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9 Chords used in the song: C, G, Am, F, Dm, Csus4, A#, Am/D, G/B
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INTRO:
verse 1:
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
And i sold my soul with my cigarettes to the black market man
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
from the ocean to the silver city
And it's only other Vets could understand
verse 2
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
How there were no V-day heroes in nineteen seventy three
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land
verse 3:
And she was like so many more from that time on
Their lives were all so empty, till they'd found their chosen one
And their legs were often open
but their minds were always closed
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
verse 4:
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypackets lean
And the telex writers clattered were the gunships once had been
But the car parks made me jumpy
And it never stopped the dreams
or the growing need for speed and novacaine
verse 5:
So I worked across the country end to end
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
Held a job on an oil-rig
flying choppers when I could
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
verse 6:
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
And each one's found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
And I've been back to South East Asia
but the answer sure ain't there
But I'm drifting North to check things out again
this fills the next bit:
Am F C-Csus4-C
verse 7:
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Only seven flying hours and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
There ain't nothing like the kisses
From a jaded Chinese Princess
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
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
and it's really got me worried
I'm going nowhere and I'm in a hurry
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Well know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
and it's really got me worried
I'm going nowhere and I'm in a hurry
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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