Khe Sanh


Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh Capo 5th Fret Chords respective to capo (so play a Bm but the note is Em) Bm G D A I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh Bm G A F# And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man Bm G I've had the Vietnam cold turkey D G From the ocean to the Silver City Em C A And it's only other vets could understand Bm G D About the long forgotten dockside guarantees A Bm G A How there were no V-day heroes in 1973 F# Bm G How we sailed into Sydney Harbour D G Saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her Em A D G D A She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land Bm G D A And she was like so many more from that time on Bm G A Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one F# Bm G And their legs were often open D G But their minds were always closed Em C A And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains Bm G D A And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, pay-packet lean Bm G A F# And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been Bm G Car parks make me jumpy D G And I never stopped the dreams Em A D G D A Or the growing need for speed and novocaine Bm G D So I worked across the country from end to end A Bm G A Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend F# Bm G Held a job on an oil-rig D G Flying choppers when I could Em C A But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend Bm G D A And I've travelled round the world from year to year Bm G A And each one found me aimless, one more year the worst for wear F# Bm G And I've been back to South East Asia D G And the answer sure ain't there Em A D G D A But I'm driftin' north, to check things out again PIANO SOLO CHORDS Bm G D A Bm G A F# Bm G D G Em A D G D A Bm G D A Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Bm G A And only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong F# Bm G There ain't nothing like the kisses D G From a jaded Chinese princess Em C A I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long Bm G D Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone A Bm G A You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone F# Bm G And it's really got me worried D G I'm goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry Em A D You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone A Bm G D Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone A Bm G A You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone F# Bm G It's a really got me worried D G I'm goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry Em A D G D G D You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone PLEASE RATE!! Questions/Comments: kamikazi_767@hotmail.com