Khe Sanh Chords by Cold Chisel

[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _
[Am] _ [D] _ [Em] I left [C] my heart to the Sappers [G] round case stand
[D] And [Em] the saw was [C] sold with my [D] cigarettes to [G] the black [D] market [B] man
[Em] I had to Vietnam [C] cold turkey [G] from the [C] ocean to the silver city
[Am] And it's only [F] other vets could [D] [Em] understand
[D] About [Em] the [D] long [C] forgotten dark side [G] guarantees
[C] _
[G] [D] How [E] there were no V [C]-Day heroes [D] in 1973
[B] How [Em] we sailed into [C] Sydney Harbour
[G] Saw an old friend but I [C] couldn't kiss her
[Am] She was lying and I [D] was home to the [G] lucky lamb
[C] _
[G] _ [D] [Em] She was like so many [C] more from that [G] time on
_ [D] [Em] Lives were all [C] so empty [D] until we found their chosen one
[B] Their [Em] legs were [C] often open but [G] their minds were always [C] closed
[G] And [Am] their hearts were held [F] in fast suburban [D] chain
And [Em] the legal pass [C] ring on our [G] bomb bay package [D] ring
[Em] And tellin' [C] traitors that it's where the [D] gunships once had been
[B] [Em] Car parks make [C] you jumpin' and [G] I never stopped to [C] dream
All [Am] the glory needs for [D] speed ain't no [G] change _
[Em] So I worked across [C] the country from end to [G] end _
[D] Tried to [Em] find a place [C] to settle down where [D] my mixed up life had met
[B] I held a [Em] job in the [C] army lottery
I [G] ain't shopped but when I [C] could
[G] But [Am] the nightlife never [F] drove me round the [D] bend _
And [Em] I've traveled round [C] the world from year to [G] year
And [D] [Em] each one found [C] me a place one [D] more year the world to learn
[B] And I've [Em] been back to [C] Southeast Asia [G] and the answer's surely [C] there
[Am] But I'm just an artist, [D] Jack Ness, I [G] ain't [C] from here
[G] Yes [D] I am
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[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] I've [Em] been 18, [C] I've been sittin' there [G] almost all
_ [D] And on [Em] the 7th I hit [C] hour [D] and I've been at it