Chords for Cold Chisel - "Khe San"

[G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _
[D] [Em] I left [D] my heart [C] to the Sanford's round [G] case [C] set
[G] _
[D] [Em] And I [D] sold my soul [C] in the cigarettes [D] to the [G] black [D] market man
[B] [Em] I've had the [D] Vietnam [C] cold turkey, [G] I fought my own shit to the cellar set
[C] [D] And it's only [F] I the vets could [D] [Em] understand
[D]
About [Bm] [Em] the law of [D] God [C] and the ox-eyed [G] guarantees
[C]
[G] How [D] [Em] there were [D] no [C] V-Day heroes [D] way back in [G]
[D] 1973
[B] And [Em] how we sailed at a [C] sandy harbor, [G] I saw [Am] nobody but [G] a curtain [C] caster
[Am] She was out and [D] I was [G] home to the lucky land
Come on now
She [D] [Em] was out [Bm] so many [C] more from that [G] time on
_ _ [D] [Em] The lives [Bm] are [C] so empty, [D] until they found their children one
[B] The [Em] [G] licks were [C] ironed over, [G] but their minds were [C] all sold
[G] [Am] Their hearts were [F] held in fast suburban [D]
shape
_ [G] And the legal papers were here, I was on pay-package late
[Em] And the [C] telegraphist clattered [D] when the ship was [B] big
[Em] And the [Bm] cop-box [C] made me jump, [G] I had never [C] stopped to think
[G] [Am] While they're going eight [D]-four speed and [G] no train
[C] [G] I [D] [Em] drove [Bm] away, [C] across the country from [G] everywhere
I [Em] tried to find a place [C] to settle down, [D] but where my next stop was after a man
[B] I [Em] owned a job, _ [C] _ [G] a fire-jumper's way [C] that could
[G] But [Am] the night and day [F] they drove around [D] the bay
I had to [Em] travel [Bm] _ [C] [G] from year to year
_ [D] [Em] And each one found [C] me ain't a one [D] more year the worse for wear
[B] I've [Em] been back to Southeast [C] Asia, gentle [G] the air be so [C] amazing
[G] And [Am] I've adrift enough [D] to check [G] things out again
Come on, shake it [C] up one time baby, [G] play that [D] harmonica
[Em] Oh [C] _ _ [G] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] yeah, _ [Bm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ whoo
_ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Oh [Em] well, the last plane I [C] was sitting in's almost [G] gone
_ And [Em] over seven flight [C] hours I'll [D] be [G] landed in [D] Hong Kong
[Eb] And [Em] there ain't nothing [Bm] to [C] kiss it, from [G] a cheated Chinese [C] princess
[G] I [Am] want a hit from Hong [F] Kong that's short [D] and long
Well [Em] the last plane I was sitting [G] in's almost gone
Oh yeah, [D] you [Em] know the last plane I [C] was sitting in's almost [D] gone
And [B] [Em] it's really [G] got me [C] worried
I'm [G] going to run a minute [C] hurry
[G] You [Am] know the last plane I [D] was sitting in's almost [G] gone
Come on [C] now, [G] [D] the [Em] last plane I [C] _ _ [G]
was
Oh yeah, [D] [Em] the last plane I was
[C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] [B] And [Em] it's really got me [C] worried
I'm [G] going to run a minute [C] [G] hurry
You know [Am] the last plane I was [D] sitting in's almost [G]
[C] gone
[G] Oh yeah, _ [C] [G] oh yeah _
_ _ _ We'll _ be back in ten