Khe Sanh (Piano Only)
Cold ChiselVersions2
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
And i sold my soul with my cigaretts 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
About the long forgotten dockside guarentees
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
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
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
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
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 aint there
But I'm drifting North to check things ouit again
this fills the next bit:
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Only seven flying hours and i'll be landing in Hong Kong
There aint nothin like the kisses
From a jaded Chinese Princess
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong matress all night long
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 goin 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 goin nowhere and I'm in a hurry
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
This also sounds great just on piano, top song.
- Sam Mather
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Readable chord sheet for Khe Sanh (Piano Only) by Cold Chisel
[Ab] [Eb/G] [Fm] [Eb] [C#] [Ab] [C] [Bbm] [Eb] [Fm]I left my heart to the [C#]sappers round Khe S[Ab]anh[Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] And i s[Fm]old my soul with my ciga[C#]retts to the blac[Eb]k ma[Fm]rke[Eb]t ma[Eb]n [Edim]I've had the [Fm]Vietnam cold tur[C#]key from the o[Ab]cean to the silver ci[C#]ty And it's o[Bbm]nly other V[F#]ets could unders[Eb]tand [Fm] [Eb/G] [Eb] About the lon[Fm]g forgotten doc[C#]kside guarente[Ab]es [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] How there were [Fm]no V-d[Eb]ay h[C#]eroes in nine[Eb/G]teen se[Fm]venty t[Eb]hree How we sa[Fm]iled into Sydney Har[C#]bour saw an o[Ab]ld friend but I couldn't k[C#]iss her She was lined[Bbm], and I was h[Eb]ome to the lucky la[Ab]nd [C#] [Ab] [Eb/G] And she was li[Fm]ke so many m[C#]ore from that time [Ab]on [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] Their li[Fm]ves were all [Eb]so e[C#]mpty, till they'd f[Eb]ound their [Fm]cho[Bb]sen [Eb]one [Edim] And their le[Fm]gs were often op[C#]en but their m[Ab]inds were always cl[C#]osed And their he[Bbm]arts were held in f[F#]ast suburban cha[Eb]ins [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Edim] And the l[Fm]egal pads were ye[C#]llow, hours l[Ab]ong, payp[Absus4]ackets l[Ab]ean [Eb/G] And the t[Fm]elex writers clat[C#]tered were the gun[Eb]ships [Fm]onc[Bb]e had b[Eb]een [Edim] But the c[Fm]ar parks made me j[C#]umpy And it n[Ab]ever stopped the dr[C#]eams or the gr[Bbm]owing need for sp[Eb]eed and novac[Ab]aine [C#] [Ab] So I w[Fm]orked across the co[C#]untry e[Ab]nd [Absus4]to end [Ab] [Eb/G] Tried to f[Fm]ind a place to s[C#]ettle down, where my m[Eb]ixed up li[Fm]fe [Bb]could m[Eb]end [Edim] Held a [Fm]job on an oil[C#]-rig flying cho[Ab]ppers when I co[C#]uld But the nig[Bbm]htlife nearly dr[F#]ove me round the b[Eb]end [Fm] [Eb] [Eb] [Edim] And I've tr[Fm]avelled round the wo[C#]rld from year to y[Ab]ear [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] And e[Fm]ach one's found me ai[C#]mless, one more y[Eb]ear the [Fm]wor[Bb]se for [Eb]wear And i'[Edim]ve been b[Fm]ack to South East A[C#]sia but the a[Ab]nswer sure aint th[C#]ere But I'm dr[Bbm]ifting North to c[Eb]heck things ouit ag[Ab]ain[C#] [Ab] this fills the next bit: [Fm] [C#] [Ab] [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] [Fm] [C#] [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Edim] [Fm] [C#] [Ab] [C#] [Bbm] [Eb] [Ab] [C#] [Ab] [Eb/G] You know the l[Fm]ast plane out of S[C#]ydney's almost g[Ab]one [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] Only s[Fm]even flying h[C#]ours and i'll be l[Eb]anding i[Fm]n H[Bb]ong K[Eb]ong The[Edim]re aint no[Fm]thin like the ki[C#]sses From a j[Ab]aded Chinese Pr[C#]incess I'm gonna h[Bbm]it some Hong Kong m[F#]atress all night lo[Eb]ng [Fm] [Eb] [Eb] [Edim] Well know the l[Fm]ast plane out of S[C#]ydney's almost g[Ab]one [Absus4] [Ab] [Eb/G] You know the last p[Fm]lane out of Sy[C#]dney's almost g[Eb]one [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] a[Edim]nd it's re[Fm]ally got me wo[C#]rried I'm goin n[Ab]owhere and I'm in a hu[C#]rry And the la[Bbm]st plane out of S[Eb]ydney's almost g[Ab]one [Eb/G] W[Fm]ell know the last [C#]plane out of Syd[Ab]ney's[Absus4] almost [Ab]gon[Eb/G]e You know the last p[Fm]lane out of Sy[C#]dney's almost g[Eb]one [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] a[Edim]nd it's re[Fm]ally got me wo[C#]rried I'm goin n[Ab]owhere and I'm in a hu[C#]rry And the la[Bbm]st plane out of S[Eb]ydney's almost g[Ab]one [C#] [Ab] [C#] [Ab] This also sounds great just on piano, top song. - Sam Mather