Khe Sanh Cold Chisel
chords and words
INTRO:
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Ab/c Bbm Eb
verse 1:
[Fm]I left my heart to the [Db]sappers round Khe S[Ab]anh[Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G]
And i s[Fm]old my soul with my ciga[Db]retts to the blac[Eb]k ma[Fm/Eb]rket ma[Eb]n
[Edim]I've had the [Fm]Vietnam cold tur[Db]key
from the o[Ab]cean to the silver ci[Db]ty
And it's o[Bbm]nly other V[Gb]ets could unders[Eb]tand [Fm] [Eb/G] [Eb]
verse 2
About the lon[Fm]g forgotten doc[Db]kside guarente[Ab]es [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G]
How there were [Fm]no V-d[Eb]ay h[Db]eroes in nine[Eb/G]teen se[Fm]venty t[Eb]hree
How we sa[Fm]iled into Sydney Har[Db]bour
saw an o[Ab]ld friend but I couldn't k[Db]iss her
She was lined[Bbm], and I was h[Eb]ome to the lucky la[Ab]nd [Db] [Ab] [Eb/G]
verse 3:
And she was li[Fm]ke so many m[Db]ore from that time [Ab]on[Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G]
Their li[Fm]ves were all [Eb]so e[Db]mpty, till they'd f[Eb]ound their [Fm/Bb]chosen [Eb]one[Edim]
And their le[Fm]gs were often op[Db]en
but their m[Ab]inds were always cl[Db]osed
And their he[Bbm]arts were held in f[Gb]ast suburban cha[Eb]ins[Fm/Bb] [Eb] [Edim]
verse 4:
And the l[Fm]egal pads were ye[Db]llow, hours l[Ab]ong, payp[Absus4]ackets l[Ab]ean[Eb/G]
And the t[Fm]elex writers clat[Db]tered were the gun[Eb]ships [Fm/Bb]once had b[Eb]een [Edim]
But the c[Fm]ar parks made me j[Db]umpy
And it n[Ab]ever stopped the dr[Db]eams
or the gr[Bbm]owing need for sp[Eb]eed and novac[Ab]aine[Db] [Ab]
verse 5:
So I w[Fm]orked across the co[Db]untry e[Ab]nd [Absus4]to end[Ab] [Eb/G]
Tried to f[Fm]ind a place to s[Db]ettle down, where my m[Eb]ixed up li[Fm/Bb]fe could m[Eb]end[Edim]
Held a [Fm]job on an oil[Db]-rig
flying cho[Ab]ppers when I co[Db]uld
But the nig[Bbm]htlife nearly dr[Gb]ove me round the b[Eb]end [Fm/Eb] [Eb] [Edim]
verse 6:
And I've tr[Fm]avelled round the wo[Db]rld from year to y[Ab]ear[Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G]
And e[Fm]ach one's found me ai[Db]mless, one more y[Eb]ear the [Fm/Bb]worse for [Eb]wear
And i'[Edim]ve been b[Fm]ack to South East A[Db]sia
but the a[Ab]nswer sure aint th[Db]ere
But I'm dr[Bbm]ifting North to c[Eb]heck things ouit ag[Ab]ain[Db] [Ab]
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:
You know the l[Fm]ast plane out of S[Db]ydney's almost g[Ab]one[Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G]
Only s[Fm]even flying h[Db]ours and i'll be l[Eb]anding i[Fm/Bb]n Hong K[Eb]ong
The[Edim]re aint no[Fm]thin like the ki[Db]sses
From a j[Ab]aded Chinese Pr[Db]incess
I'm gonna h[Bbm]it some Hong Kong m[Gb]atress all night lo[Eb]ng[Fm/Eb] [Eb] [Edim]
verse 8:
Well know the l[Fm]ast plane out of S[Db]ydney's almost g[Ab]one[Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G]
You know the last p[Fm]lane out of Sy[Db]dney's almost g[Eb]one[Fm/Bb] [Eb]
a[Edim]nd it's re[Fm]ally got me wo[Db]rried
I'm goin n[Ab]owhere and I'm in a hu[Db]rry
And the la[Bbm]st plane out of S[Eb]ydney's almost g[Ab]one [Eb/G]
W[Fm]ell know the last [Db]plane out of Syd[Ab]ney's[Absus4] almost [Ab]gon[Eb/G]e
You know the last p[Fm]lane out of Sy[Db]dney's almost g[Eb]one[Fm/Bb] [Eb]
a[Edim]nd it's re[Fm]ally got me wo[Db]rried
I'm goin n[Ab]owhere and I'm in a hu[Db]rry
And the la[Bbm]st plane out of S[Eb]ydney's almost g[Ab]one [Db] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
This also sounds great just on piano, top song.
- Sam Mather
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