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: 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
