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SHAMBALA
Three Dog Night
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[Intro] (and throughout the song)
E Dsus2 A/C# E Dsus2 A
e|------0-0---|---0-----|---------|----------0--|---0-----|----0--0--|
B|------0---0-|-----3---|-------2-|------------0|-----3---|----2--2--|
G|------1-----|-------2-|-----2-2-|-------------|-------2-|----2--2--|
D|--0-2-2-----|-0-------|---2---2-|--0-2---2----|-0-------|----2--2--|
A|4-----2-----|---------|-4-------|4------------|---------|-0--0--0--|
E|------0-----|---------|---------|------0------|---------|----------|
[Verse 1]
E D A
Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain
E D A
with the rain in Shambala.
E D A
wash away my sorrow, wash away my shame,
E D A
with the rain in Shambala.
(before this next part, play just the 6th string-G, F#, open E)
E D A
Ahh - ahh, oooh - oooh, oooh - oooh, yeah.
E D A
yeah - yeah - yeah - yeah - yeah.
E D A
Ahh - ahh, oooh - oooh, oooh - oooh, yeah.
E D A
yeah - yeah - yeah - yeah - yeah.
[Verse 2]
E D A
Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind,
E D A
on the road to Shambala.
E D A
Everyone is lucky, everyone is so kind,
E D A
on the road to Shambala.
[Chorus]
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?
[Lead]
e|---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11r^---9---9---------------------------------9--11b--9h11r9-|
D|----------------------11\9-----------------9--9h11-----------------|
A|-----------------------------7---7---9/11--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3] (same progression)
I can tell my sister, by the flowers in her eyes,
on the road to Shambala.
I can tell my brother, by the flowers in his eyes,
on the road to Shambala.
[Chorus]
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?
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| r^ already bent up, release bend
| \ slide down
| h hammer
| b bend
| / slide up
| r rake
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