Khe Sanh Chords by Cold Chisel

[G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [D] _
[Em] I left [C] my heart to the Cypress [G] Brown [C] casein
[G] And [Em] I sold my [C] soul with the [D] cigarettes to [G] the black [F] market [B] man
[Em] I've had the [F#m] Vietnam [C] cold turkey [G] from the [C] ocean to the silver city
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[F] And that's all the other vets could [D] [E] understand
[D] About [Em] the love [C] for God and docks [G] I've [C] guaranteed
[G] _ [Em] How there were no [C] V-Day [D] heroes [G] in [D] 1973
[D#] [Em] And how we sat in a Sedley [Cm] Harbor
[G] Her son opened but [C] he couldn't kiss her
[Am] And she was lyin' and [D] I was home to [G] lucky land
[D] And [Em] she was like so [C] many more from [G] that time on
Her [D] _ [E]
life was [C] all so empty [D] until they found their chosen one
[B] [Em] And their legs were [C] half-open [G] but their minds were [C] all closed
[Am] And their hearts were [F] held in fast suburban [D] chains
And [E] the legal pads [C] were here, [G] I was on payback pay
[D] [Em] And the [C] telegraphs collided [D] where the gunship was [B] spinning
[Em] And cop [C] cars make me jumpin' [G] and I never [C] stopped a-thin'
[Am] Oh I'm a-goin' [D] neat for speed and [G] no vacation
So [D] _ [E] I worked [C] across the country from [G] head to head
[D] Tried [Em] to find a [C] place to settle down [D] where my mixed-up life [B] remained
I [E] held a job [C] on an auto rick
[G] Trying to shop as [C] well as I could
[Am] But the nightlife [F] never drove me [D] round again
_ [Em] And I traveled [C] round the world from [G] year to year
_ [D] [Em] And each one [C] found me aimless for [D] one more year the worse the wind
[B] And [Em] I've been back to [C] Southeast Asia
[G] You know the answer sure [C] ain't there
[Am] But I'm drifting off [D] to check things [G] out again
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[D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] [D] Well [Em] now the plane [C] out of Sydney is [G] almost gone
_ [D] [Em] And on the 7th [C] I eat out of [D] another lady in Hong [B] Kong
[E] And there ain't nothing [C] like the kisses [G] of homogenized [C] Chinese presents
[Am] I'm gonna have some [F] Hong Kong matches [D] all night _ long
[E] Well the last plane [C] out of Sydney is [G] almost gone
[D] You [E] know the last plane [C] out of Sydney is [D] almost gone
_ [B] [Em] And it's really [C] got me worried
[G] I'm gonna know right [C] I'm in a hurry
[Am] You know the last plane [D] out of Sydney is [G] almost [C] gone
[G] _ [D] [E] Well the last plane [C] out of Sydney is [G] almost gone Yeah, [D] yeah
[E] You know the last plane [C] out of Sydney is [D] almost gone
Oh [E] it's really [C] got me worried
[G] I'm gonna know right [C] I'm in a hurry
[Am] You know the last [D] plane out of Sydney is [G] almost [C] gone
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