Khe Sanh Chords by Cold Chisel

[G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [D] _
[Em] I left [C] my heart to the sappers [G] round casein'
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[Em] And the store was [C] sold with my [D] cigarettes to [G] the black [D] market [B] man
[Em] I had the [D] Vietnam [C] cold turkey [G] from the [C] ocean to the silver [G] city
[Am] And it's only [F] other vets could [D] [Em] understand
[D] About [Em] the long [D] [C] forgotten dark [G] side [C] guarantees
[G] _ [D] [E] How there were [C] no V-Day [D] heroes [G] in [D] [B] 1973
[Em] How we sailed [C] into Sydney Harbour
I [G] saw an old friend [C] but I couldn't kiss her
[Am] She was lyin' and [D] I was [G] home to the lucky [C] land
[G] _ [D] [Em] She was like so [C] many more from [G] that time on
_ [D] [Em] Her life was [C] all so empty [D] until we found that short [B] one
[Em] And their legs were [C] often open [G] but their minds were [C] often closed
[Am] And their hearts were [F] held in fast-clipped [D] rubber [G] chains
[D] And [Em] the legal [C] pads were here, [G] our zombie package ran
[D] [Em] The telex [C] writers platted [D] with gunships that once [B] appeared
[Em] The car parks make [C] you [G] jumpy and I never [C] stopped to think
[Am] Of the growing [D] need for speed and [G] no patience
[D] So [Em] I worked [C] across the country [G] on empty land
_ [D] [Em] Tried to find a [C] place to settle down [D] where my mixed-up life would [B] end
[Em] I held a job [C] on an oil rig, [G] I ain't shopped but [C] when I could
[Am] But the nightlife [F] never drove me [D] round to bed
_ [Em] And I've traveled [C] round the world from [G] year to year
_ [D] [Em] And each one [C] found me aimless, [D] one more year the world's a [B] mess
And [Em] I've been back to [C] Southeast Asia [G] and the answer [C] sure ain't [G] there
[Am] But I'm dressed for [D] North Shack, Mains [G] Alley
[C] _ [G] [D] Yes I [Em] am
[C] I _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] ain't [C] had Sydney [G] long, most of all
_ [D] [Em] And on the 7th [C] of May in Albert, [D] and I've been heading in Hong [B] Kong
[Em] I'm married nothing [C] like the kisses [G] from a jaded [C] Chinese princess
[Am] I'm gonna have some [F] Hong Kong matches [D] all night long
_ [Em] Well the last train [C] out of Sydney's [G] almost gone
[D] You [Em] know the last [C] train out of Sydney's [D] almost gone
[B] [Em] And it's really [C] got me worried, [G] I'm gonna know her in [C] a minute, hurry
[Am] You know the last train [D] out of Sydney's [G] almost [C] gone
[G] Out [D] _ [Em] _
[C] of Sydney's [G] almost gone
_ [D] [Em] You know the last train [C] out of Sydney's [D] almost gone
Now [Em] it's really [C] got me worried, [G] I'm gonna know her in [C] a minute, hurry
[Am] You know the last [D] train out of Sydney's [G] almost [C] gone
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