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Xanadu

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Capo 2nd
    Edim012000
    Am/C032210
    Am/B022210
    E/G#000100
 Cmaj7/G332000
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EA place, where Anobody Am/Cdared to Ego
G#7The love that we came to C#mknow
C#mThey call it EdimXanaduF#m  B7  
EAnd now, Aopen your Am/Ceyes and Esee
G#7What we have made is C#mreal
C#mWe are in XanEdimaduF#m  B7  
[Bridge 1]
EA million G#mlights are dancing 
And Athere you are
A Amshooting Am/Cstar
EAn everlG#masting world 
And you're Ahere with me
AmEternallyAm/C  Am/B  
[Chorus]
EXanadu, F#Xanadu, 
Now we are Amhere
In XanaBdu, (XanaduAm)E  C  D  
EXanadu, F#Xanadu, 
Now we are Amhere
In XanaBdu
AXanaE/G#du, your B7neon lights will shine 
For you, XanaEdu
[Verse 2]
EThe love, the Aechoes of Am/Clong aEgo
G#7You needed the world to C#mknow
C#mThey are in EdimXanaduF#m  B7  
EThe dream, that Acame through a Am/Cmillion Eyears
G#7That lived on through all the C#mtears
C#mIt came to EdimXanaduF#m  B7  
[Bridge 2]
EA million G#mlights are dancing 
And Athere you are
A Amshooting Am/Cstar
EAn everlG#masting world 
And you're Ahere with me
AmEternallyAm/C  Am/B  
[Chorus]
EXanadu, F#Xanadu, 
Now we are Amhere
In XanaBdu, du uAm  E  C  D  
EXanadu, F#Xanadu, 
Now we are Amhere
In XanaBdu
[Outro]
ENow that I'm F#here Now that you're Am/Cnear, in BXanaEdu
ENow that I'm F#here Now that you're Amnear in BXan, G#ma,    B7du!  Xanadu
XanaCdu-Duu-Eu...!
Cmaj7/G

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Xanadu

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Edim

Am/C

Am/B

E/G#

Cmaj7/G

G#7

C#m

F#m

G#m

Capo 2nd

Edim

012000

Am/C

032210

Am/B

022210

E/G#

000100

Cmaj7/G

332000

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E A Am/C E

A place, where nobody dared to go

G#7 C#m

The love that we came to know

C#m Edim F#m B7

They call it Xanadu

E A Am/C E

And now, open your eyes and see

G#7 C#m

What we have made is real

C#m Edim F#m B7

We are in Xanadu

[Bridge 1]

E G#m

A million lights are dancing

And there you are

Am Am/C

A shooting star

E G#m

An everlasting world

And you're here with me

Am Am/C Am/B

Eternally

[Chorus]

E F#

Xanadu, Xanadu,

Now we are here

B Am E C D

In Xanadu, (Xanadu)

E F#

Xanadu, Xanadu,

Now we are here

In Xanadu

A E/G# B7

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine

For you, Xanadu

[Verse 2]

E A Am/C E

The love, the echoes of long ago

G#7 C#m

You needed the world to know

C#m Edim F#m B7

They are in Xanadu

E A Am/C E

The dream, that came through a million years

G#7 C#m

That lived on through all the tears

C#m Edim F#m B7

It came to Xanadu

[Bridge 2]

E G#m

A million lights are dancing

And there you are

Am Am/C

A shooting star

E G#m

An everlasting world

And you're here with me

Am Am/C Am/B

Eternally

[Chorus]

E F#

Xanadu, Xanadu,

Now we are here

B Am E C D

In Xanadu, du u

E F#

Xanadu, Xanadu,

Now we are here

In Xanadu

[Outro]

E F# Am/C B E

Now that I'm here Now that you're near, in Xanadu

E F# Am B G#m B7

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xan, a, du! Xanadu

C D E

Xanadu-uu-u...!

Cmaj7/G

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