KHE SANH - COLD CHISEL
Intro:
Play the NOTES D,E,G,A. Then the CHORDS: G D/F# Em D C Bm C D then straight into the verse
Verse 1
Em C G C G D
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the Black market man
Em C
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey,
G C
from the ocean to the silver city
Am F D D6 D7 Ebdim
And it's only other vets would understand
Em C G C G D
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
How there were no V-day heroes in 1973
Em C
How we sailed into Sydney harbour,
G C
Saw an old friend but couldn't kiss her
Am D G C G D
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land
Verse 2
Em C G C G D
And she was like so many more from that time on
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one
Em C
And their legs were often open
G C
But their minds were always closed
Am F D D6 D7 Ebdim
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
Em C G C G D
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been
Em C
But the car parks made me jumpy
G C
And I never stopped the dreams
Am D G C G D
Or the growing need for speed and novacaine
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Verse 3
Em C G C G D
So I worked across the country end to end
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
Em C
Held a job on an oil-rig
G C
Flying choppers when I could
Am F D D6 D7 Ebdim
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
Em C G C G D
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
And each one found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
Em C
And I've been back to South East Asia
G C
But the answer sure ain't there
Am D G C G D
But I'm drifting north, to check things out again
Synth Solo CHORDS
Em C G D
Em C D B
Em C G C
Am D G C G D
Verse 4
Em C G C G D
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
Only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
Em C
There ain't nothing like the kisses
G C
From a jaded Chinese princess
Am F D D6 D7 Ebdim\
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long
Em C G C G D
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Em C D D6 D7 Ebdim
Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Em C
And it's really got me worried
G C
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Am D G C G C G
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
