Khe Sanh Uke tab by Cold Chisel

9 Chords used in the song: C, G, Am, F, Dm, Csus4, A#, Am/D, G/B

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Artist: 
Year:  2011
Difficulty: 
3.61
(Intermediate)
Key: C, FChords
INTRO:

C C G G Am Am G G F F C C Dm Dm G G

verse 1:

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
And i sold my soul with my cigarettes to the black market man
Am Am F F
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
C C F F
from the ocean to the silver city
Dm Dm A# A# G G Am Am G G
And it's only other Vets could understand

verse 2

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
How there were no V-day heroes in nineteen seventy three
Am Am F F
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
C C F F
saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
Dm Dm G G C C F F C C
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land


verse 3:

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
And she was like so many more from that time on
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
Their lives were all so empty, till they'd found their chosen one
Am Am F F
And their legs were often open
C C F F
but their minds were always closed
Dm Dm A# A# G G Am Am G G
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains


verse 4:

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypackets lean
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
And the telex writers clattered were the gunships once had been
Am Am F F
But the car parks made me jumpy
C C F F
And it never stopped the dreams
Dm Dm G G C C F F C C
or the growing need for speed and novacaine

verse 5:

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
So I worked across the country end to end
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
Am Am F F
Held a job on an oil-rig
C C F F
flying choppers when I could
Dm Dm A# A# G G Am Am G G
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend

verse 6:

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
Am Am F F G G Am/D Am/D G G
And each one's found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
Am Am F F
And I've been back to South East Asia
C C F F
but the answer sure ain't there
Dm Dm G G C C F F C C
But I'm drifting North to check things out again



this fills the next bit:

Am F C-Csus4-C
Am Am F F G G-Am Am-G G
Am Am F F C C F F Dm Dm G G C C-F F-C C


verse 7:

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
Only seven flying hours and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
Am Am F F
There ain't nothing like the kisses
C C F F
From a jaded Chinese Princess
Dm Dm A# A# G G-Am Am-G G
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long

verse 8:

Am F C-Csus4-C
Well know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am Am F F G G-Am Am-G G
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am Am F F
and it's really got me worried
C C F F
I'm going nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Dm Dm G G C C G/B G/B
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone

Am Am F F C C Csus4 Csus4 C C
Well know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am Am F F G G Am Am G G
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Am Am F F
and it's really got me worried
C C F F
I'm going nowhere and I'm in a hurry
Dm Dm G G C C F F C C F F C C
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone

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About this song: Khe Sanh

"Khe Sanh" is an Australian pub rock song, released as a 45 rpm single in May 1978, and named after the Battle of Khe Sanh (1968) during the Vietnam War. The song, performed by Cold Chisel, having been written by pianist Don Walker and featuring the vocals of Jimmy Barnes, is about a bitter and disillusioned Australian Vietnam veteran. According to Toby Creswell's liner notes for the band's 1991 compilation album Chisel, the song is also a story of restless youth. Read more on Last.fm.

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