C   C   C   C  
  F   F   G   G  
  C   C  
(repeat intro)

[Verse 1]
C
Sri-Lanka, you are my Shangri-La,
C             F
hidden in the sun.
F
Recalling the land of my roots,
F              C
when my life began.

[Verse 2]
C
Sri-Lanka, you are my Shangri-La,
C                F
from this moment on.
F
Take me away in dreams,
F                      C
to the place I've been born.
  F                G
Recall all my memories,
                      Am
That nearly have been gone.

[Chorus]
      C    G                       F
I say hey; This is a place I wanna stay.
F                                             C
Me and my baby, I'm sure I don't mean maybe today.
      G                                 F
I say oh! Wish all my old friends would know.
F                                                C       G
I'm almost in heaven, Sri-Lanka, so don't let me go.  Oh no.

[Instrumental]
  C   C   C   C  
  F   F   F   F  
  C   C   F   G  
  Am   Am   C   C  

[Verse 3]
C
Sri-Lanka, I'll speak your Sinhala,
                 F
from this moment on.
F
Let me keep pretending you're the isle,
             C
where I been born.
F                   G
Secret paradise for dreamers,
               Am
like me on the run.

[Chorus]
      C    G                       F
I say hey; This is a place I wanna stay.
F                                             C
Me and my baby, I'm sure I don't mean maybe today.
      G                                 F
I say oh! Wish all my old friends would know.
F                                                C       G
I'm almost in heaven, Sri-Lanka, so don't let me go.  Oh no.

[Outro]
  C   C   C   C  
  F   F   G   G  
  C   C