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.