Cold Chisel; Khe Sanh
chords and words
INTRO:
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Ab/c Bbm Eb
verse 1:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
Fm Db Eb Fm/Eb Eb
And i sold my soul with my cigaretts to the black market man
Edim Fm Db
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
Ab Db
from the ocean to the silver city
Bbm Gb Eb Fm Eb/G Eb
And it's only other Vets could understand
verse 2
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
About the long forgotten dockside guarentees
Fm Eb Db Eb/G Fm Eb
How there were no V-day heroes in nineteen seventy three
Fm Db
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
Ab Db
saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
Bbm Eb Ab Db Ab Eb/G
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land
verse 3:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
And she was like so many more from that time on
Fm Eb Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb Edim
Their lives were all so empty, till they'd found their chosen one
Fm Db
And their legs were often open
Ab Db
but their minds were always closed
Bbm Gb Eb Fm/Bb Eb Edim
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
verse 4:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypackets lean
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb Edim
And the telex writers clattered were the gunships once had been
Fm Db
But the car parks made me jumpy
Ab Db
And it never stopped the dreams
Bbm Eb Ab Db Ab
or the growing need for speed and novacaine
verse 5:
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Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
So I worked across the country end to end
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb Edim
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
Fm Db
Held a job on an oil-rig
Ab Db
flying choppers when I could
Bbm Gb Eb Fm/Eb Eb Edim
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
verse 6:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb
And each one's found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
Edim Fm Db
And i've been back to South East Asia
Ab Db
but the answer sure aint there
Bbm Eb Ab Db Ab
But I'm drifting North to check things ouit again
this fills the next bit:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb Edim
Fm Db Ab Db Bbm Eb Ab Db Ab Eb/G
verse 7:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb
Only seven flying hours and i'll be landing in Hong Kong
Edim Fm Db
There aint nothin like the kisses
Ab Db
From a jaded Chinese Princess
Bbm Gb Eb Fm/Eb Eb Edim
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong matress all night long
verse 8:
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
Well know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Edim Fm Db
and it's really got me worried
Ab Db
I'm goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Bbm Eb Ab Eb/G
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Fm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G
Well know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Fm Db Eb Fm/Bb Eb
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Edim Fm Db
and it's really got me worried
Ab Db
I'm goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Bbm Eb Ab Db Ab Db Ab
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
This also sounds great just on piano, top song.
- Sam Mather
