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Getting Started - by UkeleleUnity
To learn Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh chords with lyrics, your first step should be understanding these chords: D, Em, C, G, D, C, D, B, Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's natural tempo of 81. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G.
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D _
D _ _
C _
G _
D _ .
Em I left
C my heart to the South on
G his round case and.
D And
Em the soda
C sold with my
D cigarettes to
G the black
D market
B man.
Em I had the Vietnam
C cold turkey
G from the
C ocean to the silver
G city.
Am And what's only
F other vets could
D Em understand.
D About
Em the long
D C forgotten dark side
G guarantees.
C _
G D How
E there were
C no V-Day
D heroes in
D 1973.
B Em How we sailed
C into Sydney Harbour.
I
G saw an old friend
C but I couldn't kiss her.
Am She was lying and
D I was home to
G the lucky
C land.
G But
D Em she was like so
C many more from
G that time on.
D The
Em.
lives were
C all so empty
D until we found their chosen
B one.
Em Their legs were
C often open
G but their minds were
C always
G closed.
Am And their hearts were
F held in fast
D suburban
G chain.
D And
Em the legal
C pads were here,
G our long paid patent reign.
D Em And the tele
C-traders clattered with
D the gunships of once
B-debate.
Em The cop-ops make a
C jump
G and I never stop
C the dreams.
G Of
Am the growing
D need for speed and
G over-change.
D So
Em I worked
C across the country for
G a empty win.
_
D Em Tried to find a
C place to settle down
D where my mixed-up life would
B mend.
A
Em healthy job
C on an oil rig,
G I ain't shopper but
C when I could.
Am But the nightlife
F never drove me
D round the bend.
_
Em And I've traveled
C round the world from
G year to year.
And
D _
Em each one
C found me aimless
D from year to worse for
B wear.
And
Em I've been back to
C Southeast Asia
G and the answer sure
C ain't
G there.
Am But I'm dressed in
D North Jackman's
G alley.
C G Yes
D I
Em am, _ .
C _ _
G _ _ _
D _
Em _ _ .
C _ _
D _ _ _
B _
Em _ _ .
C _ _
G _ _
C _
G _
Am _ _ .
D _ _
G _
C _
G _
D _
Em gasoline,
C acid and
G almost all.
_
D Em And on the seventh
C flying hour
D and I've landed in Hong
Bm Kong.
Em I'll marry nothing
C like the kisses
G from a jaded
C Chinese
G princess.
Am I'm gonna hit some
F Hong Kong matches,
D I'm not lost.
Em Well the gasoline,
C acid and it's
G almost gone.
D You
Em know the gasoline,
C acid and it's
D almost gone.
B Em And it's real that
C got me worried-
G I brought another enemy
C in a hurry
Am You know the gasoline,
D acid and it's
G almost
C gone
G _
D Em Oh!
The gasoline,
C acid and it's
G almost gone
D You
Em know the gasoline,
C acid and it's
D almost gone And
Em it's real that got
C me worried
G You know the man, and the
C man, and the man.
Am You know the last rain
D I had of Sidney's,
G I'm
C almost gone.
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C _ _
G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .