Chords For Long Tan (Khe Sanh) - John Schumann & Hugh McDonald

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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fretShow TunerStart Jamming... [Abm] with the permission of the guy who wrote the song Don Walker [Am] from Cold Chisel, because Australians weren't at K-San. K-San was the [Em] siege of an American [N] fire base way to the north of where Australians were operating. So Don graciously allowed us to change the first line to his very famous and absolutely stunning song to reflect the bravery of the chopper crews from 9RAAF squadron who flew the resupply mission into the Battle of Long Tan. Very quick military history of the Battle of [Gbm] Long Tan. Two and a half thousand NVA [N] Regulars and Viet Cong assembled in a battalion in the rubber plantation outside the village of Long Tan to mount a major attack on the Australian base at Nui Dat. And 128 Australian soldiers stumbled across this force and there was a firefight that lasted for about four hours in fading light and in a monsoonal downpour. And the boys were running short of ammo, desperately short of ammo, and they couldn't get them out because it was wet and the light was very low and it was just a nightmare. There were two chopper crews listening to the radio traffic and against air staff [D] directives, [A] they [G] flew the resupply mission [Am] into that battle. [A] Probably hovered the choppers not much higher than [Ab] this roof and dropped packets of ammo to [E] their mates who were literally [G] fighting for their lives in the rubber plantation below, [E] thereby risking [G] themselves and their aircraft to small arms [Gbm] fire from the [Dm] ground. [Ab] [N] Eventually [G] the Viet Cong and the NVA Regulars [N] withdrew and we got our boys out. We lost 17, there were 24 wounded. When the Australians went back the next day, there were 245 enemy dead that they hadn't been able to remove, so that was a pretty significant battle. And the 50th anniversary of that battle will be celebrated or commemorated this year. Anyway, we did our version of this famous God Chisel song and we hope you like what we've done with it. [C] [G] [C] [Em] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Dm] [Em] [D] [Dm] [G] [Am] ♪ Well I owe my life to the choppers at [C] Long Tank [Am] ♪ ♪ And I sold my soul with [F] my cigarettes [G] to the black market man [Am] ♪ ♪ Had to Vietnam, [F] cold turkey, [C] from the ocean to the [F] Silver City [C] ♪ ♪ And [D] it's only [Bb] how the vets could [G] understand [Am] ♪ [G] ♪ About [Am] the long forgotten dark side guarantees ♪ ♪ How they were OVA [F] heroes [G] in [Am] 1973 [G] ♪ ♪ [Am] And we sailed in the Sydney [F] Harbour, [Am] saw an old friend ♪ ♪ But I couldn't kiss her, she [D] was mine ♪ ♪ I [G] was close to the lucky [C] man, [Am] she was like [B] so many more [F] ♪ ♪ From that [C] time on, [Em] and their lives were all so [F] empty ♪ [G] ♪ Till they found their chosen one, [A] and their [Em] legs were up and [F] open ♪ [C] ♪ And their minds were always [F] closed, [C] [Dm] and their hearts were held [Gm] in vast suburban [G] chains [Am] ♪ [G] ♪ And [A] the legal pads [F] were yellow, [C] hours long pain that would sling ♪ ♪ And the [B] telex riders [F] clattered, [G] where the gunship [Am] squats had [G] been [D] ♪ ♪ And [Em] car parts made me [F] jumpy, [C] and I never stopped the [F] dreams [Am] [Dm] ♪ ♪ And the [G] speed then [C] overcame, [Am] so I travelled around the [F] country [C] from end to end ♪ [Am] ♪ I was flying to places [F] settled out, [G] where my mixed [C]-up life [G] could mend ♪ ♪ [Am] I got a job [F] on an oil rig, [C] flying choppers when I [F] could [C] ♪ ♪ [Dm] But the nightlife [Gm] nearly drove me [G] round the bend [C] [G] [Em] [B] [F] ♪ ♪ [C] I'd been travelling from year to year, [Am] and each one found me [F] anxious ♪ ♪ [G] One more year, [Am] but worse for [G] wear ♪ ♪ I'd [D] been [Em] back to South East [F] Asia, [C] but the answer sure ain't [F] there [Am] ♪ ♪ And [Dm] I'm drifting north, [G] to check things [C] out again ♪ [Am] [F] [C] [Em] [Am] [F] [G] [Am] [B] [F] [C] [F] [C] [Dm] [G] [C] ♪ And [Am] the last plane out of [F] Sydney [C] is home on a storm ♪ [Am] ♪ In seven [G] flying [F] hours, [Em] I'll be [Am] landing in [G] Hong Kong ♪ ♪ [Am] There's nothing like the [F] kisses [Cm] of a jaded Chinese [F] princess [Am] [D] ♪ ♪ Gonna [Dm] hit some Hong Kong [Bb] mattress all [G] night long [Am] ♪ [G] [Am] ♪ And the last plane [G] out of [F] Sydney is [C] home on a storm ♪ ♪ [Am] And the last plane [F] out of Sydney [G] is home on a storm [D] [G] ♪ ♪ [Am] Not really [G] got me [F] worried, [Am] going nowhere, I'm in [F] a hurry [Am] ♪ ♪ And [Dm] though the last plane out [G] of Sydney's [C] almost gone ♪ [Am] [N] Please keep your car lighters, and your ownKey:  C . +0 Lyrics OnG2131Am2311F134211111C3211Dm2311G2131Am2311F134211111guitar piano ukulele mandolin banjo bass Show All DiagramsChordsNotesBeta Download PDF Download Midi Edit This VersionHide Lyrics Hint [Abm] with the permission of the guy