Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh
I saw Mossy playing this live years ago and he had a capo on the 5th fret. I've
transcribed this myself and im certain the chords are accurate.
Capo 5th Fret
Chords respective to capo (so play a Bm but the note is Em)
Bm G D A
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
Bm G A F#
And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man
Bm G
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
D G
From the ocean to the Silver City
Em C A
And it's only other vets could understand
Bm G D
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
A Bm G A
How there were no V-day heroes in 1973
F# Bm G
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
D G
Saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
Em A D G D A
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land
Bm G D A
And she was like so many more from that time on
Bm G A
Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one
F# Bm G
And their legs were often open
D G
But their minds were always closed
Em C A
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
Bm G D A
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, pay-packet lean
Bm G A F#
And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been
Bm G
Car parks make me jumpy
D G
And I never stopped the dreams
Em A D G D A
Or the growing need for speed and novocaine
Bm G D
So I worked across the country from end to end
A Bm G A
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
F# Bm G
Held a job on an oil-rig
D G
Flying choppers when I could
Em C A
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
Bm G D A
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
Bm G A
And each one found me aimless, one more year the worst for wear
F# Bm G
And I've been back to South East Asia
D G
And the answer sure ain't there
Em A D G D A
But I'm driftin' north, to check things out again
PIANO SOLO CHORDS
Bm G D A
Bm G A F#
Bm G D G
Em A D G D A
Bm G D A
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Bm G A
And only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
F# Bm G
There ain't nothing like the kisses
D G
From a jaded Chinese princess
Em C A
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long
Bm G D
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
A Bm G A
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
F# Bm G
And it's really got me worried
D G
I'm goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Em A D
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
A Bm G D
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
A Bm G A
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
F# Bm G
It's a really got me worried
D G
I'm goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Em A D G D G D
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
PLEASE RATE!!
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Khe Sanh chords by Cold Chisel, added : November 18th, 2008
