin' in a [G]poor man's [A]Shangri- [D]La[G][D]
Na, [G]na, na,

[Verse 12]
[A]na, [G]na
Liv[D]in' in a [G]poor man's [A]Shangri- [G]La[D]
Na, [G]na, na, [A]na, na, [G]na
[D]Livin' in a poo[G]r man's Shangri- La[D]
[G]

[Interlude 3]
[D][G][D]
[A][Asus4][A][Asus4][A]

[Verse 13]
El [D]Mon[A] te, El Mo[G]nte[D][A]
[D]Com[G]e E[A]l M[G]onte,
[A]com[G]e o[D]n, pa El Mon[A]te[D][A]
Oh, [D]the [G]UFO got a r[A]adio[G][D]

[Verse 14]
Na, na, na, na, [A]na
[D]Livin' in a poor man's [A]Shangri- [G]La
[D]Na, na, na, na, na,[A] na, na
Livin' in a poor man's Shangri-

[Outro 1]
La
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