Chords
[Intro]
D A/C# Bm A
G F#m
[Verse 1]
Em7 A I Bmleft my heart Ato the Gsappers round Khe DSanh G
D A/C# And my Bmsoul was sold Awith my Gcigarettes
To theA black E7sus4/Amarket man A F#7
I've had the BmVietnam coldA turGkey
From the Docean to the Silver GCity
And D/F#it's Em7only other vetsC could underAstand E7sus4/A
[Verse 2]
A About the Bmlong forgoAtten dockGside guaranDtees G
D A/C# How there were Bmno VADay Gheroes in Anineteen E7sus4/Aseventy three A
F#7How we sailedBm into SydAney HarGbour
Saw an Dold friend but couldn't Gkiss her
D/F#She was Em7lined, and I was homeA to the lucky land D G
[Verse 3]
D A/E Well she was Bmlike so manyA moreG from that time Don
A/E Their Bmlives were all Aso Gempty
Till they Afound their E7sus4/Achosen one A F#7
And their Bmlegs were oAften oGpen
But their Dminds were always closed G
And D/F#their Em7hearts were held in Cfast suburban Achains E7sus4/A
[Verse 4]
A And the Bmlegal pads Awere yeGllow
Hours long,D paypackets lean A/E
And the Bmtelex wriAters Gclattered
Where the gunAships E7sus4/Aonce had been A F#7
BmBut the car parks made Ame jumGpy
And I Dnever stopped the dreams G
D/F#Or the Em7growing need for speedA and novocain D G
[Verse 5]
D A/E So I Bmworked across Athe coGuntry end to end D
A/ETried to findBm a place Ato Gsettle down
Where my Amixed up E7sus4/Alife could mend A
F#7Held a jobBm on Aan oilGrig
Flying Dchoppers when I could G
D/F#But the Em7nightlife nearly droveC me round the bend A E7sus4/A
[Verse 6]
A And I've Bmtravelled round Athe worldG from year to year D
A/E And Bmeach one found Ame aimGless
One more yearA the worseE7sus4/A for wear A
F#7And I've been Bmback to South AEast AGsia
And the Danswer sure ain't there G
But D/F#I'm Em7drifting north, to checkA things out again D G
D Yes I am! A/E
[Solo]
Bm A G D A/E
Bm A G A E7sus4/A A F#7
Bm A G D G D/F#
Em7 A D G
[Verse 7]
D A/E Well the Bmlast plane out of SydGney's almost gone D
A/E And only Bmseven flying hoGurs, and I'll be Alanding inE7sus4/A Hong AKong F#7
There ain't noBmthing like the kisses G
From a Djaded Chinese prinGcess
I'm D/F#gonna Em7hit some Hong Kong Cmattress all night Along E7sus4/A A
[Verse 8]
Well the Bmlast plane out of SydGney's almost gone D
A/E You know the Bmlast plane out of SydGney's almost Agone E7sus4/A
A F#7 And it's Bmreally got me woGrried
I'm goin' Dnowhere and I'm in a huGrry
D/F#And the Em7last plane out of SydAney's almost Dgone G D A/E
[Verse 9]
Well the Bmlast plane out of Sydney's almost gone D
A/E You know the Bmlast plane out of SydGney's almost Agone E7sus4/A
AhA F#7 It's Bmreally got me worGried
I'm goin' Dnowhere and I'm in a Ghurry
You D/F#know the Em7last plane out of SydAney's almost Dgone G
[Outro]
D G D