who wrote the song Don Walker [Am] from Cold Chisel, because Australians weren't at K-San. K-San was the [Em] siege of an American [N] fire base way to the north of where Australians were operating. _ _ So _ _ Don graciously allowed us to change the first line to his very famous and absolutely stunning song _ to reflect the bravery of the chopper crews _ from 9RAAF squadron who flew the resupply mission into the Battle of Long Tan. Very quick military history of the Battle of [Gbm] Long Tan. Two and a half thousand NVA [N] Regulars and Viet Cong assembled in a battalion _ in the rubber plantation outside the village of Long Tan to mount a major attack on the Australian base at Nui Dat. _ And 128 Australian soldiers _ stumbled across this force and there was a firefight that lasted for about four hours in fading light and in a monsoonal downpour. And the boys were running short of ammo, _ desperately short of ammo, and _ _ they couldn't get them out because it was wet and the light was very low and it was just a nightmare. There were two chopper crews listening to the radio traffic and against air staff [D] directives, [A] they _ [G] flew the resupply mission _ _ _ [Am] into that battle. _ _ [A] Probably hovered the choppers not much higher than [Ab] this roof and _ _ dropped packets of ammo to [E] their mates who were literally [G] fighting for their lives in the rubber plantation below, [E] thereby risking [G] themselves and their aircraft to _ small arms [Gbm] fire from the [Dm] ground. _ [Ab] _ _ [N] Eventually _ _ [G] the Viet Cong and the NVA Regulars [N] withdrew and we got our boys out. We lost 17, there were 24 wounded. When the Australians went back the next day, there were _ 245 enemy dead that they hadn't been able to remove, so that was a pretty significant _ _ battle. And the 50th anniversary of that battle will be celebrated or commemorated this year. _ Anyway, we _ _ did our version of _ this famous God Chisel song and we hope you like what we've done with it. _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] ♪ Well I owe my life to the choppers at [C] Long Tank _ _ _ [Am] ♪ ♪ And I sold my soul with [F] my cigarettes [G] to the black market man _ [Am] ♪ ♪ Had to Vietnam, [F] cold turkey, _ [C] from the ocean to the [F] Silver City [C] ♪ ♪ And [D] it's only [Bb] how the vets could [G] understand [Am] ♪ _ [G] _ _ ♪ About [Am] the long forgotten dark side _ guarantees _ ♪ _ ♪ How they were OVA [F] _ heroes [G] in _ [Am] 1973 [G] _ ♪ ♪ [Am] And we sailed in the Sydney [F] Harbour, _ [Am] saw an old friend ♪ ♪ But I couldn't kiss her, she [D] was mine ♪ ♪ I [G] was close to the lucky [C] man, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] she was like [B] so many more [F] ♪ ♪ From that [C] time on, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] and their lives were all so [F] empty ♪ [G] ♪ Till they found their chosen one, _ _ [A] and their [Em] legs were up and [F] open ♪ [C] ♪ And their minds were always [F] closed, [C] _ [Dm] and their hearts were held [Gm] in vast suburban [G] chains [Am] ♪ [G] _ _ ♪ And [A] the legal pads [F] were yellow, _ [C] hours long pain that would sling _ ♪ ♪ And the [B] telex riders [F] clattered, _ _ [G] where the gunship [Am] squats had [G] been _ [D] ♪ ♪ And [Em] car parts made me [F] jumpy, _ [C] and I never stopped the [F] dreams [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ ♪ ♪ And the [G] speed then _ [C] overcame, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] so I travelled around the [F] country _ [C] from end to end ♪ _ _ [Am] ♪ I was flying to places [F] settled out, [G] where my mixed [C]-up life [G] could mend ♪ ♪ [Am] I got a job [F] on an oil rig, _ [C] flying choppers when I [F] could [C] ♪ ♪ [Dm] But the nightlife [Gm] nearly drove me [G] round the bend _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ [F] ♪ ♪ [C] I'd been travelling from year to year, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] and each one found me [F] anxious ♪ ♪ [G] One more year, [Am] but worse for [G] wear ♪ ♪ I'd [D] been [Em] back to South East [F] Asia, _ [C] but the answer sure ain't [F] there [Am] ♪ ♪ And [Dm] I'm drifting north, [G] to check things [C] out again ♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ♪ And [Am] the last plane out of [F] Sydney [C] is home on a storm _ _ ♪ _ [Am] ♪ In seven [G] flying _ [F] hours, [Em] I'll be [Am] landing in [G] Hong Kong ♪ ♪ [Am] There's nothing like the [F] kisses _ [Cm] of a jaded Chinese [F] princess [Am] [D] ♪ ♪ Gonna [Dm] hit some Hong Kong [Bb] mattress all [G] night long [Am] ♪ [G] _ _ _ [Am] ♪ And the last plane [G] out of [F] Sydney is [C] home on a storm ♪ _ _ _ ♪ [Am] And the last plane [F] out of Sydney [G] is home on a storm _ [D] [G] ♪ _ ♪ [Am] Not really [G] got me [F] worried, _ [Am] going nowhere, I'm in [F] a hurry [Am] ♪ ♪ And [Dm] though the last plane out [G] of Sydney's _ [C] almost gone ♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _ Please keep your car lighters, and your own

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