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This song is from the album Cold Chisel (Remastered)(1978), released on 24 April 1978. The vocals are by Jimmy Barnes, the music is produced by Don Walker, and the lyrics are written by Peter Walker.
This song is originally in the key of G Major. You can change it to any key you want, using the Transpose option. The average tempo is 85 BPM. These chords are simple and easy to play on the guitar, ukulele or piano.
This song is originally in the key of G Major. You can change it to any key you want, using the Transpose option. The average tempo is 85 BPM. These chords are simple and easy to play on the guitar, ukulele or piano.
Original Key: G Major Time Signature: 4/4 Tempo: 85 Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU,DU c h o r d z o n e . o r g [INTRO] G Gmaj7 Em D C G/B Am D . [VERSE] Em C G I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh Em C And my soul was sold with my cigarettes D B To the blackmarket man Em C I've had the Vietnam cold turkey G C From the ocean to the Silver City Am F Dsus4 D And it's only other vets could understand Em C G C G Gmaj7 About the long forgotten dockside guarantees Em C D How there were no V Day heroes in 1973 B Em C How we sailed into Sydney Harbour G C Saw an old friend but couldn't kiss her Am D G C G Gmaj7 She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land www.chordzone.org Em C G Gmaj7 And she was like so many more from that time on Em C Their lives were all so empty D B Till they found their chosen one Em C And their legs were often open G C But their minds were always closed Gmaj7 F Dsus4 D And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains Em C And the legal pads were yellow G Gmaj7 Hours long, pay packets lean Em C And the telex writers clattered D B Where the gunships once had been Em C But the car parks made me jumpy G C And I never stopped the dreams Am D G C G Or the growing need for speed and Novocain Em C G So I worked across the country end to end Gmaj7 Em C Tried to find a place to settle down D Where my mixed up life could mend B Em C Held a job on an oil rig G C Flying choppers when I could Am F D But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend Em C G C G Gmaj7 And I've travelled round the world from year to year Em C And each one found me aimless D One more year the worse for wear B Em C And I've been back to South East Asia G C And the answer sure ain't there Am D G C G But I'm drifting north, to check things out again G Yes I am! [INSTRUMENTAL] Em C G Gmaj7 x4 . Am D G C G . [VERSE] Em C G Gmaj7 You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Em C D B Only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong Em C There ain't nothing like the kisses G C From a jaded Chinese princess Am F D I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long www.chordzone.org [CHORUS] Em C G Gmaj7 Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Em C D Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone B Em C And it's really got me worried G C I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry Am D G C G Gmaj7 And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone [CHORUS] Em C G Gmaj7 Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Em C D Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone B Em C And it's really got me worried G C I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry Am D G C G Gmaj7 And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
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