Khe Sahn - Cold Chisel 1978 Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man Am (x02210@1) FI've (133211@1)had the Vietnam cold turkey C (x32010@1) AmFrom (x02210@1)the ocean to the Silver City F (133211@1) G (320003@1) And it's only other vets could understand Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CAbout (x32010@1)the long forgotten dockside guarantees Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GHow (320003@1)there were no V-day heroes in 1973 Am (x02210@1) FHow (133211@1)we sailed into Sydney Harbour C (x32010@1) AmSaw (x02210@1)an old friend but I couldn't kiss her F (133211@1) GShe (320003@1)was lined, and I was home to the lucky land Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)she was like so many more from that time on Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GTheir (320003@1)lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one Am (x02210@1) FAnd (133211@1)their legs were often open C (x32010@1) AmBut (x02210@1)their minds were always closed F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)their hearts were held in fast suburban chains Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been Am (x02210@1) FBut (133211@1)the car parks made me jumpy C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I never stopped the dreams F (133211@1) GOr (320003@1)the growing need for speed and novacaine Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CSo (x32010@1)I worked across the country from end to end Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend Am (x02210@1) FHeld (133211@1)a job on an oil-rig C (x32010@1) AmFlying (x02210@1)choppers when I could F (133211@1) GBut (320003@1)the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I've travelled round the world from year to year Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)each one found me aimless, one more year the more for wear Am (x02210@1) FAnd (133211@1)I've been back to South East Asia C (x32010@1) AmBut (x02210@1)the answer sure ain't there F (133211@1) GBut (320003@1)I'm drifting north, to check things out again Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CYou (x32010@1)know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GOnly (320003@1)seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong Am (x02210@1) FThere (133211@1)ain't nothing like the kisses C (x32010@1) AmFrom (x02210@1)a jaded Chinese princess F (133211@1) GI'm (320003@1)gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CWell (x32010@1)the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GYeah (320003@1)the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Am (x02210@1) FAnd (133211@1)it's really got me worried C (x32010@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)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.
