Khe Sahn - Cold Chisel 1978
Am F C
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
Am F G
And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man
Am F
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
C Am
From the ocean to the Silver City
F G
And it's only other vets could understand
Am F C
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
Am F G
How there were no V-day heroes in 1973
Am F
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
C Am
Saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
F G
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land
Am F C
And she was like so many more from that time on
Am F G
Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one
Am F
And their legs were often open
C Am
But their minds were always closed
F G
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
Am F C
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean
Am F G
And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been
Am F
But the car parks made me jumpy
C Am
And I never stopped the dreams
F G
Or the growing need for speed and novacaine
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Am F C
So I worked across the country from end to end
Am F G
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
Am F
Held a job on an oil-rig
C Am
Flying choppers when I could
F G
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
Am F C
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
Am F G
And each one found me aimless, one more year the more for wear
Am F
And I've been back to South East Asia
C Am
But the answer sure ain't there
F G
But I'm drifting north, to check things out again
Am F C
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am F G
Only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
Am F
There ain't nothing like the kisses
C Am
From a jaded Chinese princess
F G
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long
Am F C
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am F G
Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am F
And it's really got me worried
C Am
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
F G
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Last Verse x2
I'm not sure how it actually finishes. I finish with a C but I don't think it's right.
